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Plain and Simple

Plain and Simple

by Sue Bender

1989Social life and customsAmishSimplicitySelf-actualization (Psychology)Psychological aspects
2.5
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About this book

The telling, true-life account of how an urban Californian is drawn into the beautiful yet austere life of an Amish community describes the ultimate effects that their simple values have on her life upon her return to the city.

Themes & subjects

Social life and customsAmishSimplicitySelf-actualization (Psychology)Psychological aspectsCase studies
First published 1989

Author

Sue Bender

First published

1989

Pages

152

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

14

Language

English

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN

9780061458767

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