"He Stole Other Men's Jobs -- And Women"

The Book Cover of the Day is from "The Wire God" by Jack Willard, which was published in 1954.

The cover blurbs include:

• He Stole Other Men's Jobs -- And Women
• "Fast-moving, well-salted with sex" Oregon Journal

And, from the back cover: "He sold his women a bill of goods -- his friends down the river -- and himself into the most powerful spot in a fabulous wire service empire."

For more information about "wire service empires", check out Wikipedia's entries on the Associated Press and teleprinter¹.

And if you want to see more amusing book covers this afternoon, check out the Weird Book Room on AbeBooks.com, which includes such great titles as "Snow Caves for Fun & Survival", "A Popular History of British Seaweeds", "The Radiation Recipe Book", and "All About Scabs".

Footnote
1. My favorite Associated Press wire story of recent years, from October 29, 2008:

BC-BBO--World Series,0375
URGENT
A long time coming: Phillies win the World Series
Eds: APNewsNow. Phillies 4, Rays 3.
AP Photo WS136, WS138
By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — From losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions.