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This bestselling and sassy wall calendar remains a beloved favorite.

Anne Taintor's vintage ladies serve up wicked wit, dark humor, and just the right dose of bad behavior. This hilarious 2025 wall calendar provides irreverent quips for each month of the year.

24-page 12 x 12 inch month-by-month calendar

BELOVED ARTIST: Anne Taintor has been making people s

The official Royal Horticultural Society week-to-week desk diary contains a beautiful collection of plant illustrations, making this the perfect gift for all gardeners and plant lovers.  The Royal Horticultural Society Diary 2025 brings together a selection of rare and beautiful works by German–Swiss artist Christian Gottlieb Geissler (1729–1814) from the RHS Lindley Collections. The diary fea

Explore the wonders of the woods, from ferns to fungi, all year long.

Enjoy beautiful photographs of mushrooms, mosses, and other foraged treasures for a whole year. This wall calendar features striking nature portraits by artist Julya Hajnoczky that celebrate the biodiversity of the forest.

24-page 12 x 12 inch month-by-month calendar

DISTINCTIVE NATURE PH

Based on the new book from Jeffrey Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the classic Darth Vader and Son series, the Mandalorian and Child 2025 Wall Calendar includes exclusive artwork of Din Djarin and Grogu traveling the galaxy with their friends, including Bo Katan, IG-11, Peli Motto, The Armorer, and more. Charmingly funny, this comic illustrated calendar will delight Star War

Marketed as the “fastest metal cars in the world,” Hot Wheels*r revolutionized the die-cast toy car market. Collectors throughout the world recognize the Hot Wheels*r brand. The models produced between 1968 and 1972 represent the vintage years for this line of toy vehicles. The bright “Spectraflame*r” paint colors and “redline” tires, unique to Hot Wheels vehicles, identify these models. These ori

Now with current prices, this book shows the big, flashy machines that have entertained and delighted us in taverns, arcades, and at home for half a century. Devoted fans are all around the world, and nearly everyone has a special memory of their favorite machine and a story to tell of the greatest game they ever played. Naturally, these machines have become highly prized collectibles.Renowned for

When Mattel's Hotwheels toy cars exploded onto the market in 1968, venerable Matchbox Toys met the challenge with its Superfast line. The successful result is now presented in the largest book on Matchbox Toys ever produced - so big it is two volumes that celebrate 35 years of Matchbox Superfast production with over 7000 color photos and over 10,000 listed variations! The detailed, beautiful photo

The Hot Wheels*r 1/64th scale die-cast cars produced by Mattel from 1995 to 2001 are fully described and beautifully displayed in 560 color photographs. Included among the images of these fast moving, highly-sought vehicles are models from the Segment Series*TM, the elusive Treasure Hunt Series*TM, First Editions*TM, and Final Run Series*TM, Virtual Collection*TM, Legends*TM, 1/64th Scale Collecti

European porcelain was born in the German city of Meissen, in 1708. This is the most comprehensive source book available to show the marks used by manufacturers, factories, and decorators from the beginning to the present. Included are more than 3,300 marks, many previously unpublished. More than 1,300 porcelain products, producers, and decorators are identified, including marks which American imp

From the formal carvings of the nineteenth century to the colorful and informal plastic and glass examples of molded relief jewelry, this revised and expanded guide is the perfect reference for those on a search for cameos. Fourteen new designs are included in vibrant detail, along with values and tips that will assist today's shopper with appropriate cameo choice befitting their tastes and styles

Encourages the homeowner to conserve water by restoring natural processes that filter and return water to groundwater reservoirs. Learn the installation and maintenance of rain gardens. Provides garden plans and plant lists for different conditions and styles, including wildlife habitat, a pretty cottage border, and a formal garden. Discusses community gardens, ways that individuals can do their p

Stained glass has long been a part of domestic architecture, but in the late 1800s its popularity soared. In part, this was due to new manufacturing techniques and distribution networks, but also it caught the imagination of Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Arts and Crafts designers around the world. Here over 350 examples of architectural stained glass span several countries and many years. The styles

Flowers color our lives and make us feel good. This vibrant book uses flowers, floral motifs, botanical information, and legends and myths about flowers as inspiration for artists and crafters of all levels. Illustrated with more than 200 floral drawings, it features 40 step-by-step floral-themed projects and recipes that show you how to make floral wreaths, paintings, potpourri, massage oils, cen

Hollywood movie monsters are enduring pop culture standards. Kids and adults around the world recognize Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man, and the Mummy. Although monsters are Aurora’s most famous products, the company created model kits of all varieties, including historic sailing ships, sports cars, moon rockets, military and commercial aircraft, TV stars, comic book heroes, wildlife scenes, k

A book that explains various toolsand techniques necessary for successfully building models with brass, now in its second edition with a new chapter on shipbuilding. Whethersubstituting for an existing plastic model kit part or assembly, making amaster pattern for casting, or creating a complete scratch-built model,the range of brass fabrication methods and tools used are explained.Readers are exp

This deluxe art-book-journal is illustrated by renowned fantasy artist, Jasmine Becket-Griffith. It features cream-coloured premium quality wood-free paper, with a combination of lined and unlined pages so you can write, doodle, paint or draw. There are, also, 30 Jasmine Becket-Griffith line works for you to colour in, a selection of Jasmine's favourite famous quotes and 44 full-page colour artwor

This deluxe art-book-journal is illustrated by renowned artist Ravynne Phelan. It features cream-coloured premium quality wood-free paper, with a combination of lined and unlined pages so you can write, doodle, paint or draw. This journal draws on a powerful theme in Ravynne's work – the Animal Messengers featured on its pages are there to encourage you to connect to your instinct and call on your

Created by artist and author, Toni Carmine Salerno, this Writing & Creativity Journal is designed to be a sacred space for you to the plant seeds of your future creations - a place to collect your scattered thoughts and express your heart's deepest desires or your greatest worries. It can be a mirror that reflects your unique brilliance and the light and essence of your soul.This deluxe soft cover

This deluxe art-book-journal is illustrated by renowned artist, Ravynne Phelan. It features cream-coloured premium quality wood-free paper, with a combination of lined and unlined pages so you can write, doodle, paint or draw. This journal draws on a powerful theme in Ravynne's work – the Dragons featured in its pages will draw you into their mystical realms and guide you in your expression of you

Birthdays and anniversaries are never easy to remember. The RHS Birthday Book is the place to keep all your important dates together so that you will never have to worry about forgetting them again. This brand new edition of the best-selling RHS Birthday Book features all new illustrations.