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Judging books by their covers,
November 2003.


Tilt: A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa

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Tilt: A Skewed History
of the Tower of Pisa

Nicholas Shrady
Jacket design: Alan Dingman
   and Michael Accordino
Image: © Superstock
Simon & Schuster

It’s kind of a stunt, I know, but it’s one that matches its subject. Even if the book weren’t skewed, this would still be a simple, elegant cover.

Other than that, I have very little to say about this book. It’s just a marvel to me that not only did someone have the idea to skew the book, but the publisher went along with the idea. I highly encourage you to go to a bookstore and check this thing out.

Judgment: It’s a triumph for high-quality-but-bizarre ideas everywhere.

 

Reviews in this edition:

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10: The Slippery Slope (and the rest of the series)
Lemony Snicket


And Now You Can Go
Vendela Vida


Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides


Orphans Preferred:
The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express

Christopher Corbett

Tilt: A Skewed History
of the Tower of Pisa

Nicholas Shrady


The Secret Life of Cowboys
Tom Groneberg


The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri


Winner of the National Book Award
Jincy Willett

Train
Pete Dexter


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