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Sensitively answers the most common inquiries about Amish and Mennonite peoples. Authoritative, sympathetic, and thorough. 20 Most Asked Questions looks at origins, dress, pacifism, education, weddings, funerals, and food, as well as many other facets of Amish and Mennonite life. This book has sold more than 200,000 copies.1. What is the difference between the Amish and the Mennonites?2. When and how did these people get started?3. Are they a Christian group or do they represent a different religion?4. Aren’t they a bit naive and backward? Why don’t they accept modern things?5. Does anyone ever join them? Does anyone ever leave?6. Why do they dress that way?7. Is it true they don’t go to war?8. Why are they against education?9. Why are they such good farmers?10. Why don’t they pay Social Security taxes?11. Do any of the Amish or Mennonite groups believe in missions?12. What are their weddings like?13. How are their women and children treated?14. Is food a part of their religion?15. Do they go to doctors and hospitals?16. What about burial?17. Don’t they believe in having fun?18. What are some of their problems?19. Are they growing or dying in number?20. What, in fact, holds them together?

The best way to change the world may be one organization at a time. With this ambitious claim, the authors of this highly readable primer provide insightful analysis for evaluating and improving the health of any organization. They advocate a "systems approach," which views organizations as living systems, interconnected in their various departments, and interfacing with their environments.      Leaders of organizations from all sectors will find sound advice concerning the four major components of organizations -- their structure, leadership, culture, and environment. Find out: What the classic dispute over "who gets the corner office" is really about. The difference between a good leader and a great one. What new hires may know about an organization that longer-term employees don't. How organizational change and conflict are not only inevitable, but survivable.           Each chapter contains examples from the authors' varied experiences with organizational change and conflict, written from a spirited, hopeful approach for creating a better world. A title in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series.

Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting is Dorcas Smucker's brand new chronicle of family life with six fast-growing up kids. Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting follows Dorcas' two earlier and beloved collections, "Upstairs the Peasants Are Revolting" and "Ordinary Days." The kids are a bit older now, and Dorcas and Paul's marriage is longer and deeper. But Dorcas sees with more disarming clarity than ever, and she writes piercingly about life on and off the grass farm as the kids move toward more independence. Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting will entertain you, and ultimately it will soothe your soul.

Create showstopping cookies that taste as good as they look! A collection that includes something for everyone, no matter the occasion or season.  In Creative Cookie Decorating for Everyone, the follow-up to the beloved Creative Cookie Decorating, Emily Hutchinson takes you through decorating with buttercream, with hundreds of step-by-step photos. She covers each season and holiday with new ideas and designs for your cookies.Unique to this book are instructions for how to flood with buttercream. (Yes, you read that right, you can flood with buttercream!) Emily shares twice as many (new!) delicious recipes while also including allergy-conscious cookies that everyone can enjoy. These recipes have been tested and perfected, so they are ready for the spotlight! Emily's main goal is to teach you all her tips and tricks, which have taken her years to learn, and help you develop or fine-tune your decorating skills, no matter your background experience in the kitchen. Emily loves to see bakers succeed, and this book is sure to help you take your cookies to the next level.  Emily, the creator of The Hutch Oven, has built a brand around creative ways to decorate beautiful and achievable buttercream-frosted cookie designs with trusted recipes. She passionately shares her gift of baking, along with her inspiring journey after her daughter passed away from SIDS in 2008. Her heartfelt stories will leave you full of hope and the feel of a warm embrace as you soak up valuable cookie knowledge. Emily is real and relatable, and it's like you're baking right alongside her. Creative Cookie Decorating for Everyone is as much about finding joy and peace in the kitchen as it is connecting with people while baking.

Pasta night has never been easier! 75 delicious recipes for the whole family.  Super Easy Pasta! offers 75 easy recipes for all your favorite pasta dishes. Whether you like to prepare dinner on the stovetop or in your slow cooker, Instant Pot, or oven, there are plenty of delicious options here. Find recipes such as: Easy Tomato Alfredo ChickenPasta PrimaveraBow-Tie Pasta with Peas and BaconMostaccioliMeatless Lasagna Roll-upsSpinach Cheese ManicottiCreamy Baked ZitiInstant Pasta à la MariaSausage TortelliniRicotta Gnocchi with Spinach SauceShrimp with Sun-Dried TomatoesAnd more!These recipes use ingredients that are inexpensive and easy to find at your local grocery store. With each recipe, you'll find the approximate prep time (usually 15 minutes or less) and cooking time, so you'll know exactly what you're getting into before you start. Icons on the top of each recipe page indicate whether the dish requires a slow cooker, Instant Pot, stovetop, or oven. With vegetarian, beef, chicken, and seafood options, there's something here for everyone!

Turn your homesteading dreams into reality through six weeks of learning, strategy, biblical reflection, and prayer.In Holy Homestead, author Hannah Deurloo guides readers through a six-week journey to transform their homes, hearts, and habits through faith and stewardship. Whether you live in a city apartment or a rural farmhouse, this book offers practical advice and spiritual encouragement to help you cultivate a homestead that glorifies God.Rooted in biblical wisdom and inspired by the Proverbs 31 woman, Holy Homestead is more than a how-to—it’s a call to live simply, work diligently, and steward resources with purpose. Each week focuses on a core homesteading area, with daily readings that blend practical tips and spiritual insight.Week 1: Groundwork – Time management, soil identification, and resisting consumerism.Week 2: Gardening – Choosing crops, identifying weeds, and growing with intention.Week 3: Preserving – Canning, fermenting, freezing, and storing food.Week 4: Cooking – Scratch cooking, hospitality, composting, and using preserved foods.Week 5: Animals – Caring for bees, birds, chickens, goats, and more.Week 6: Monetizing – Cottage food laws, selling strategies, and honoring God with your harvest.Throughout, readers are encouraged to pause, pray, and refocus on God’s plan. With humor and heartfelt wisdom, Deurloo shares her journey of letting go of perfectionism and embracing purposeful living. Holy Homestead is about doing what matters most—faithfully and intentionally.

