The Bookshelf

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Welcome to PeaceAbility Press, the outlet for articles, essays and books I have written. “The Bookshelf” is your source for an overview of all my selctions. The blue box is a listing of the FREE PDF selections and can be read online or downloaded at no cost (scroll down). The gray box identifies the titles available for sale in the PeaceAbility Press Store (Click “Shop” above).

THESE TITLES ARE AVAILABLE TO READ ONLINE OR AS A FREE PDF DOWNLOAD.  (SEE BELOW)

1. A Most Remarkable Man. A brief biography of a simple, honest, and well-respected man. This is the original “First Edition”, which does not include the “War Letters”. Free download below.
2. Clock of Ages. The story of a simple clock passed through one family over six generations. Free download below.
3. Ephrata Imitations. Ephrata, Pennsylvania, has some wonderful old buildings of historic significance. A number of these have inspired me to build models based on the prototypes, using a 1:48 scale. Ephrata Imitations is a collection of photographs featuring the original buildings and my models. this album also includes the dimensions of each building and, in most cases, a brief description of its history. A free download below.
4. War Letters. First Edition. A very personal view of an American GI and the family he loved, as revealed in his letters during World War II. A free download below.

THESE TITLES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE PEACEABILITY PRESS STORE (“STORE”)

1. The Clockmakers Of The Cocalico Valley. Twenty clockmakers in rural northern Lancaster County, PA are examined. Choose the e-Book or paperback.
2. Sacred Simplicity: Worship Spaces Among the Brethren in Atlantic Northeast. now available in two formats! Choose the economical e-Book version or the paperback version. This is a definitive look at where and how the Church of the Brethren has worshipped in eastern Pennsylvania since 1723.
3. The Clocks of the Cloister. A study of one of the most overlooked accomplishments from the Historic Ephrata Cloister. The e-Book version is available in the PeaceAbility Press Store (“SHOP”). The paperback version is sold exclusively at the Ephrata Cloister Museum Store ($8.00). See https://ephratacloister.org.
4. The Clocks of the Cloister: Second Edition. This popular book has been updated with additional information, more photographs, and greater indexing. This second edition is only available as an e-Book, at this time. $10.00. Visit the PeaceAbility Store.
5. The Ephrata Effect: The Theologies and Practices of Alexander Mack and Conrad Beissel. A study of two widely divergent understandings of Radical Pietism and Anabaptism.  Choose the e-Book or paperback.
6. The Gehr Family of Lancaster County, PA. A genealogy spanning eleven generations. Your choice of e-book or paperback.
7. The Peter Gehr Story. A biography of a German immigrant with a spiritual hunger and a restless soul.  Choose the e-Book or paperback.
8. The Vehicle For Growth. How the railroad transformed a county over the course of 160 years.  Choose the e-Book or paperback.
9. The Family Heritage of Margaret Stoner Gehr. A genealogical look at the Stoner family, beginning in the 13th century. Included are brief looks at the related Shimp, Steffy, and Groff families.  Choose the e-Book or paperback.
10. From Barns To Banks: The Story of John Wanner Gehr. A biography of a man known as “The King of Barn Builders”.
11. A Most Remarkable Man: A Biography of the Life of George Showers Gehr 1921-2018. Second Edition. This is the longer version that includes the “War Letters”, about 60 letters written by George during World War II. Available only as a paperback in the PeaceAbility Press Store.

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