A listing of the books the 94th Engineer Battalion Family Readiness Office has. These are available for checkout by any Wolverine Soldier or Family member. POC is Stephanie Leary at 596-0131 ext 63968

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Family Readiness Library
Coping with Anxiety: 10 Simple Ways to Relieve Anxiety, Fear and Worry
By Edmind Bourne (152.4 BOU)
Want quick, effective and easy-to-learn solutions to problem anxiety? Coping with Anxiety offers the most
effective strategies for overcoming the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of anxiety, distilled into
ten clear and simple solutions. Each of the ten solutions includes step-by-step exercises for combating a
particular feature of anxiety, written in a concise, reader-friendly style. Each of the strategies provides
something you can do in the moment, without having to work through the finer points of the most often
used therapies for treating anxiety: cognitive therapy and desensitization.
Are You Really Listening?: Keys to Successful Communication
By Paul Donoghue, Mary E. Siegal (153.6 DON)
Listening is an essential skill worth every effort to learn and to master. It opens us to the world around us
and to the persons who matter most to us. When we listen, we learn and grow. Donoghue and Siegel look
at the reasons why people don't listen. Filled with vivid examples that clearly demonstrate easy-to-learn
listening techniques, Are You Really Listening? is a guide to the secrets and joys of listening and being
listened to.
Transforming Stress: The Heartmath Solution for Relieving Worry, Fatigue, And Tension
By Doc Lew Childre, Deborah Rozman (155.9 CHI)
At the core of the HeartMath method of emotional regulation is the idea that, by focusing on positive
feelings such as appreciation, care, or compassion, anyone can create dramatic changes in his or her
heart rhythms. These changes precipitate a series of neural, hormonal, and biochemical events that
dissipate stress and anger and lead to greater well-being.
Slowing Down to the Speed of Life: How To Create A More Peaceful, Simpler Life From The Inside
Out
By Richard Carlson (158 CAR)
Feel like you're always rushing but never catching up? Are you doing more, but enjoying it less? The
frantic pace and pressure of modern life can take a serious toll on your happiness and your health, but
there is a way to step off the treadmill without giving up your career or activities. The answer lies not in
sacrificing your work productivity or your lifestyle but rather in changing your attitude. By using the simple
exercises in this book to slow down your thoughts and focus on the present moment, you can actually
achieve greater productivity and creativity—all while maintaining a calmer, healthier state of mind.
CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Coping in a World
Gone ADD
By Edward M. Hallowell (158 HAL)
Dr. Hallowell has helped more than a million readers free themselves of the distractions and compulsions
of ADD. Now in CrazyBusy, he offers the same sound, sane, and accessible guidance for anyone
suffering from the harried pace of modern life. If you find yourself pulled into a million different directions,
here at last is the opportunity to stop being busy, start being happy, and still get things done.
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2. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men: Simple Ways to Minimize Stress in a Competitive World
By Richard Carlson (158.1 CAR)
Carlson invites men of all ages to enjoy the benefits of simplification and discover what so many of us
already know: that it’s a stressful world out there, but it doesn’t have to be.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family
By Richard Carlson (158.1 CAR)
Richard Carlson, the bestselling author of DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF, is back with 100 simple
yet inventive strategies for reducing the stresses of everyday life without leaving home.
I Had It All the Time: When Self-Improvement Gives Way to Ecstasy
By Alan Cohen (158.1 COH)
Whether you are a newcomer or a veteran on the path of self-improvement, I Had it All the Time will
awaken you to a life so magnificent that you will laugh at the notion of improving what love made whole.
Quit fixing yourself and get on with the life you came to live.
The Story of You (And How to Create a New One
By Steve Chandler (158.1 CHA)
The author breaks down the barriers that impede personal growth through his exploration of the stories
people tell themselves about their pasts. Chandler leads the listener on a path toward creative
accomplishment.
What's Right with Me: Positive Ways to Celebrate Your Strengths, Build Self-Esteem, and Reach
Your Potential
By Carlene Deroo , Carolyn Deroo (158.1 DER)
A mother and daughter team up to help readers identify, focus on, and develop their own strengths. This
book offers an approach that leads to greater self-esteem and a richer sense of life's possibilities-a
positive and refreshing alternative to problem-focused self-help books. In this book you'll find a warm and
engaging set of activities you can use to identify what's right in your life. Through guided reflection and
journaling, you'll learn to find strength and self-reliance in your own best qualities. You'll get to know
yourself better, and you'll love all the wonderful things you'll discover in the process.
