Success Made Simple in FAST COMPANY today
What an honor–the book is leading off the Fast Company website today (no joke)! Check out the Amish customer tips slideshow they put together. And thanks to Cindy, Rick, and Pop for chipping in a few photos!
New York Amish: Part 2 of Karen Johnson-Weiner interview and book giveaway
Today we continue with part 2 of our interview with SUNY-Potsdam Professor of Anthropology Karen Johnson-Weiner. Karen is the author of the recently-released book New York Amish: Life in the Plain Communities of the Empire State. New York has proven an especially attractive destination for Amish in recent years, and is now home to over 12,000 Amish. In today’s segment, Karen discusses how Amish migrants…
An Amish America Q-and-A with Professor David Weaver-Zercher
David Weaver-Zercher is chair of the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. He is also the author and editor of numerous publications on the Amish, including The Amish in the American Imagination, Amish Grace (with co-authors Donald Kraybill and Steven Nolt), and Writing the Amish: The Worlds of John A. Hostetler. His latest book, The Amish and the Media…
“The Amish: Shunned” on PBS
A new documentary film about the Amish is set to air next month on PBS, titled The Amish: Shunned. This has been described as a follow-up to 2012’s well-received The Amish. From the description: A poignant and penetrating look at what it means to be cut off from faith and family, The Amish: Shunned follows seven people who have chosen to leave their closed and…
You hit the big-time, dude! Congrats!! (although it’s very un-Amish of me to be giving you so much attention)
Thanks Brad, I do appreciate it. It is also un-Amish of me to be seeking the attention! But I guess that’s Part B of doing a book 🙂