![cover[1]](https://lousybookcovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cover133.jpg)
It’s like the person in charge of the words didn’t talk to the person in charge of the pictures. (Bonus: They killed Hitler!)
It’s like the person in charge of the words didn’t talk to the person in charge of the pictures. (Bonus: They killed Hitler!)
Maybe that’s Chip Hitler.
“The internationally acclaimed novel that changed history”?
This could mean one of two things;
1: The novel changed history and shaped our future.
This I doubt.
2: The novel fictionalised history.
This seems more likely.
And “internationally acclaimed” possibly means “His aunt in New Zealand gave it the old ‘thumbs up’!”
It seems this book is about Vietnam in the early 1960s. Couldn’t find a thing about Hitler in the Amazon description.
What’s really wacky is that it says on Amazon that the book is Pulitzer Prize nominated. Say what? Yeah, anyone can ENTER their book or probably someone else’s (whatever) but that doesn’t make you nominated. Nominees are the finalists chosen from the entrants and the winner is picked from that. Oy, some people have high opinions of themselves and their covers. I looked inside this book and the writing didn’t blow me away. And we all know how flat this cover falls.
The book was originally published in 1973. Its then-publisher, Simon & Schuster, submitted it to the Pulitzer Prize committee. This is what is meant by “nomination.” The word has no official meaning so far as the Pulitzer Prize itself is concerned, which simply refers to nominated books as “entries.” The prize committee does no “nominating.” It only determines a winner and finalists. Literally anyone can nominate a book: in itself this means nothing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vaughan_(author)
So it was published by a reputable publishing house? Rare for those to appear here – I don’t know how the rights ended up with the ebook publisher. Amazon is not above selling stuff that is free on Gutenberg.org, so just maybe in this case the publisher (Wolfpack Publishing) is somewhat suspect.
Anyhow they do not seem to have any clue about Vietnam, judging by the choice of cover elements.
Some authors will self-pub backlisted works which the original publisher no longer actively promotes but which have some fan interest. That happens more (to my limited knowledge) in the sci-fi field.
Yes, but it certainly isn’t limited to sci-fi. Over at our indie book review blog we get these sorts of re-releases from authors every couple of months, but oddly enough, we have yet to receive sci-fi.
It must suck to worship a 20 foot tall “god” who is not only ethereal but also has an affinity for business suits. Not much joy in that religion, is my guess.
Try praying on Fridays. Things are less strict on business-casual day.
What an ugly ass font. Made even uglier by the 3D effect thrown on it. If only that was the only problem with the cover. When I think about Vietnam war or 70s in general, somehow a guy in a business suit is not the first thing that comes to mind.