Day 81: The Worst Years of Your Life Mark Jude Pairier

For a science lover, I really don't know much about it. I love this cover though! I vaguely remember my first (and only) dissection in high school but after I dropped science I never ever got back into it. Unless you count watching science fiction movies.

I guess this book cover appeals to me because I haven't seen something like this in years. I mean school tests or exams. Let alone been excited about one. I never thought I'd see the day.

It's clever, original, and catchy. I can't give this cover any justice so I'll just leave you with one of the best blurbs I've read so far. Enjoy.

"Stories for the Geeked-Out, Angst-Riddled, Lust-Addled, and Deepy Misunderstood Adolescent in All of Us"

Day 80: Know Your Own Personality by H.J. Eysenck and Glenn Wilson

If you concentrate carefully on the scribble you can see a face in it. Clever! If it was one of the first things you noticed then well done to you. Us slower folk are right behind you.

This book cover is pretty interesting to me because it looks old and full of old-world thinking. In other words, it looks like a funny time.

Anyone else thinking Phrenology? Haha.

Phrenology is known as a pseudoscience focused on the actual measurements of the human skull. It bases its findings on the concept that the brain has certain areas that create and control specific functions. Or something like that. Now - although its not too far fetched from the truth just yet - it's theory and practice both depart from science in a big way. The next time you suggest someone gets their head checked, just remember this was literally done in the 19th century. Phrenology suggests that the functions of your body controlled by specific parts of your head were ascertained by measuring the bumps and indentations in your skull.

Franz Josef Gall, the "inventor" of phrenology was correct in suggesting the brain function was localised, but unfortunately, he got everything else wrong.

Depending on when this book was published - we may have another fraud on our hands.

Day 79: Sex in Society by Alex Comfort

How about this for a book cover? Sex in Society by Alex Comfort? Alex Comfort? If you know what I'm getting at...please let me know too. I'm confusing myself. What I tried to do there was create some sort of witty correlation between the words, "sex," and "comfort." Let's just move on quickly, shall we?

An attention grabbing book such as the above probably never intended to be. It's probably a course requirement for Pysch 101. Or a philosophy related course material.

I'm more interested in it being a Pelican Original. I feel like I should know what this is as it's oddly familiar. Please hold the line caller...

Oh snap! It's the non-fiction imprint of Penguin Books.

This is genuinely interesting because it looks nothing like the Penguin classics. This version is kind of like Penguin's naughty but funky lil' sibling. Don't get me wrong I like those classics. I like their book covers a lot. It's just that every now and then it's nice to be delightfully surprised.

Day 78: Soviet Science Fiction

Ah, my love for science fiction and Russia unite!

I know what you're thinking...

The Soviet Space Program.

No?

Huh.

I'd just like to point out the man doing javelin.

Also note the similarity to Time Magazine. 

And the Kremlin-inspired rocket?

Damn.

This book cover is damn cool.

Day 77: 5ПЯТИЛЕТКА

I think I was a Russian in a past life. A Russian or a Mongolian. I read Five Months in A Leaky Boat in primary school and became obsessed. It's not particularly a great book, at all. But I simply loved it and it sparked my love and interest in Russia (Mongolia too). This book, however, may be somewhat of a pill to swallow. Firstly, I don't speak Russian, unless vodka translates to vodka. Secondly, I don't read Russian, unless vodka translates to vodka. I'm beginning to think in these circumstances vodka could come in handy.

It is a really striking book cover even if I have no idea what's going on. There could be some hardcore blasphemy against the entire human race inside there. Bit of light reading, huh? And of course the colour red and Russia really transpire to something else. Putting my half-hearted political innuendos aside, the Russian culture, history and people are something to think about. Then again if you're not a history enthusiast like myself you can enjoy the design. This book cover is apparently quite famous.

Day 76: A Perfect Mess, The Hidden Benefits of Disorder by Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman

Oh how I can see you squirm. This picture doesn't bother me. I feel no great desire to correct the lamp or to correct the F. But thinking about those who I know would need to makes me laugh wholeheartedly. Of course, it's a sad condition, having the burning desire to wash your hands 30 times after doing anything. It's actually also quite annoying. How do you get anything done?  Rather than comment more I thought I'd leave you with some oddly satisfying images (even for me) to describe this cover. Enjoy.

Day 75: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think this cover makes use of all of the primary colours. What a bold statement to make! Colour-blocking has become very fashionable in recent times, gracing the covers of magazines and fashion blogs as well as being seen on celebrity outings.

Let's back track for a second. Colour-blocking is known as wearing multiple solid colors in an outfit. Alright now fast forward. So you know what colour-blocking is, how do you do it? Take a hint from the above. Get the brightest colours from the opposite side of the colour wheel and give it a whirl. 

As you can see the possibilities are endless. Not without rules though, however flexible they may be. Black will always be classic, primary colours will always be the same, and figure flattery will still apply. I'm undecided about the above cover. Does he look like a warped Noddy character? See http://tinyurl.com/ph34vfn