The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of the South

I have just about all of the Most Beautiful Villages books in the series. This was a huge let down. It took what should have been a magical book and turned it into "Wanna See Average Pictures of Average People's houses?"It failed to capture the essence of the south. Interesting looks at intimate areas, the towns and flavor. It had basically nothing but, pictures of houses.It had none of the charm of the European series. None of the culture or flavor of the region like the New England one.It caught a few towns but, you could not tell because it featured nothing about the town.This book does a great disservice to the series.

THIS BOOK WAS SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT ----IT IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF PHOTO AFTER PHOTO OF VARIOUS BUILDINGS, MOSTLY HOUSES. IT IS BESIDE THE POINT THAT THAT THEY ARE NEITHER BEAUTIFUL OR PARTICULARLY INTERESTING. WHAT MAKES THE BOOK A FAILURE IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTEXT; THAT IS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TOWNS, STREETS, ROADS LANES EVEN, SMALL COMMERCIAL AREAS, STORES, BANKS, MOVIE THEATRES, GAS STATIONS---SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDES A SENSE OF THESE SMALL, FAST DISAPPEARING PLACES. EVEN THE HOUSES ARE NOT SHOWN IN GROUPS OF TWOS OR THREES, (EXCEPT FOR THE COVER) WHICH WOULD PROVIDE SOME SENSE OF PLACE, BUT RATHER SINGLY, ISOLATED, WITH NOT EVEN THE SURROUNDING YARD OR LANDSCAPE INCLUDED. A GREAT, FAILED OPPORTUNITY.

I kind of regretted the purchase actually, Its just okay, nothing spectacular picture wise, I wouldn't say BEAUTIFUL; lets put it that way.

This book is beautiful full price im sure is over 50 dollars I got mine for around 10 or less,I am thrilled with it its in great shape,every time I buy something from Amazon I feel. Like I'm steeling it the prices are awesome.

Featured my hometown!

Very disappointed. I had a few "Most beautiful villages..." books already but this one is al' about house architecture. There is no image of villages; just random homes.

This book explores the many varied regions of the Southeast, and does a great job of showing the beauty and culture that is associated with these different regions. The towns in the book are typical small towns that many people have never heard of, even if they live in the South. Bonnie Ramsey does a great job of finding many distinct and interesting facts about these towns and their culture, while Dennis O'Kain does a fine job of portraying some of the prettiest houses in the South in his photos. This book is for anyone who enjoys the beauty and culture that is associated with the South, even if you think you are competent in Southern culture and towns. This book will surely be a welcome addition to anyone's library. This book is the most recent addition to the Thames & Hudson line of The Most Beautiful Villages of. . ., and it continues in the fine tradition that this line of books has already established.