Amish Books
May 12, 2010 by editor · Leave a Comment
We encourage you to learn more about the fascinating Amish. Below are some of the best books we have found concerning the Amish. These books have all been written either by the Amish themselves or by their spiritually close sister church, the Mennonites. For an even larger selection of Amish books, we recommend: Amishbooks.org.
20 Most Asked Questions About Amish and Mennonites
$6.95
This book answers the most common questions people ask about Amish and Mennonites, such as “How long have they been around?,” “Why do they dress differently,” and “Can others join them?”
Paper. 96 pp. $6.95
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Puzzles of Amish Life
$7.95
Anyone who has been around the Amish has no doubt made a number of puzzling observations: They cannot drive cars, but they can pay others to drive them. They allow electricity generated by solar panels, but not if it’s provided by a power company. They are not permitted to have telephones in their homes, but they can use a phone booth located outside their house. They use modern farm machinery – so long as it is pulled by horses.
Although all of these things seem contradictory and arbitrary, in reality there are wise and well-thought-out reasons behind all of them. In this work, Amish expert Donald Kraybill explains the various puzzles that have allowed the Amish to maintain their special way of life for centuries.
126 pp. paper. $7.95
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Living Without Electricity
$7.95
Have you ever wondered how the Amish manage life without many of the inventions most people take for granted? How do you light up a room without electricity? How do you run a machine shop without electricity? What do you do for entertainment without a television. How do you farm without a tractor? How do you get hot water without electricity or natural gas? This book provides an insightful look into Amish life and the ingenious ways they have a good life without many of the modern inventions we take for granted.
156 pp. paper. $7.95
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Amish Women
$8.95
An interesting collection of short, readable personal narratives that introduces readers to the Amish culture and the lives of Amish women. Written by a woman who was raised Amish and who retains enormous respect for the Amish culture. Through this book, she enables “outsiders” to understand and appreciate the lives of Amish women.
Paper. 124 pp. $8.95
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A Quiet and Peaceable Life
$6.95
If the “plain people” of North America are to be understood in terms of their own concerns, we must honor their own expressions and the biblical cadences they echo.
Having maintained, with the tolerance of their society, a simple life as “the quiet in the land,” these folk still prize such passé virtues as modesty, humility, and obedience to God’s will, as interpreted by a disciplined community of faith. Their values, difficult to appreciate in a world bemused by progress, are seldom if ever articulated, except as curiosities, in our mass media. However, in this work, the reader gets to hear the Amish clearly express themselves and explain their values. Includes numerous photos.
94 pp. Paper. $6.95.
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The Amish School
$6.95
This authoritative book on Amish education deals with many questions
1. Why do the Amish have their own schools?
2. What goals do Amish teachers have for their “scholars”?
3. How are teachers chosen?
4. Why do the Amish have their own schools?
5. What goals do Amish teachers have for their “scholars”?
6. How are teachers chosen?
7. How are the parents involved?
8. What curriculum materials are used?
9. What about children with special needs?
Co-Author Sara Fisher writes from her experience as an Amish schoolteacher.; co-author Rachel Stahl writes from her years of extensive research.
91 pp. Paper. $6.95.
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Amish Houses and Barns
$7.95
Amish authority, Stephen Scott, explores the roles the home and barn play in Amish Life. He discusses Amish architecture and the two largest Amish communities in the world: Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Holmes County, Ohio.
Paper. 174 pp. $7.95
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Real People
$8.95
Written by a Mennonite schoolteacher in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Real People answers the most common questions that “outsiders” ask about the Mennonites and Amish, such as their manner of dress, their courtship, wedding and funeral customs, their schools, and their origin.
94 pp. $8.95
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Delicious Amish Recipes
$6.95
Amish families gather around their long kitchen tables for three meals together every day. It may be a routine, but the food they enjoy is beyond the ordinary! Here are some of their favorite recipes: baked corn, chicken roast, meadow tea, potato rolls, shoo-fly pie, cracker pudding, and whoopee pies.
96 pp. Paper. $6.95
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Amish Cooking
$7.95
This Amish cookbook is one of our most popular items. It contains over 1000 recipes contributed by various Amish families.
331 pp. Hardback.
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Amish Quilt Patterns
$14.95
This reliable favorite is newly revised for greater usefulness! With 100,000 copies already in print, this new edition offers increased clarity of 30 popular and often requested patterns.
Here is a selection of quilting templates in the actual sizes needed to make a full-sized quilt. Detailed drawings and diagrams throughout the book lend accuracy to the whole satisfying process.
An excellent pattern book, offering over 30 full-size patterns, step-by-step instructions and color suggestions to recreate the traditional charm of the antique masterpieces. This book also offers a variety of quilting templates to give your quilt that authentic Amish look.” Color photos throughout.
124 pp. Large oversize book. $14.95
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Small Amish Quilt Patterns
$14.95
Anyone who loves the bold colors and patterns of Amish quilts, but finds a full-sized bedcover too big or too time-consuming to make, will love this book. Includes quilting and piecing templates, plus detailed instructions, for 30 traditional Amish quilt patterns.
Color and fabric suggestions, quilting tips, and diagrams throughout the book are included to help recreate, in smaller size, the beauty of Amish quilts. Ideal for creating crib and wall-sized quilts.
124 pp. Large oversize book. paper. $14.95
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Amish Doll Patterns
$16.95
Complete patterns and instructions for both 22” dolls (American Girl doll size) and 15” dolls—and for authentic clothing, worn by the Amish of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For the intermediate seamstress or crafter.
124 pp. Large oversize book. $16.95
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For additional Amish books, we recommend www.amishbooks.org.