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A Pocket Guide to Amish Life

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Whether curious about the simple life of the Amish or a novelist who is creating an Amish character, Mindy Starns Clark's A POCKET GUIDE TO AMISH LIFE is a real treasure. From history to lifestyle to life passages to the outside world, this easy to understand, excellent little book is packed with information. Clark also provides a website to provide you with more details about the Amish community's simple, Christian life.

Gail Gaymer Martin is an award-winning novelist and author of Writing the Christian Romance released by Writers Digest.

After reading a number of fiction novels based in Amish country, PA, I was interested in learning more about this group. The book is a quick and easy way to do so. I thought it was quite helpful, but would have liked some information about the original immigrants from Europe.

I have already enjoyed Mindy Starns Clark's fiction set in Amish country. This guide is just as informative as I thought it would be. It's an excellent resource, and I recommend it for anyone wishing to know more about the Amish.

What a delightful little book. I've often been interested in the Amish but found the other nonfiction books had too much information. I wanted to know the basics and it was tough to draw those out of the abundance of information. This was an easy, quick, and fun read.

As a writer, I'm constantly looking for resources, and I'm so glad I found The Pocket Guide to Amish Life. With topics divided by chapters, it's easy to find the answers I need. I especially enjoyed the chapter Myths vs Truths. After reading that chapter, I realized my view of the Amish Life was not a true picture. Thank you for giving me a true picture, Mindy!

Mindy Starns Clark gives readers an excellent overview of Amish life, beliefs, and customs in A Pocket Guide to Amish Life. Readers who enjoy Amish fiction will want this book!
Marta Perry, author of LEAH'S CHOICE and RACHEL'S GARDEN, Berkley Books

Extremely helpful book. Very appealing. Concise but full of interesting information. Very nice the link to "more infos" on the website of the author. Book reccomended for people who like to know and better understand Amish culture.

After visiting an Amish Community I felt driven to learn more about the way of life of the people. This book from Amazon was downloaded on Kindle as soon as I found it to assist in my learning more regarding values, religion and life style of these good people. A very enjoyable read leaving me wanting more.A Pocket Guide to Amish Life

Right now there are many fictional novels about Amish love story. If you want to know some actual facts that will help you understand Amish life this book will be able to tell truth you a small amount of factual information about Amish life.

This handy little book provided a helpful and informative guide to Amish and how they live. It gives a good beginning overview.