The Veteran's Bookstore

The Veteran's Bookstore
Books for Military Families

Surviving Deployment: A Guide for Military Families by Karen M. Pavlicin. "...Written in straight forward easy-to-read style. A book that should be in every military family household... It's a guide to the nuts, bolts, and sheer difficulties of the process. Pavlicin writes from experience..." My Daddy Is a Soldier by Kirk Hilbrecht, Sharron Hilbrecht. Great for military children!, It's a wonderful addition to the home of any military family! Heroes at Home: Help and Hope for America's Military Families by Ellie Kay. Filled with actual stories of Ellie Kay’s and others’ life in the military, this encouraging book provides helpful guidance to families on active duty and insight to their extended families, friends, and churches.
When Duty Calls: A Guide to Equip Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Personnel and Their Loved Ones for Military Separations by Carol Vandesteeg. Military families face more duty-related separations than ever before. "When Duty Calls" is a practical manual to help them prepare for the inevitable separations. Suggestions for making a Family Deployment Guide, long-distance communication, household management, recognizing expectations, and much more make this a valuable resource. Solo-Ops: A Survival Guide for Military Wives by Hilary Martin. Solo-Ops was written after severl years of experience in the military and after a year of research with other military wives. The Survival Guide addresses the most common questions, thoughts, feelings and fears of a new or inexperienced military wife in a way that is not only light and humorous, but it offers viable coping methods for the unstable military world. This book is a good read, not a boring reference like many other "survival guides". Daddy, You're My Hero! by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. Around the world, whether or not we are at war or involved in a military action, soldiers are deployed to service leaving their families behind. Everyday, children of military personnel are being confronted with the difficulties of having a parent deployed in the service of our country. Children's book author and military brat, Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, has written, "Daddy, you're my hero!" and "Mommy, you're my hero!" to help military and reservist's families speak with children about deployment.
E-Mail to the Front: One Wife's Correspondence with Her Husband Overseas by Alesia Holliday. Alesia Holliday has been a Navy wife for almost seven years. She has survived three household moves, two deployments, three bar exams, the birth of two children, and a ridiculous number of lawyer jokes. Alesia recently landed in Jacksonville, Florida, where she lives with her husband, Judd, a Naval Flight Officer on P-3 Orion aircraft and a very patient man, and her two children, Connor and Lauren, who always supply her with new material.

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