Amish Ways Author:Ruth Hoover Seitz Their distinctive clothes and horse-drawn buggies make the Amish stand out. Outsiders are curious about the lifestyle of these "plain people" now living in 23 US states and Canada. This book with its 150 vivid color photos from three settlements answers many questions including: How do they raise their children to be Amish? How do they have... more » fun? Why does their schooling stop at 8th grade? How are their businesses successful without further education? How do the Amish care for large families and gardens with so few modern time-savers? This book also describes a home birth, Sunday morning church in a suburban basement, a sisters' day making chow chow (a vegetable relish,) an Amish schoolday and a silo-filling ring at work. This is an inside view based on the author's experiences with Amish families.« less