Discover a World of Flavor with Willard Roth’s Mennonite CookbookWillard Roth, a celebrated cook and Mennonite church leader, brings decades of culinary experience and global food adventures to your kitchen. Raised on a sprawling Iowa farm, Roth learned the art of hospitality and home cooking from his Mennonite mother and grandmothers. His passion for food—growing it, preparing it, and sharing it—shines through in every recipe.This unique cookbook blends traditional Mennonite recipes with international flavors inspired by Roth’s travels across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. From comforting farm-style dishes to vibrant global cuisine, these recipes are designed for home cooks who love easy-to-follow, flavorful meals.Inside you’ll find:Soups & Chowders: Thai Coconut Shrimp, Chilled Melon Mint, Hawkeye Corn & Chilies ChowderSmall Plates & Sides: Cheese Grits with Chunky Tomato Sauce, Corn Leek BakeMain Courses: Lemon Turkey Stir-Fry with Pasta, Monastery Cornbread Casserole, Pecan Crunch Salmon Bake, Beer-Braised Short Ribs, Balsamic Honey-Glazed Lamb ChopsDesserts & Treats: Cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, candies, and frozen delightsPlus: Chutneys, cordials, rum sauces, relishes, and fresh saladsWhether you’re looking for authentic Mennonite recipes, farm-to-table comfort food, or international dishes with a twist, this cookbook delivers. Roth’s warm storytelling and practical tips make every meal an opportunity to share hospitality and joy. Bring the taste of the world—and the heart of Mennonite hospitality—into your home kitchen with Willard Roth’s unforgettable recipes.

This book tells a story which until now has not been available in such an interesting and comprehensive form. What holds these people together? Why are they growing in number? Where do they live? The Old Order Mennonites are less well known than the Amish, but are similar in many beliefs and practices. Some Old Order Mennonites drive horses and buggies. Others use cars for transportation. Conservative Mennonite groups vary a great deal, but in general espouse strong faith and family life and believe that how they live should distinguish them from the larger society around them.           The author details courtship and wedding practices, methods of worship, dress, transportation, and vocation. Never before has there been such an inside account of these people and their lives. The author spent years conferring and interviewing members of the various groups, trying to portray their history and their story in a fair and accurate manner. An enjoyable, educational, inspiring book.

John L. Ruth, a Mennonite storyteller/historian, captures the spirit of Old Order Mennonite and Amish groups in his essays, along with photographs, poetry, and quotations. If the "plain people" of North America are to be understood in terms of their own concerns, we must consider sympathetically 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. --John L. Ruth, in A Quiet and Peaceable Life.

Truck farmers, devoted cooks, skillful bakers, and local butchers bring their beloved, home-prepared products to their customers at Lancaster, Pennsylvania's thriving Central Market three days each week. Now these standholders at the nation's oldest, continually operating farmers market have brought their best recipes together into an irresistible cookbook that features fresh tasting dishes with easy-to-follow instructions.           "Fresh from Central Market" Cookbook offers more than 300 purely delicious recipes for from-scratch cookies and pastries, meats and main dishes, brunches, snacks, appetizers, and grilling. In other words — these are the standholders' absolutely best dishes — some of which are brand new, some of which are irreplaceable traditions! This stunning cookbook includes full-color photographs of lively market days and of the beloved market building.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Here’s a call to colleges and universities to consider implementing restorative practices on their campuses, ensuring fair treatment of students and staff while minimizing institutional liability, protecting the campus community, and boosting morale. From an associate dean of student affairs who has put these models to work on his campus.Restorative justice is a collaborative decision-making process that includes victims, offenders, and others who are seeking to hold offenders accountable by having them (a) accept and acknowledge responsibility for their offenses, (b) to the best of their ability, repair the harm they caused to victims and communities, and (c) work to reduce the risk of re-offense by building positive social ties to the community.David Karp writes in his introduction, “As a student affairs administrator, I have become deeply committed to the concept and practice of restorative justice. I have experienced how it can work given the very real pressures among campus conduct administrators to manage high case loads, ensure fair treatment, minimize institutional liability, protect the campus community, boost morale in a division with high turnover, and help students learn from their mistakes without creating insurmountable obstacles to their future successes."

A romance novel by an Amish writer, based on true experiences! It isn't that Lizzie doesn't want to stay Amish. It's just that there is so much to figure out. Like why can't she let her hair a little looser on top? And why can't she wear shoes with a little bit more of a heel? And will she ever really just know for a fact who she is going to marry like her next-older sister, Emma, does? And how does it happen that her just-younger sister, Mandy, is going on a date before Lizzie ever has a real one? So does it matter at all if she eats one more whoopie pie? Amos seems to like her a lot when she pounds out the ping-pong games. He even asks her to be his partner in doubles. But then he asks Ruthie if he can take her home! It has been this way Lizzie's whole life. She has too hot a temper. She hates housework and dislikes babies. She loves driving fast horses but is petrified of going away from home for a week to work as a maud (maid). Now that Lizzie is running around, will she scare off the Amish boys with her hi-jinks manners? She has certainly attracted the attention of the egg-truck driver. A scary thrill runs through her every time the worldly man comes to pick up an order, each time extending his stay a little longer. How long will she keep this a secret from Emma—and from Mamm and Datt? What will become of Lizzie? Is she too spirited, too innocent, and almost too uninhibited for a young Amish woman?Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.