Stupid Stunts
People with a stunning lack of common sense; we all know some.
Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action
by Wendy Northcutt
Nonfiction/302.54/Nor
Named for Charles Darwin, the awards go to people who improve our gene pool by eliminating themselves with a stunning lack of common sense.
Don't Try This At Home: How to Win A Sumo Match, Catch a Great White Shark...and Other Extraordinary Feats (For Ordinary People)
ed. by Hunter S. Fulghum
Nonfiction/904/Ful
This step-by-step guide to performing amazing stunts shows ordinary people what it‘s like to be a movie daredevil.
How Angel Peterson Got His Name, and Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports
by Gary Paulsen
Teen Fiction/Paulsen
Paulsen writes enthusiastic tales about his youth performing extreme stunts with his friends.
Hole in My Life
by Jack Gantos
Juvenile Biography/J813.54/Gantos
Gantos writes about his misspent youth with drugs and his time in prison, before going to college and becoming a writer.
The Wearing of This Garment Will Not Enable You to Fly: 101 Real Dumb Warning Labels
by Jeff Koon
Nonfiction/818.602/Koo
This collection of real-life warning labels focuses on those too dumb to be believed.
The Stupid Crook Book
by Leland Gregory.
Nonfiction/364.1092/Gre
This account of true criminals (whose names have been altered) details those who were too stupid to be successful.
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