My book Left Imperialism will come into print next year. Hopefully, it will be on the bookshelves before the election.
As a result of the announcement, I am also ending my two-year (almost) silence and absence from current events. Sorry guys, I was too busy, but now I am returning to the fight.
The publisher sent me some draft cover designs. Your comments are greatly appreciated.
Cover A:
Cover B:
Cover C:
Cover D:
ŠŠ°ŃŃŠø, Ń Š¾ŃŠµŠ½Ń ŃŠ°Š“, ŃŃŠ¾ Š²Š°ŃŠ° ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Š° ŃŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ¾ Š“Š¾Š»Š¶Š½Š° Š²ŃŠ¹ŃŠø Šø Ń Š½ŠµŃŠµŃŠæŠµŠ½ŠøŠµŠ¼ Š¶Š“Ń ŠµŃ. ŠŠ¾ ŠæŠ¾Š²Š¾Š“Ń ŠøŠ»Š»ŃŃŃŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ¹ Šŗ Š²Š°ŃŠµŠ¹ ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Šµ Š¼Š¾Š³Ń Š²ŃŃŠŗŠ°Š·Š°ŃŃ ŃŠ²Š¾Ń Š¼Š½ŠµŠ½ŠøŠµ. ŠÆ ŃŃŠøŃŠ°Ń, ŃŃŠ¾ Š²Š¼ŠµŃŃŠ¾ Š¾Š±ŠµŠ·Š»ŠøŃŠµŠ½Š½ŃŃ Š»ŃŠ“ŠµŠ¹ Š½Š° Š¾Š±Š»Š¾Š¶ŠŗŠµ Š“Š¾Š»Š¶Š½Ń Š±ŃŃŃ ŠøŠ·Š¾Š±ŃŠ°Š¶ŠµŠ½Ń Š»ŠøŃŠ° Š»ŠµŠ²ŃŃ Š“ŠøŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠ¾ŃŠ¾Š² Š²ŠŗŠ»ŃŃŠ°Ń ŠŠµŠ½ŠøŠ½Š°, Š¢ŃŠ¾ŃŠŗŠ¾Š³Š¾, Š”ŃŠ°Š»ŠøŠ½Š°, ŠŠøŃŠ»ŠµŃŠ°, ŠŠ¾Š» ŠŠ¾ŃŠ°, ŠŠ°Š¾ Š¦Š·Šµ ŠŃŠ½Š° Šø Ń.Š“. ŠŃŠø ŃŃŠ¾Š¼ Š½Š° ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“Š¾Š¼ Š“Š¾Š»Š¶Š½Š° Š±ŃŃŃ ŃŠ°Š±Š»ŠøŃŠŗŠ° Ń ŠæŃŠøŠ¼ŠµŃŠ½ŃŠ¼ ŠŗŠ¾Š»ŠøŃŠµŃŃŠ²Š¾Š¼ ŠøŃ Š¶ŠµŃŃŠ². Š” Š½ŠøŃ ŃŠ¾ Š²ŃŠµŃ Š“Š¾Š»Š¶Š½Š° ŃŃŠµŠŗŠ°ŃŃ ŠŗŃŠ¾Š²Ń, ŃŠ°Šŗ ŠŗŠ°Šŗ Š¾Š½Šø Š²ŠøŠ½Š¾Š²Š½Ń ŠæŃŃŠ¼Š¾ ŠøŠ»Šø ŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ²ŠµŠ½Š½Š¾ Š² Š¼Š°ŃŃŠ¾Š²ŃŃ ŃŠ±ŠøŠ¹ŃŃŠ²Š°Ń , Š³ŠµŠ½Š¾ŃŠøŠ“Š°Ń , Š³Š¾Š»Š¾Š“Š¾Š¼Š¾ŃŠ°Ń Šø ŠæŃŠµŃŃŃŠæŠ»ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŃ ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠ² ŃŠµŠ»Š¾Š²ŠµŃŠ½Š¾ŃŃŠø. ŠŠ¼ŠµŃŃŠµ Ń ŠøŃ ŠøŠ·Š¾Š±ŃŠ°Š¶ŠµŠ½ŠøŠµŠ¼ Š“Š¾Š»Š¶Š½Ń Š±ŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾ŃŃŃŠµŃŃ ŠøŃ Š²Š“Š¾Ń Š½Š¾Š²ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŠµŠ¹ Šø ŃŠøŠ»Š¾ŃŠ¾ŃŠ¾Š², ŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ¾ŃŃŠµ ŠæŃŠøŠ²ŠµŠ»Šø Šŗ ŃŃŠ¾Š¼Ń Š² Š»ŠøŃŠµ ŠŠ°ŃŠ»Š° ŠŠ°ŃŠŗŃŠ°, Š¤ŃŠøŠ“ŃŠøŃ Š° ŠŠ½Š³ŠµŠ»ŃŃŠ° Šø ŠøŃ ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŃŠµŃŃ. Š¢Š°Šŗ Š¶Šµ Š“Š¾Š»Š¶Š½Ń Š±ŃŃŃ Š·Š½Š°ŠŗŠø Š²ŃŠµŃ Š»ŠµŠ²ŃŃ Š“Š²ŠøŠ¶ŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹ Š²Š²ŠøŠ“Šµ ŠŗŃŠ»Š°ŠŗŠ°, ŃŠ²Š°ŃŃŠøŠŗŠø, ŃŠµŃŠæŠ° Ń Š¼Š¾Š»Š¾ŃŠ¾Š¼ Šø Ń.Š“. ŠŠ¾Š·Š¼Š¾Š¶Š½Š¾ Š±ŃŠ“ŠµŃ ŃŠ»Š¾Š¶Š½Š¾ ŠøŃŠæŠ¾Š»Š½ŠøŃŃ ŃŠ°ŠŗŃŃ ŠøŠ»Š»ŃŃŃŃŠ°ŃŠøŃ, Š½Š¾ Š¾Š½Š° ŃŠ°Š¼Š° ŠæŠ¾ ŃŠµŠ±Šµ ŃŃŠ°Š½ŠµŃ ŃŠŗŠ°Š½Š“Š°Š»ŃŠ½Š¾Š¹ Šø ŠæŠ¾Š¼Š¾Š¶ŠµŃ Š²Š°Š¼ ŠµŃ ŃŠ°ŃŠæŃŠ¾ŃŃŃŠ°Š½ŠøŃŃ ŠŗŠ°Šŗ Š¼Š¾Š¶Š½Š¾ ŃŠøŃŠµ.
