{"product_id":"9781885408761","title":"Darwin Awards Ii: Unnatural Selection","description":"Welcome to the next evolution in humor.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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.  Author Biography: Wendy Northcutt is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology. She started collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993, and founded her award-winning website DarwinAwards.com soon thereafter. She is the author of the international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action\u003c\/i\u003e.      ","brand":"Listen \u0026 Live Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49868922487024,"sku":"9781885408761","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781885408761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}