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{{quote|Since a good sum of [[The Non -Adventures of Wonderella|Wonderella's]] readers aren't "comic book fans" in the [[Green Lantern]] sense, I have dedicated the back of the book to ''Vino Vidi Vici: The On-the-go Guide to Wines''. Flip it over when guests, dates or in-laws stop by and they'll be none the wiser (Don't worry, nobody actually reads coffee table books). |'''Justin Pierce'''}}
 
You know that there are some books that people think you should not read, books where the simple act of reading them constitutes a hazard to life or liberty? But we're not talking about censorship.
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* ''[[Lemony Snicket the Unauthorized Autobiography|Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorised Autobigraphy]]'' has the alternative dust-jacket cover titled: ''The Luckiest Kids in the World! #1 The Pony Party'' by [[Sue Donym|Loney M. Setnick]].
* [[Dilbert|Scott Adams]]' ''The Joy of Work'' has the alternative cover "Company Loyalty: Your Key to Success."
* The [http://elegantfolderol.com/designs/wonderella/46/everybody-ever-forever first print edition] of ''[[The Non -Adventures of Wonderella]]'' has a back cover designed to look like a coffee table book about wines.
* Despair.com (the makers of the original [[Demotivator|Demotivators]]) used to sell a book instructing managers on how to use despair to motivate their employees. Due to the allegedly provocative contents, the cheapest edition came with the alternate cover ''Productivity and Ethics in the Workplace'' to scare away anyone from reading it. (More expensive editions came with a lock and key for the book.)
* Not [[Played for Laughs|Played For Laughs]]: When the "Harry Potter" book series proved popular with adults, they were re-released with plain covers lacking the cartoonish drawings on the original editions, so that adults would not feel embarrassed about reading them in public. It doesn't seem to have been necessary, since the books became so popular that most people were not embarrassed to be seen with them.
* "Book safes" are novelty items that hide a hollowed out space in which to hide money or other items behind an incredibly boring cover.