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1) I like the first book cover because of its strong use of imagery. "Lockdown, Escape From Furnace" is a suspenseful book, and the illustration captures that nicely. In addition to the image, the typography used is truly unique. The type is textured nicely, and is still readable. While the layout isn't eye catching, it gets the job down. The focus of this book cover is the illustration, and the layout captures that nicely. If I were to see this book in the store, I would certainly pick it up and be intrigued. It's different from the normal books you would see, but thats a good thing.

2) The book "The Eye of Minds" By James Dashner has a very interesting book cover. A single man, standing in front of an upside down world... truly symbolic of the books plot. While the image used makes great use of texture and color, it lacks balance and is hard to see on its own. However the text of the title counteracts that and makes your eye focus on the entire book cover rather than just the image. The typography used is basic but it works. The background image is so complex that if the typography was anything but simplistic, it wouldn't work.

3) The book cover "Stone" By Adam Roberts is a truly unique design. It uses paper scraps to create a negative of the text. While this is not a traditional type face, it works very well. There are no images used in this book cover, however they are not needed as the type has strong balance and texture. This book cover is unique and is one of the reasons my eye was drawn to it.

4) The book cover for "What the Internet is Doing to our Brains" By Nicholas Carr is simplistic but eye catching. There are no images used, which keeps the book cover simplistic but pleasing to look at. The text it's self is filled with water and has small waves in the bottom of the title. By filling the type up with water, the illustrator is able to create a strong focus on "The Shallows" while still allowing the reader to read the overall title. The book cover doesn't give much information about the book in a whole, but that is the point, it makes the ready wonder what is inside.

I found book covers 3 and 4 at the website: [] The other books used are books I have personally read.

Escape from furnace is a gritty action packed book filled with adventure and horror. Every page is filled with mystery, and leaves the reader wondering what will happen next. There are many horrors hidden inside Furnace Penitentiary; If you were incarcerated, would you survive?
 * Synopsis: Escape from Furnace**