This book was a mostly humorous luck at unique ways that people found to meet their demise. Of course, “99.9% of the accounts are men” doing crazy things, and there are one or two episodes of women doing something just as crazy.
You read in this book everything humanly possible ranging from numerous ways that guys are found to lose their private parts, use their private parts, hang themselves, get themselves in precarious situations that are hard to imagine.
A couple of the more humorous stories that stick in my mind, are one about a small group of “outdoorsmen”, doing some “ice-fishing” on a frozen lake. As they have their Jeep four wheeler parked out there in the middle of the lake on the frozen ice, one of them has the bright idea of throwing a stick of dynamite towards a flock of birds sitting on the ice perhaps 50 yards away. As soon as he throws the stick of dynamite, their faithful, loyal hunting dog, takes off after it, retrieves a stick of dynamite, and comes running back towards a group of guys who are trying desperately to halt the dog (they even resorted to shooting the dog with buckshot to try to get it to stop), and the dog ran right back towards the four wheeler, as it cowered underneath the vehicle, only to have the stick of dynamite explode and blow up the vehicle, also a huge hole in the ice, and the dog was blown to smithereens as well. The guys luckily escaped with their lives, but that’s just one of many humorous stories of humans trying to eliminate themselves from the gene pool.
Of course, there are numerous stories of thieves getting stuck in chimneys for being caught red handed by video surveillance as they are doing one boneheaded act after another.
Plenty of stories about people not paying attention, and driving smack into homes, gardens, lakes, etc.
You get plenty of laughs by reading this book, and I’m sure that during this holiday season, you probably even witness someone who can be a great candidate for the “Darwin Awards”.
The Darwin award is a fictitious award that’s made up and given to those who have found a way to eliminate themselves from the “gene pool”, and hopefully improve the human race.
If you like a little bit of humor to go along with facts, you’ll enjoy reading this book.
James Donaldson is a Washington State University graduate (’79). After an outstanding basketball career with WSU, he went on to play professional basketball in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, San Diego/L.A. Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz. He also played for several teams in the European Leagues in Spain, Italy, and Greece, and he toured with The Harlem Globetrotters to wrap up his career. James was an NBA All-Star in 1988 while playing center for the Dallas Mavericks. In 2006, James was inducted into the Pac-10 Sports Hall of Fame and also the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, James was elected as a board member for the NBA Retired Players Association.
James frequently conducts speaking engagements (motivational, inspirational, educational) for organizations, schools, and youth groups.
In 2010, James was the recipient of the NBA Legends of Basketball ABC Award, awarded for outstanding contributions in Athletics–Business–Community.
He believes in being a role model for success and professionalism to the scores of young people to whom he devotes so much of his time. He currently serves on several boards and committees and is a member of many organizations.
James believes in developing relationships that create a “Win-Win” environment for everyone involved, and in being the best he can be!
For more information about James Donaldson or to request he speak at your event, contact him at:
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James Donaldson is the author of “Standing Above The Crowd” and “Celebrating Your Gift of Life” and founder of the Your Gift of Life Foundation which focuses on mental health awareness and suicide prevention, especially pertaining to our school aged children and men.
If you’re interested in having James come and speak to your group of young adults, business entrepreneurs, aspiring political and community leaders, and athletic teams, please contact him at jamesd@yourgiftoflife.org and or leave a personal message for him at 1-800-745-3161. Keep up with him and read about how he is reaching out and making a difference in the lives of so many around the world at www.yourgiftoflife.org
