Due to extraordinary popular demand, fans of smart, knowing humor will be treated to another selection of stories honoring those who continue to improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion. On the heels of its bestselling first volume -- a coast-to-coast bestseller spending over fIVE months on The New York Times list, and counting -- The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection brings together a fresh collection of magnificent misadventures, showing us anew how uncommon common sense can be.Based on the hugely successful website -- now with over 600,000 visitors a month, and still growing -- The Darwin Awards II combines more than one hundred brand-new award-winners, honorable mentions, and (debunked) urban legends -- verified by the author and endorsed by website readers -- together with a few returning all-time favorites, and exclusive material never before seen, including special science and safety tips for readers on how to avoid the scythe of natural selection. Appealing to Darwin fans old and new, Unnatural Selection is sure to become the next must-have humor book for the holiday season and far beyond.
