Will Smith and his Tao
May 29, 2008
Will Smith is obsessed with Bergerac, the classic TV show set in Jersey.
Having one guiding force – an audio book of John Nettles reading the ancient Chinese text of the Tao – he uses the recordings to make sense of his life.
First heard on BBC Radio 4, over four episodes Will navigates the minefields of justice, individuality, love and machismo.
The Tao tells Will to be himself. So why did going to the sixth form ball dressed as Gandalf make him uncool? And is it wrong to dump a woman because she doesn’t alphabetise her CDs?
Very funny mixture of stand-up and studio guests with some great comedians involved including Matt Holness (Garth Marenghi), Adam Buxton and Dan Tetsell.
At the end of each episode Will Smith gets the audience to shout out random names of films, and then links each film to an episode of Bergerac in six moves or less – it has to be heard to be believed.
A comic tour de force.
Will Smith presents The Tao Of Bergerac
“Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest” Audio Book
May 8, 2008
“Deeply Entertaining…” – San Francisco Weekly
“Not as good as the first but better than the second“
“Incomprehensible Stupidity never gets old”
“Darwin Awards……best of bizarre and stupid behavior”
Evolution takes another giant step forward with the third edition of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon.
One of the human race’s most popular humor series returns with a brand-new collection of hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures. Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it, The Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is.
From the sheriff who unintentionally shot himself twice, to the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw; from a farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag, to the man crushed by the branch he’d just severed; The Darwin Awards III proves again that when it comes to stupidity, we are the most advanced species on the planet.
"Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest" Audio Book [ 5:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWENDY NORTHCUTT, a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology, is the author of the best-selling book series, The Darwin Awards I, II and ///. Started in 1993, her award-winning website, www.DarwinAwards.com, has remained one of the most popular humor pages on the web, and has been profiled in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Entertainment Weekly. Wendy lives in Northern California.
Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest
“Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection” Audio Book
May 7, 2008
As described in the Darwin Award books: The Awards honour people who ensure the long-term survival of the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion.
An incredible runaway bestseller and cult phenomenon, The Darwin Awards returns with all new tales of trial and awe-inspiring error. More Award Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Urban Legands, together with personal accounts never before heard.
Appealing to Darwin fans old and new, The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection audiobook proves that we aren’t done yet – with the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest Homo sapiens.
The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action hit bestsellers lists across the USA.
Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection
“Darwin Awards I: Evolution in Action” Audio Book
May 6, 2008
If you’re tickled by the spectacle of a man who electrocuted fish with household current, then waded in to harvest his catch without removing the wire, this bestseller will have you in stitches. These are true stories of those who yanked themselves out of the gene pool and therefore, supposedly, improved the species.
For mortally foolish acts, they win an award: The Darwin. The production is first-rate. Jason Harris is almost laughing himself as he reads; the musical interludes punctuate without intruding. I chortled, but couldn’t quite shake the suspicion that luck, more than genius, has kept me out of the running.
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- #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller
- New York Times bestseller – 24 weeks
- Publishers Weekly bestseller
Narrator Jason Harris has hosted Nickelodeon’s Double Dare 2000 and has voiced the lead character for the animated television show, Welcome To Eltingville, seen on the Cartoon Network. His feature film credits include The Guru and Unfaithful, and he has appeared on numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Special Victims Unit and All My Children.
