- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Dutton (Nov 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0525946233
- ISBN-13: 978-0525946236
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,200,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Darwin humor? It seemed to work in the first volume, which spent five months on the New York Times best sellers list.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A warning to all dimwits." -- Salon.com
"The Darwin Awards is a riot to read. Deeply entertaining." -- San Francisco Weekly --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
"The Darwin Awards is a riot to read. Deeply entertaining." -- San Francisco Weekly --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Darwin Awards commemorate those individuals who ensure the long-term survival of our species by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Darwin Awards commemorate those individuals who ensure the long-term survival of our species by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
overhyped a bit?,
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This review is from: The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection (Paperback)
The Darwin Awards is a creative concept, but I'm not sure this book is written all that well or in that funny of a manner. I haven't read the other books in this series, so I can't compare it with them, but I didn't get that many laughs out of this one. And heck, maybe there's something wrong with you if you are getting laughs out of other people dying, whether they're dangling from a hanglider with a chainsaw in hand or what have you. I will say that some of the anecdotes are pretty funny, but the humor seemed a bit hit or miss. Author of Adjust Your Brain: A Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Second volume a weaker effort,
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This review is from: Darwin Awards Ii (Hardcover)
The first volume of this series was great. This volume is considerably weaker. I can't believe it, but perhaps the gene pool has thinned out most of the idiots so there isn't as much stupidity to report.
4.0 out of 5 stars
too many urban legends!,
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This review is from: The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection (Paperback)
Egad! this book is really really funny, the only problem is 2 fourths of the storys in the book are not true! some of the urban legends are so stupid too. like anyone would belive the story about the pulsating cactus that exploded baby tarantulas all over the house. My input on the stories is that its not supposed to be funny when they die, its just funny how stupid they are.it makes you think , "How the heck could that guy think he could do that without getting killed!?" like the lady who tried to look inside a gas can with a lighter? yeah, I think you know what happens next.
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