{"product_id":"the-darwin-awards-next-evolution-isbn-9780452295636","title":"The Darwin Awards Next Evolution","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling phenomenon and the perfect funny gift!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Wendy Northcutt is back, asking, \u003ci\u003eHave we evolved at all?\u003c\/i\u003e The answer:\u003ci\u003e Not all of us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What crazy cocktail of DNA leads Homo sapiens to do pull-ups off the edge of a seventh-floor balcony or wrap their lips around a paintball gun and pull the trigger? How about offering a beer to a bear or self-testing a Taser? Why not go joyriding in a shopping cart strapped to an SUV or jump a drawbridge on a bicycle? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fully illustrated with over a hundred new jaw-dropping and side-splitting feats of stupidity—and including science essays by guest writers and answers to FAQs about evolution in action—\u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards Next Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e continues the tradition of honoring the victims of appallingly poor survival instinct who selflessly improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.\u003ci\u003e“The Darwin Awards\u003c\/i\u003e is a riot to read. Deeply entertaining.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Delightfully funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards\u003c\/i\u003e, taken together, constitute a delicious sermon in support of common sense.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology, \u003cb\u003eWendy Northcutt\u003c\/b\u003e began collecting the stories that make up the Darwin Awards in 1993. Her award-winning Web site www.DarwinAwards.com is one of the most popular humor pages on the Web. \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards \u003c\/i\u003ehave been profiled in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NPR’s \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e. Wendy is the author of the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards 2: Unnatural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards 3: Survival of the Fittest,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design, The Darwin Awards: Next Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Awards: Countdown to Extinction.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300125954277,"sku":"NP9780452295636","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452295636.jpg?v=1767738937","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-darwin-awards-next-evolution-isbn-9780452295636","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}