The Darwin Awards: The Descent of Man

Darwin Awards

by Wendy Northcutt

In this volume, men meet their inner idiots as they test their testosterone levels by petting sharks, kissing snakes, chasing beer cans, and juggling hand grenades. Only when it’s too late do these would-be Alpha males realize that they’re actually Omega males, providing ample proof of a missing “Why?” chromosome.

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 2005

About the author

Wendy Northcutt graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology. She began collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993 and founded www.DarwinAwards.com shortly after.

Northcutt is the author of the international bestsellers The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action, The Darwin Awards 2: Unnatural Selection, The Darwin Awards 3: Survival of the Fittest, and The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design. Her newest addition to the series is The Darwin Awards: Next Evolution."

Reviews

[HeavyReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading about stupid people eliminating themselves from the gene pool shouldn't be funny; I must be sick and twisted, because these stories crack me up.

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love these little books. I love the stories about how dumb some people can be. There is no other book like the Darwin Awards.