{"product_id":"what-the-amish-teach-us-9781421442174","title":"What the Amish Teach Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e—Barbara Bamberger Scott, \u003ci\u003eThe Book Reporter Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: When Old Is New Again\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eEssays\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Riddles: Negotiating with Modernity\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Villages: Webs of Well-Being\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Community: Taming the Big I\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Smallness: Bigness Ruins Everything\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Tolerance: A Light on a Hill\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Spirituality: A Back Road to Heaven\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Family: A Deep and Durable Bond\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Children: At Worship, Work, and Play\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Parenting: Raising Sturdy Children\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Education: The Way It Should Be\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Apprenticeship: An Old New Idea\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Technology: Taming the Beast\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Hacking: Creative Bypasses\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Entrepreneurs: Starting Stuff\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Patience: Slow Down and Listen\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. Limits: Less Choice, More Joy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. Rituals: A Natural Detox\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Retirement: Aging in Place\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. Forgiveness: Pathway to Healing\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20. Suffering: A Higher Plan\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21. Nonresistance: No Pushback\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22. Death: A Good Farewell\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Negotiation Never Ends\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eFor Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529537626455,"sku":"9781421442174","price":11.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421442174.jpg?v=1731876007","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-the-amish-teach-us-9781421442174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}