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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFor those who know little about the Amish, this gentle but highly intelligent view is all that is needed to get a firm grasp. And for those who know much about these special people, including the Amish themselves, Kraybill has composed a paean to their best qualities that belongs even on the plainest of bookshelves.
—Barbara Bamberger Scott,
The Book Reporter NetworkTable of ContentsPreface: When Old Is New Again
Acknowledgments
Essays
Chapter 1. Riddles: Negotiating with Modernity
Chapter 2. Villages: Webs of Well-Being
Chapter 3. Community: Taming the Big I
Chapter 4. Smallness: Bigness Ruins Everything
Chapter 5. Tolerance: A Light on a Hill
Chapter 6. Spirituality: A Back Road to Heaven
Chapter 7. Family: A Deep and Durable Bond
Chapter 8. Children: At Worship, Work, and Play
Chapter 9. Parenting: Raising Sturdy Children
Chapter 10. Education: The Way It Should Be
Chapter 11. Apprenticeship: An Old New Idea
Chapter 12. Technology: Taming the Beast
Chapter 13. Hacking: Creative Bypasses
Chapter 14. Entrepreneurs: Starting Stuff
Chapter 15. Patience: Slow Down and Listen
Chapter 16. Limits: Less Choice, More Joy
Chapter 17. Rituals: A Natural Detox
Chapter 18. Retirement: Aging in Place
Chapter 19. Forgiveness: Pathway to Healing
Chapter 20. Suffering: A Higher Plan
Chapter 21. Nonresistance: No Pushback
Chapter 22. Death: A Good Farewell
Epilogue: Negotiation Never Ends
Notes
For Further Reading
Index
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