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
The book jacket cut out the word "hokey" so the quote read only: "Wisdom combined with good advice."
From BBC • Aug. 16, 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
Plus, the book jacket said Chris Pavone’s new novel is about a husband who mysteriously disappears during a trip with his wife to the Portuguese capital.
From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2022
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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.