Great Possessions; An Amish Farmer's Jou

David Kline. North Point Press, $12 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-86547-471-0

Amish farmer Kline describes his family, his labors and everyday life on his 70-acre southern Ohio farm. ``His reverence for nature and his deep religious faith are palpable, and he argues convincingly for the `small-scale diversified farming' of the Amish, which ultimately gives back to the earth more than it takes,'' said PW. (Apr.)

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