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The Darwin Awards V: Next Evolution (2008)

by Wendy Northcutt(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0143010336 (ISBN13: 9780143010333)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Penguin

series

Darwin Awards

review 1: The Darwin Awards Next Evolution: Chlorinating the Gene Pool is yet another entry in Wendy Northcutt's series of humorous books. A Darwin Award is an honor the author bestows on those of the human race who end their lives in spectacularly stupid ways, usually by some sort of fatal misjudgment or lack of common sense. Their demises (or circumstances in which they lose the ability to reproduce) are chronicled in this book. There are a truly massive amount of stories, which certainly showcases the infinite amount of human stupidity in this world. In between the categories of Darwin Award winning stories there are scientific interludes that explain various aspects of evolution. They are written by different authors, so the style varies between each entry. Still, the book stic... moreks to its whole evolution premise--that each dumb person who perishes prevents themselves from passing on their genes to their children.The real accomplishment with this book is that the author manages to take the generally grim subject of death and serious disfigurement and manages to make it one of the funniest books I have ever read. If you're in need of a good laugh, definitely check this book out. You won't be disappointed.
review 2: Another edition of the Darwin Awards, where people help out evolution by removing themselves from the chain (either by death or becoming unable to reproduce). It has a good blend of stories, and some science essays in between the chapters. I usually just go for the stories. The humor level does vary, but they all show what happens when someone does something really stupid, thus keeping his genes (it's usually men, but there are some women) out of the gene pool. less

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