Anything BUT Books!

This bright and buoyant calendar showcases thirty-two of Charley Harper's colorful animal abstractions, from Arctic Circle and Loonrise to Paradise Pals and Zoo Babies. Also includes a brief essay about the artist, fifty-seven weekly grids and thirteen full-page monthly grids, double-page spreads of 2011 abd 2012 yearly grids; a list of international holidays; a world time zone map; a 2012 year planner with US, UK and Canadian holidays; pages for notes; and a page for personal information.

This calendar's twelve images include Raccrobat, Flamingo-A-Go-Go, Lovey Dovey, Foxsimiles, Herondipity, Insect Diversity, Otterly Delicious, Pelican Pantry, The Last Sunflower Seed and three more.

With four bestselling cookbooks under her belt, including the recent tenth anniversary edition of her classic "How It All Vegan!" (co-authored with Tanya Barnard), Sarah Kramer is North America's vegan sweetheart, appealing to vegans and non-vegans alike with her funky charm and sunny demeanor. Last year, Sarah's first wall calendar (for 2010) was a big success; in it, she "veganized" iconic images of the past fifty years, from movie posters for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman" to the ubiquitous "Got Milk?" ads.

For 2011, Sarah turns her attention to classic album covers of the past; among those she veganizes are David Bowie's "Aladdin Sane," Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass's "Whipped Cream & Other Delights," Nirvana's "Nevermind," Madonna's "Like a Virgin," The Smiths' "Meat is Murder," Devo's "Freedom of Choice," The Clash's "London Calling," and even Barbra Streisand's "Yentl" soundtrack. Each month features a recipe appropriate for the season or a particular holiday.

Sarah Kramer's newest "Go Vegan!" calendar (one of the few, if not only, designed specifically for vegans) will help Sarah's fans keep track of their days in rock-star style.

M. C. Escher cultivated contradictions; the world of his art was a deliberate violation of reality, logic, and everyday expectations. Yet there is nothing chaotic in Escher's imagery. A fish may mutate into a goose, stairs may climb at angles denounced by gravity, water may run uphill, but the clean, rational lines of these prints transcend the rules of the possible, achieving a logic beyond logic. The twelve inventive images presented here include Ascending and Descending, Drawing Hands and Magic Mirror.

From its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has given us unprecedented views of the far reaches of space with its extraordinary high-resolution images, sparking the public's imagination and providing astronomers with new information about the dynamics and evolution of the universe. Each of the calendar's twelve awe-inspiring Hubble images is accompanied by a description of the celestial phenomenon depicted. Important dates in the history of space exploration, as well as current astronomical events, are noted throughout.