The Darwin Awards 3 Survival of the ..., Wendy Northcutt
The Darwin Awards 3 Survival of the ..., Wendy Northcutt
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The Darwin Awards 3: Survival of the Fittest
All new stories commemorating individuals who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it

Author: Wendy Northcutt

Narrator: Christopher Graybill, Julie Schaller, Patrick Lawlor

Abridged: 3 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/03/2025

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor


Synopsis

The Darwin Awards III commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it, showing us just how uncommon common sense can be!
Meet the absentminded terrorist who opens a mail bomb returned to him for insufficient postage. Marvel at the thief who steals electrical wires before shutting off the current. Gape at the would-be pilot who flies his lawn chair suspended from helium balloons into air-traffic lanes.
These tales of trial and awe-inspiring error illustrate the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest in all its selective glory! The author has appeared in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, The (NY) Daily News, Boston Herald, Publisher Weekly, BookPage and CNN.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen

A collection of tales of people who died dumb. It's amazing how many stupid ways there are to die.......more

Goodreads review by Vikas

Darwin Awards 3 is the third compilation of articles published over at the website www.darwinawards.com and it contains stories about the people who lost their lives with their ignorance and foolishness. As such saving world from their genes. Some stories are amusing some are not so much and mostly......more

Goodreads review by Simon

This was the very first Darwin awards book I got, I got it from a friend for my Titanic themed birthday party which was in my Grade 9 year. I remember not getting the point of these at first, but now fully appreciate and understand what the Darwin Awards are all about, and I am grateful for that part......more

Goodreads review by Bryan

You would think that we humans have common sense. Many don't think before they act so they often end up injuring themselves and or death. Some of these stories don't seem true, but they are very entertaining and fun to read. Many people have read/wrote stories about themselves and have become angry......more

I found that this was just more of the same stuff. Nothing surprisingly interesting or new, just more of the same. And because of that, I find it so much more boring. Although I did read the fourth before this one. The only reason I’m not giving it 1 star is that it still has those science articles.......more