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Shortlist's 50 Coolest Book Covers of All Time

"Like a record sleeve, a book cover is a crucial element of the reading experience.
It's the first thing you see, and a great cover can draw you in and persuade you to start that journey of discovery, page by page. We've picked 50 of the coolest for you to enjoy. Some are iconic. Some are clever. Some are beautiful, some scary, and many have transcended their original home to become as famous as the book itself."
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
1
Anthony Burgess
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
2
Michael Crichton
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
3
V.C. Andrews
Procession of the Dead (Darren Shan)
Procession of the Dead
4
Darren Shan
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
5
Bret Easton Ellis
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
6
Cormac McCarthy
How the Dead Live (Derek Raymond)
How the Dead Live
7
Derek Raymond
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
8
Mario Puzo
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
9
Joseph Heller
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
10
Dave Cullen
On Seeing and Noticing (Alain De Botton)
On Seeing and Noticing
11
Alain De Botton
Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
Psychopath Test
12
Jon Ronson
Beowulf (Tr. Seamus Heaney)
Beowulf
13
Tr. Seamus Heaney
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
14
Robert Bloch
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
15
Ralph Ellison
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
16
George Orwell
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
17
Albert Camus
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
18
Truman Capote
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection (John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick)
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection
19
John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
20
Aldous Huxley
An Ethics of Interrogation (Michael Skerker)
An Ethics of Interrogation
21
Michael Skerker
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
23
Peter Benchley
All My Friends Are Dead (Avery Monsen and Jory John)
All My Friends Are Dead
24
Avery Monsen and Jory John
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
25
Sylvia Plath
The Brief History of the Dead
The Brief History of the Dead
26
The Humbling (Philip Roth)
The Humbling
27
Philip Roth
Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
Big Sur
28
Jack Kerouac
Books Burn Badly (Manuel Rivas)
Books Burn Badly
29
Manuel Rivas
Kidney for Sale by Owner (Mark J.Cherry)
Kidney for Sale by Owner
30
Mark J.Cherry
The Book of Dead Philosophers (Simon Critchley)
The Book of Dead Philosophers
31
Simon Critchley
A General Theory of Love (Thomas Lewis)
A General Theory of Love
32
Thomas Lewis
Burn This Book (Edited by Toni Morrison)
Burn This Book
33
Edited by Toni Morrison
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (David Sedaris)
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
34
David Sedaris
Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life (James Hawes)
Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life
35
James Hawes
South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
36
Periodic Tales (Hugh Aldersey-Williams)
Periodic Tales
37
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Jeff Ryan)
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America
38
Jeff Ryan
A Cultural Dictionary of Punk (Nicholas Rombes)
A Cultural Dictionary of Punk
39
Nicholas Rombes
Tree of Codes (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Tree of Codes
40
Jonathan Safran Foer
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