I paid an extra $79 for an edition with the jacket intact. Author's bio on the flap said:John W. Trimmer (pen name of Captain Peter "Wrongway" Peachfuzz) He is the owner and captain of the S.S. Guppy and has no clue what he's doing. It was rumored that he was a member of the Navy, but all evidence shows he's never been in the Navy. Nor has he ever been on a boat before. On his last voyage, he and his crew spent 43 days going in a circle. They went 200 miles and were still in the bay. In fear of their lives, his crew installed a fake captain's wheel so that Captain Peachfuzz only "thought" he was steering. Last reports of his whereabouts say he got lost inside of a paper bag and cannot find his way out. HOW TO AVOID SHIPS is his debut novel.