The Darwin Awards: The Descent of Man [Hardcover]

Wendy Northcutt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Darwin Awards | Publication Date: November 29, 2005

In this volume, men meet their inner idiots as they test their testosterone levels by petting sharks, kissing snakes, chasing beer cans, and juggling hand grenades. Only when it’s too late do these would-be Alpha males realize that they’re actually Omega males, providing ample proof of a missing “Why?” chromosome.

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About the Author

Wendy Northcutt started collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993, and founded www.DarwinAwards.com soon thereafter. She has been profiled in Salon magazine, and now divides her time between managing the website and working as an internet consultant. Her award-winning website is one of the most popular humor sites on the web today, with over 400,000 visitors a month and growing. It has received acclaim from USA Today, the BBC, and Yahoo!, and was chosen as a Cool Site of the Year 2000.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions; Min edition (November 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076242561X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762425617
• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #532,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Essays
  • #75 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Parodies

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Darwin The descent of man by Wendy Northcutt, November 25, 2007

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H. Crosby "book nut" (Frosty funland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Darwin Awards: The Descent of Man (Hardcover)

Not up to the fine standards as the previous works, much briefer and in a differet size. Would be better to wait for more material and make it similar to the other three. It was fine as it was but left quite a bit to be desired.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great book, but mini, December 18, 2006

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A. Williams "My wife does all the shopping" (Frankfort, Ky USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Darwin Awards: The Descent of Man (Hardcover)

I purchased this book thinking it would be a regular, full-sized book. It is in fact a very small book. It will fit in the palm of my hand. It's contents however isn't lacking at all despite the size. I would prefer a regular size book, but I'll take it as I can get it.

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Tiny!, September 13, 2009

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Walter Jeffries "Walter" (Montpelier, Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Darwin Awards: The Descent of Man (Hardcover)

I was very disappointed to receive this microscopically tiny "book". I had bought it for my wife's birthday because she had enjoyed the real, full sized Darwin books of which we have several. This one is too small. The print is too small. The pages are too small. It is an unreadable absurdity and a rip off.