The Darwin Awards by Wendy Northcutt is a wildly entertaining collection of true, bizarre, and often fatal misadventures. This book celebrates those who’ve inadvertently removed themselves from the gene pool through astonishingly foolish decisions. Northcutt, a trained scientist with a wicked sense of irony, curates these tales as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to human misjudgement and the sometimes darkly comedic side of natural selection.
Packed with over 100 new stories, The Darwin Awards covers everything from the parachute instructor who neglected to wear his own gear, to a sheriff who managed to shoot himself twice. Alongside Award Winners, Honourable Mentions, and firsthand accounts, this collection offers readers both laughs and a cautionary reminder of what not to do. It continues the tradition of celebrating the bizarre lengths to which people will go, and the unintended consequences that follow.
Perfect for fans of quirky trivia, dark humour, and curious tales of human nature’s strangest moments, this book guarantees a mix of disbelief and guilty laughter.
