book jacket

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The book jacket features a prominent blurb from Johnson calling the doctor’s treatise: “A gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions.”

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

Elsewhere, the book jacket featured a line from James Marriott's review in the Times, which said: "A philosophy of the meaning of life... the most lucid and touching prose Peterson has ever written."

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

All it takes to debunk this revelation is a glance at a few book jacket photos.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

“Day by day Drew Barrymore is making it,” the book jacket of 1990’s “Little Girl Lost” says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

The book jacket was wrapped in dark blue cloth with embroidered gold leaves twisting like vines and a giant bright eight-pointed star at the center.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova