false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619230m/63806.jpg 63806 3 Welcome to the next evolution in humor. <P>In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, <i>The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection</i> brings together a fresh collection of magnificent misadventures, honoring those who continue to improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion. <P>Salute the owner of an equipment training school who demonstrates the dangers of driving a forklift by failing to survive the filming of his own safety video. Heed the story of the honest bricklayer who loses a battle of wits with 300 pounds of tools. Witness the man who becomes a victim of his own "strange and unusual passion for jumping into rivers." And watch Darwin Award winners selflessly join the ongoing fight against the seven deadly sins as lust, vanity, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy and wrath all exact their evolutionary toll on the overindulgent. <P>Featuring science and safety discussions designed to aid those vigilant enough to avoid the scythe of natural selection, and including the most inspiring dozen Darwin Awards from the last century, this new compendium of serious humor and cautionary tales -- verified by the author and endorsed by website readers -- shows us anew how uncommon sense can be. 6171895 2001 The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection total:212|5:1|4:1|3:4|2:1|1:0| 212 766 306 17 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 05:08:55 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 05:10:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:24:20 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:27:03 -0800 2009
All the way through both books my constant thought was "What were these people thinking?"]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 08:10:27 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 08:11:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 11 22:40:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 22:40:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun May 10 23:43:17 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 23:45:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 19 18:59:52 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 21 09:28:13 -0800 2008 3 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed May 21 11:20:12 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 11:21:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 02 08:59:29 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 25 03:08:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Sep 17 04:51:19 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 05:20:24 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 04:51:19 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Fri Apr 04 10:04:51 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 10:06:03 -0700 2008
But the thing that really got me was the author's writing style. It seemed like a little much for the material she was presenting.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 13 18:45:03 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 18:46:32 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Dec 12 11:43:37 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 11:44:42 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jun 25 20:08:07 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 28 08:38:08 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 11:24:17 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 21:57:19 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 11 19:43:18 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 10:14:07 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Feb 11 12:14:18 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 12:34:26 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Wed Aug 27 10:16:19 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 10:16:46 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 14:47:15 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 14:47:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 15:50:15 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:50:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 10:35:37 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 10:35:39 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=63806