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Author

Northcutt, Wendy.

Title The Darwin awards : evolution in action / Wendy Northcutt.

Imprint

New York : Dutton, c2000.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	081 N814d 2000	---	Available
Axe Special Collections Whitehead	081 N814d 2000 c.2	---	Lib Use Only
FSCC Non-Fiction	081.221 N8141d 2000	---	Available

Description	xvii, 327 p. ; 20 cm.
Note	Includes index.
Contents	The Darwin awards : What are they? -- Natural selection : Animal misadventures -- Relatively dangerous : A family affair -- "I fought the law..." : Stupid criminal tricks -- Up in smoke : Fire and explosives -- Leaps of faith : Fatal falls -- Military intelligence : Uninformed men -- Testosterone poisoning : Macho men -- Dangerous liaisons : Unsafe sex -- Davey Jones' locker : Watery demise -- Man's favorite toy : Penis envy -- Foolish ingenuity : End of the line.
Subject	Stupidity -- Anecdotes.
	Natural selection -- Humor.
ISBN	0525945725 (alk. paper)