"Many a travel picture book is designed to make us dream, and like its equivalent in the cookery field, we can often gaze lovingly at things that we will have no experience of. Christopher Fitz-Simon's The Most Beautiful Villages of Ireland, however, produces an immediate effect that was probably the author's prime intention: within mere pages of this sumptuously illustrated book, the reader is filled with the keenest desire to visit the ..."
"Has there ever been a more urgent time for Christian men to stand up and be counted? Family life is being systematically destroyed in our culture. Biblical Christianity is being undermined from within the historic denominations. The demands and insecurity of working life are increasing. This book is designed to encourage Christian men to live for Christ: in their homes; in their workplaces; in their leisure; and in their churches. It is ..."
"A collection of teachings from the 2004 Keswick Convention on God's Sovereignty with contributors Anne Graham Lotz, Joseph d'Souza, Jonathan Lamb, Ian Coffey, Hugh Palmer, Ian Randall, Peter Maiden, John Risbridger, Michael Ramsden and Steve Brady Is God really in control? We all have to answer this age-old question; Jonathan Lamb shows how Habakkuk faced it and how he answered with a ringing 'Yes!'"
"This book is comprised of a collection of essays compiled by presenters who attended the annual Peace as a Global Language Conference at Rikkyo University in 2013, which took as its theme Peace and Welfare in the Local and Global Community."
Act Ser. Circumnavigating Father by HughPalmer Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1990 by Hancock House Pub Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-88839-235-0, ISBN: 0-88839-235-4
"England is renowned for having enshrined in literature so many of her Victorian eccentrics, a number of them dominating fathers. This novel is a Canadian contribution to this tradition, but lighter-hearted than most."
"True Provencal spirit comes alive here through photographs and evocative accounts of the best-loved of all French provinces. Provence is a land apart, a territory of outstanding beauty and distinction that has fascinated outsiders since earliest times. The Greeks, the Romans, the barbarians of the North, and the Moors have all left their traces in its villages, from the Luberon to the Alpes-Maritimes. It is in such smaller communities t ..."
"A celebration of one of the most rich and varied landscapes in Europe, here are thirty-six villages and towns from all over Tuscany chosen both for their intrinsic beauty and for the part they have played in Tuscan history.Stand at the edge of a Tuscan hill village and gaze across one of the most extraordinarily rich and varied landscapes in Europe. There are vineyards producing the finest wine, and miles of wild mountain scenery; a ..."
"The loveliest villages created by the indomitable Greek spirit, all set in a landscape of overwhelming magnificence.From the terra cotta and ocher of the Ionian Islands to the brilliant blues and whites of the Aegean, the villages of Greece and its islands are incomparable. The variety of village life and buildings springs from a multitude of histories and influences, yet these towns are all, in their separate ways, quintessentially ..."
"Villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since Anglo-Saxon times. A few days spent in England's idyllic villages offers urban dwellers and foreign visitors a revitalizing glimpse of a more tranquil existence, full of history, legend, literature and artistic heritage. The beauty and ..."
" Widely traveled UK evangelist, Roger Carswell, writes challengingly on issues of Christian living. Bible based and practical, the book examines evangelism, prayer, service, Christian living, the gospel, and God himself. Bite-sized but profound, the chapters can be read as a daily meditations or occasional inspirational messages."
"A magnificent collection of English villages, now available in a convenient new format for travelers. Clustered around the parish church and green, or winding along an eccentrically curving street, villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages, and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since Anglo-Saxon times. History, location, ..."
"History, location, and local building materials have etched the distinct character of each region onto each village. Honey-colored cottages form peaceful Cotswold communities; splendid thatched roofs sweep over eaves and windows in the villages of Hampshire; half-timbering, flint, and limestone give Suffolk hamlets their characteristic appearance; and limestone, sandstone, and millstone grit lend a darker look to those of Yorkshire, Dur ..."
The Water Garden(Updated) Styles, Designs, and Visions by George Plumptre, HughPalmer Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2003 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28200-7, ISBN: 0-500-28200-5
"Throughout history, water has been a versatile and vital resource for the garden. It was the essential element in the earliest gardens of the and Near East. And today water provides settings and opportunities for an exciting combination of plants and architectural ornament. This volume, with specially commissioned photography by Hugh Palmer, illustrates and discusses both grand and modest water gardens to be found throughout the world, ..."
"The tremendous upsurge of interest in garden history and design in recent years has prompted a renewed fascination with the art and artifacts of garden ornament. Those decorative objects--buildings, statues, urns, balustrades, trellises, fountains, ironwork, seats--lend character and definition to garden layout and play an important part in contemporary horticultural design. One of the most significant additions to the literature of hor ..."
The Garden Makers(Unabridged) The Great Tradition of Garden Design from 1600 to the Present Day by George Plumptre, HughPalmer Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1997 by Trafalgar Square ISBN-13: 978-1-85793-282-9, ISBN: 1-85793-282-X
"GARDEN MAKERS: THE GREAT TRADITION OF GARDEN DESIGN FROM 1600 TO THE PRESENT DAY FROM THE BACK COVER: "INFORMATIVE AND READABLE, THE GARDEN MAKERS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND AUTHORITATIVE STUDY OF THE EVOLUTION OF GARDENS AND A FASCINATING ACCOUNT FOR THE GENERAL READER. COMBINED WITH MANY INSPIRING PHOTOGRAPHS THIS BOOK IS AN ESSENTIAL VOLUME FOR EVERY GARDENER'S LIBRARY." HIGHLY AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED. INCLUDES: TABLE OF CONTE ..."
Jane Austen(2nd Edition) In Style by Susan Watkins, HughPalmer Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1996 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-27900-7, ISBN: 0-500-27900-4
"The world of Jane Austen - spanning the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th - was a world of unsurpassed elegance, beauty and refinement. This study aims to recreate its lifestyle. The book contains a directory detailing where the furnishings, fashions, china and glass of the period can be seen or bought today."
"Every year thousands of people visit the private gardens which are open under the auspices of the National Gardens Scheme. This book, published to tie in with a television series presented by Susan Hampshire, focuses on the 12 gardens featured in that series, each of which is explored both in words and through drawings and Hugh Palmer's photographs. The gardens chosen typify the diverse styles and strengths of British gardening. Through ..."
"Catering to the recent interest in healthy, quality foods, the author presents an innovative guide to growing and eating vegetables, fruit and herbs chosen for their outstanding taste and flavour. In this book the kitchen garden is central, with commissioned plans from leading garden designers such as Arabella Lennox-Boyd, John Brookes and Julia Tull. Careful cultural instructions as well as the history and development of each plant, an ..."
El Eneagrama Un Prodigioso Sistema de Identificacion de los Tipos de Personalidad (Spanish Edition) by Helen Palmer, HughPalmer Paperback, 309 Pages, Published 2006 by Libros De La Liebre De Marzo ISBN-13: 978-950-754-188-9, ISBN: 950-754-188-8