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The Darwin Awards - Countdown to Extinction

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Zusatztext “The Darwin Awards is a riot to read. Deeply entertaining.”— San Francisco Weekly   "Delightfully funny! The Darwin Awards ! taken together! constitute a delicious sermon in support of common sense."— The Baltimore Sun Informationen zum Autor A graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology,  Wendy Northcutt  began collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993. Her award-winning Web site www.DarwinAwards.com is one of the most popular humor pages on the Web.  The Darwin Awards  have been profiled in  USA Today ,  The Wall Street Journal ,  Entertainment Weekly , and on NPR’s  All Things Considered . Wendy is the author of the international bestsellers  The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action ,  The Darwin Awards 2: Unnatural Selection ,  The Darwin Awards 3: Survival of the Fittest,   The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design, The Darwin Awards: Next Evolution , and  The Darwin Awards: Countdown to Extinction. Klappentext The hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift! The Darwin Awards are more than just a brand. They're a pop culture phenomenon. With six books and a website that draws in more than a million unique visitors every month! the Darwin Awards rivals The Onion and The Simpsons as one of the biggest humor franchises in the world. Fully illustrated and featuring all-new tales of the marvelously macabre! The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction chronicles the astonishing acts of individuals who have taken a swan dive into the shallow end of the gene pool. From attaching a five-horsepower engine to a barstool! to hammering a metal hook into an explosive device! to using a taser to treat a snake bite! these gloriously gruesome incidents prove that the countdown (to human extinction) is well under way. And we won't exit this mortal coil without one last laugh. Zusammenfassung The hilarious  New York Times  bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift! The Darwin Awards are more than just a brand. They're a pop culture phenomenon. With six books and a website that draws in more than a million unique visitors every month! the Darwin Awards rivals The Onion and The Simpsons as one of the biggest humor franchises in the world. Fully illustrated and featuring all-new tales of the marvelously macabre! The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction chronicles the astonishing acts of individuals who have taken a swan dive into the shallow end of the gene pool. From attaching a five-horsepower engine to a barstool! to hammering a metal hook into an explosive device! to using a taser to treat a snake bite! these gloriously gruesome incidents prove that the countdown (to human extinction) is well under way. And we won't exit this mortal coil without one last laugh. ...

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Authors Wendy Northcutt
Publisher Plume USA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 25.10.2011
 
EAN 9780452297364
ISBN 978-0-452-29736-4
No. of pages 336
Dimensions 135 mm x 185 mm x 20 mm
Subject Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Humour, satire, satirical comedy

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