The Darwin awards : Wendy Northcutt. evolution in action /
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TextPublisher: New York : Dutton, c2000Description: xvii, 327 pages ; illustrationContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): Stupidity -- anecdotesDDC classification: Online resources: Sample text | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: The Darwin awards: What are they? 1 -- Chapter 1 Natural selection: animal misadventures 17 -- Chapter 2 Relatively dangerous: A family affair 51 -- Chapter 3 "I fought the law...': stupid criminal tricks 71 -- Chapter 4 Up in smoke: fire and explosions 103 -- Chapter 5 Leaps of faith: fatal falls 133 -- Chapter 6 Military intelligence: uninformed men 161 -- Chapter 7 Testosterone poisoning: macho men 181 -- Chapter 8 Dangerous liaisons: unsafe sex 213 -- Chapter 9 Davey Jones' Locker: watery demise 229 -- Chapter 10 Man's favorite toy: penis envy 253 -- Chapter 11 Foolish ingenuity: end of the line
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