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The book cover is a distinctive art form and reflects changes in societal attitudes over the years.
Here are a few examples from books published over the last 100 years.


This is but one of several covers that have graced F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.



Artist: Shepard Fairey
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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These are a bit more naughty.



For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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I owned this paperback many many years ago. It's frighteningly accurate if you know the title story of the collection.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

Plus One - A "Not What It Looks Like" comp entry

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Panther's UK paperbacks of American fantasy writer Clark Ashton Smith had incredible covers. Still have them on my book shelf three decades after I collected them from various used bookshops.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

Plus One - A "Not What It Looks Like" comp entry

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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That was the second copy of War of the Worlds that I owned. The first, that I read when I was about 12, was this one:



Still ranks as one of my top 10 novels of all time.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

Plus One - A "Not What It Looks Like" comp entry

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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