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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 (Anthony Burgess)
2
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
3
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
4
Procession of the Dead (Darren Shan)
Procession of the Dead (Darren Shan)
5
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
6
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
7
How the Dead Live (Derek Raymond)
How the Dead Live (Derek Raymond)
8
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
9
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
10
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
11
On Seeing and Noticing (Alain De Botton)
On Seeing and Noticing (Alain De Botton)
12
Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
13
Beowulf (Tr. Seamus Heaney)
Beowulf (Tr. Seamus Heaney)
14
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
15
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
16
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
17
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
18
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
19
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection (John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick)
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection (John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick)
20
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
21
An Ethics of Interrogation (Michael Skerker)
An Ethics of Interrogation (Michael Skerker)
22
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
23
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
24
All My Friends Are Dead (Avery Monsen and Jory John)
All My Friends Are Dead (Avery Monsen and Jory John)
25
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
26
The Brief History of the Dead
The Brief History of the Dead
27
The Humbling (Philip Roth)
The Humbling (Philip Roth)
28
Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
29
Books Burn Badly (Manuel Rivas)
Books Burn Badly (Manuel Rivas)
30
Kidney for Sale by Owner (Mark J.Cherry)
Kidney for Sale by Owner (Mark J.Cherry)
31
The Book of Dead Philosophers (Simon Critchley)
The Book of Dead Philosophers (Simon Critchley)
32
A General Theory of Love (Thomas Lewis)
A General Theory of Love (Thomas Lewis)
33
Burn This Book (Edited by Toni Morrison)
Burn This Book (Edited by Toni Morrison)
34
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (David Sedaris)
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (David Sedaris)
35
Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life (James Hawes)
Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life (James Hawes)
36
South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
37
Periodic Tales (Hugh Aldersey-Williams)
Periodic Tales (Hugh Aldersey-Williams)
38
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Jeff Ryan)
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Jeff Ryan)
39
A Cultural Dictionary of Punk (Nicholas Rombes)
A Cultural Dictionary of Punk (Nicholas Rombes)
40
Tree of Codes (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Tree of Codes (Jonathan Safran Foer)
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