Thanks for your thoughtful suggestion!
I am afraid the current book cover has been finalized. However, I have a contract for three books with the publisher. The other two will be “Left Anti-Semitism” and “Left Totalitarianism.” I believe the book about the totalitarian Left will have a cover similar to your suggestion.
Š” ŠøŠ»Šø Š. ŠŠ¾Š±Š°Š²Š»ŠµŠ½ŠøŠµ ŃŠøŠ¼Š²Š¾Š»Š¾Š² Š½Š°Š“ Š±ŃŠŗŠ²Š°Š¼Šø – ŃŃŠ¾ ŠµŃŠ»Šø ŃŃŠøŃŠ°ŃŃ Š±ŃŠ“ŃŃŠøŃ ŃŠøŃŠ°ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŠ¹ ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Šø “ŃŠ¼ŃŃŠ²ŠµŠ½Š½Š¾ Š¾Š³ŃŠ°Š½ŠøŃŠµŠ½Š½ŃŠ¼Šø”.
Kuzma, Š“Š»Ń Š½Š°Ń Ń ŠŠ°Š¼Šø ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Šø ŠæŠøŃŠ°ŃŃ Š½Šµ Š½ŃŠ¶Š½Š¾ – Š¼Ń Šø ŃŠ°Šŗ Š²ŃŠµ Š·Š½Š°ŠµŠ¼. ŠŠøŠŗŠ±ŠµŠ· Š½ŃŠ¶ŠµŠ½ ŠøŠ¼ŠµŠ½Š½Š¾ “ŠæŠ¾Š»ŠµŠ·Š½ŃŠ¼ ŠøŠ“ŠøŠ¾ŃŠ°Š¼”. ŠŠµŠ“Š° Š² ŃŠ¾Š¼, ŃŃŠ¾ Š¾Š½Šø Š½ŠøŃŠµŠ³Š¾ Š·Š½Š°ŃŃ Š½Šµ Ń Š¾ŃŃŃ Šø Š½ŠøŠŗŠ°ŠŗŠøŠµ ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Šø, ŃŠøŃŠ°ŃŃ Š½Šµ Š±ŃŠ“ŃŃ.
Cover D.
Judging by the book title, it might send a stronger message if slightly edited cover A or B depict a globe being pushed behind bars.
And on second thought, I think that those men standing around the globe shouldn’t be there at all. Ignorant potential readers have no idea who those dudes are. Maybe it would be better to show them themselves – endless hordes cheerfully following The Pied Piper Of Hamelin to the fall off the globe…
Left Parasitism
I agree with previous commentators, times THREE. IMHO, the cover of the book with such a name and content (I guess before reading it) should catch the eye of a potential reader with its “intimidation”. Everything should be bigger – letters and, mainly, communist/fascist symbols. And, the letters should be BLACK, which calls for a lighter red background. Gary, look at the scene of Biden’s speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Sept. 1, 2022 – https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3633199-biden-sparks-debate-with-marine-backdrop-to-combative-address/. It is designed by his (obama’s) image makers to project horror and terror. I’d say that the cover of your book should do the same. Remember: there is no such thing as negative publicity.
I think that Cover “B” is the most appropriate since you have displayed the two symbols of communism and fascism.
The cover (#2) with the āworldā and figures are larger.