The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed cover
The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed
by John McPhee
ISBN: 0374516359
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theophrastus · 2017-06-27 · Original thread
Perhaps you're thinking of the infamous 'Deltoid Pumpkinseed'[1][2] ?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEREON_26

[2] https://www.amazon.com/Deltoid-Pumpkin-Seed-John-McPhee/dp/0...