Day 30: Ireland Coarse Fishing by One Shilling

Who is this One Shilling character?!!!!11111one

I would like to put this book cover in my collection of great book covers. When I start one, that is. Green is my favourite colour, and fish are one of my favourite animals, not to mention things to look at. I would also like to put the book cover on my wall. Or perhaps as a background to my fish tank. When I get one, that is.

This simplistic book cover is great. It doesn't look anything typical of a "how-to" book cover. How do I know it's a "how-to" book? Ok, I googled it. I needed something for inspiration. I typed in "fishing book cover," just off the top of my head and this is the best thing that came up. Yes, I know, I am brilliant. Because there is more to the story! Look at all these other gems I found. It's a set!

Day 29: Leadership, Management and the Five Essentials for Success by Rick Joyner

First and foremost I would like to thank the publishing company for helping this book go out of production. You have done the world, Rick, and myself a great favour. Yes! This book is out of production! And by no means is that an invitation to go out and buy a copy because you can resell it for  a lot of dolla dollaz in a few years. This book has gotta be out of production because the only reason you'd open it is because you mistook it for something more interesting, like a banana. Or how to tie a toga.

I do, however, would like to know what the Five Essentials for Success are. But that's only if they are not attached to the aforementioned Leadership, Management and if they actually worked. Otherwise I would just google them. Ok, I will.

The five essentials of music career success?

1. Hone your talent and realise there is a place for you. (My talent? Never heard of it)
2. Connect with as many people as you can because relationships drive music careers more that anything else, even talent.
3. Accept the new powers in your corner and take responsibility for creating your own success. (Like, superpowers?)
4. Understand that every business is becoming a "music business" and so musical opportunities are multiplying. (Even the medical profession?)
5. Prepare to be versatile and to wear several hats initially, until your "brand" is established. (Even the sorting hat?)
That advice is about as boring as this front cover.

Day 28: Grafika. Pocket Notebook.

This one is a slightly different cover judgement today. It is, as you can hopefully obviously see, is a notebook. The type of notebook you write in. Aahhhh I'm getting inspiration from everywhere. A book cover is a book cover is a book cover. Ya dig?

This book cover is fancy schmancy. It must be the type of book cover for someone in the creative industry. Or anyone whose anyone who uses notebooks. I would use this notebook. I would see this book cover and literally open it up and see what's inside.

What colour are the pages? What colour are the lines? How big are the line spaces? What should I write in here? Is there are place to write my name? Does each page let you write the date up the top? Should I use black pen or blue pen? There are so many questions that all of the inside of this book can answer.

The colours work so nicely together. Again, the yellow is a nice touch. Because yellow is a nice colour.

Day 27: More Than This by Patrick Ness

 This book cover is pretty freaking cool. It's user-friendly and yellow. I like the colour yellow. Apparently yellow is the colour of the mind and the intellect. That's probably why I like it. Boom. Also they say that when you're studying if you use a black pen on a yellow pad when writing your notes you'll remember more. Perhaps this is ol' Nessy's trick. Don't forget, More Than This for your next book purchase.

However, this whole front cover is a bit more than just a simple trick. Because its a bit quirky with the whole door concept, he's already got you past the front cover! Even if it is just the second page it still bloody counts. He's done pretty well in comparison to pretty much a lot of other book cover arteeests.

The front front cover is a bit hard to swallow. Is it a grid? It's almost hurting my eyes looking at it. Perhaps it is a million noughts and crosses formats. Even better. The only thing that hurts even more is the sticker on the front. No no no to all the stickers on the front. You cannot "good-work" sticker your own work. Although I do it all the time.

Day 26: The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes & Barry Posner

Well, well, well this is a leadership book of different sorts. Normally these books are on the bottom shelf of any established anything, all covered in dust, with brown pages, and an odd sort of aroma that can only be found under the house. This one, however, looks reasonably smart, and reeeaaaasonably cool (?) if I was forced to say admit it. Ok, I admit it.

What I don't like about this book is the two covers. The hard cover, and the transparent tracing paper that's over the top. You can NEVER get in a comfortable position with those books. Plus the smudges on this type of paper are so hard to clean off. But I can kinda get that it's a look, like the sneakers and jeans look. It looks good on the shelf but it is not feasibly practical, not like the sneakers and jeans look though, sneakers are just so damn comfy!

This book looks like it does what it says it's going to do. It's up to its fifth edition. And its 25th anniversary. Interesting. I still wouldn't read this book.

Day 25: Inconstant Moon by Laurel L. Russwurm

Is the word Inconstant like, you know, real? It doesn't really roll off my tongue like I feel it should upon first glance. I really enjoy this book cover. It reminds me of Celine Dion in hit song, "The Power of Love." Whose with me on that one? Anybody? The blue, for some unbeknown reason, transports me back to the '80s. A time when I actually wasn't alive. I'm still allowed to say that. Because I just did. And because I was an avid Celine Dion fanboy. 

This book cover speaks to me because it's naht screaming at me. It's just, you know, nice. "You say it best when you say nothing at all." I could hang this book cover on my wall and be happy with it. But perhaps it could be better with a different blue. To make it less... Old school. Something more refined maybe. 

Also Laurel is that a boy or a gurl? And what is a Russworm? Should we be concerned...

Day 24: Doctor Ted by Andrea Beaty & Pascal Lemaitre

This book cover is absolutely adorable. Teddy bears are adorable. Teddy bears in doctors suits are adorable. They're soft, cuddly, and affectionate. And they don't let up. 

Doctor Ted looks distinguished of sorts. In the animal kingdom I mean. However I wouldn't want him writing my prescriptions. I'd hang out with him though fo sho. I imagine he has a deep, profound voice. He doesn't talk much.

But when he talks he talks with meaning and integrity. And warmth. He talks and you feel warm inside. 

I like the colours used in this cover. Solid, simple colours. Colours from the average crayon box. Perhaps they should have let the target audience, teeny weeny kids, colour in the book cover. That would have been a bit adorable. Stupid but adorable. 

Also Doctor Ted doesn't talk much remember. He doesn't need a phone.