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Celebrate twelve months of charming, cozy, quirky, and gorgeous bookstores around the world.

This wall calendar invites you on a literary journey around the world, from New York to Paris and from Venice to Hanoi. Immerse yourself in the joy of bookshops and the thrill of travel all year. The best bookstore is just around the corner.

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed then foil stamped. And they’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift.

Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art the covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. They’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. This example is based on Wheat Field with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh.

This 16-month calendar, highlights 13 of the most exciting F1 race cars from 70-plus years of competition, captured in the studio portraits of master automotive photographer James Mann.

An inspirational and practical guide to Stockholms finest and most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, neighbourhoods, gardens and cafes.

The ceramics of Mexico embody the diversity and cultural wealth of the country itself. The production of pottery is one of the oldest Mexican crafts. There is not a state in Mexico that does not produce some sort of ceramic ware, whether it be for purposes decorative, functional, religious, or playful. This book displays Mexican ceramics of the twentieth century. It is organized by geographic area

This is the second comprehensive wood carving manual by the successful team of Roz Daisey and Pat Kurman. Through a detailed yet concise series of carving and painting instructions, beautifully drawn illustrations and careful photography, novice as well as expert carvers are given all the information they need to complete realistic wood carvings of five different songbirds.The instructions for cre

""Reference for sewers with step-by-step instructions for fitting test garments on the body, then transferring adjustments to paper patterns before cutting out and sewing the final garment"--Provided by publisher"--

Spiritual seekers and travellers will find all the resources they need to walk the Way of St. James in this complete set of maps and town plans covering the sacred route from Lisbon, via Porto, to Santiago de Compostella, including the alternate coastal route. The 2022 edition also includes a Spiritual Variant and a Littoral Path. This newly updated, portable travel companion is light enough to ca

Bursting with humor, sweetness, and imagination, How to Draw Super Cute Things with Bobbie Goods shows you how to draw and color everything adorable! Get cozy, grab a pencil and your markers, and draw your own super cute world.