Power of Self-Coaching: The Five Essential Steps to Creating the Life You Want
By Joseph J. Luciani Ph.D. (158.1 LUC)
Nobody is born insecure, angry, bored, or depressed. The fact is, happiness is our natural state and, as
psychologist Dr. Joseph J. Luciani explains in this warm, witty, and empowering guide, chronic
unhappiness is just a bad habit–a habit that can be broken.
The Courage to be Brilliant: How Five Acts of Improvement a Day will Make You Shine
by Marta Monahan with Jeff Andrus (158.1 MON)
The timeless concept of The Courage to be Brilliant is how to achieve a life of brilliance versus a life of
excellence. While excellence is will get us by, life's true treasures - fulfillment, joy, meaning, and legacy -
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3. come from living in brilliance. Brilliance occurs when our spirit and our actions are aligned on a daily
basis.
Medals Above My Heart: The Rewards of Being a Military Wife
by Brenda C. Pace, Carol McGlothlin (242 PAC)
Medals Above My Heart is a devotional for military wives. The husbands of these authors wear their
medals on their uniforms, but these ladies will share experiences of military life and reveal the medals
they wear over their own hearts. Like the wives of great military leaders of the past, present day military
wives experience challenges that stretch their physical, emotional, and spiritual resources.
The Jonah Factor: 13 Spiritual Steps to Finding the Job of a Lifetime
By Ed Klodt (248.8 KLO)
The Jonah Factor offers practical solutions to finding "the job of a lifetime". Extensively researched with
more than 500 biblical quotes, references and insights, The Jonah Factor provides an innovative
approach to discovering fulfilling work. Its proven 13-step process utilizes a combination of spiritual
discernment, an inventory of talents and abilities, partnership with a church or congregation and a way of
testing out ideas that culminates in a carefully considered and well-prepared leap of faith into new work.
The 7 Powers of Questions: Secrets to Successful Communication in Life and at Work
By Dorothy Leeds (302.2 LEE)
This unique book reveals the seven powers of questions-and shows how to use them most effectively.
Learn how questions can improve relationships, help determine what people really want, uncover
opportunities, persuade others, and get more out of every business or personal encounter.
Second Chances: Men, Women and Children a Decade After Divorce
By Sandra Blakesee, Judith Wallerstien (306.89 WAL)
Having worked extensively with families in the midst of divorce, psychoanalyst Wallerstein is uniquely
qualified to deal with the impact of divorce on the contemporary family. Basing her book on an
authoritative and well-documented study of these families that she conducted over a ten-year period, she
focuses on the heavy toll divorce takes on the children of divorcing families.
The Military Spouse’s Complete Guide to Careeer Success: Finding Meaningful Employment in
Today’s New Global Marketplace
By Janet Farley (331.5 FAR)
Helps military spouses develop an effective job search and successfully manage their careers despite the
challenges associated with the military lifestyle. Packed with useful resources, inspirational stories, and
practical career tools it covers self assessment, networking, resume writing, interviewing for a job, and
starting a business.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff About Money
By Richard Carlson (332.024 CAR)
Richard Carlson's central philosophy for your finances is the more you give, the more you get back. His
brilliant essays help you eliminate the stress, worry and fear of financial issues, allowing you to live more
fully and attract more wealth into your life. His practical, simple advice will bring more joy and fulfillment
into the process of earning money - and with this, more success!
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4. Married to the Military: A Survival Guide for Military Wives, Girlfriends, and Women in Uniform
By Meredith Leyva (355.008655 LEY)
Whether you're dating, engaged, or married to an active military servicemember or reservist -- or you've
just signed up yourself -- you may feel as if you've somehow married the United States military! Meredith
Leyva, a military wife and founder of CinCHouse.com details everything you need to know to manage
day-to-day issues and get on with the adventure of military life. From relocation to deployment, protocol to
finances, and career to kids, Leyva offers time-tested advice.
Chicken Soup for the Military Wife's Soul: Stories to Touch the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Charles Preston, Cindy Pedersen (355.0092 CAN)
The stories in Chicken Soup for the Military Wife's Soul are written by military family members and the
courageous women who themselves serve in the military. They celebrate the women who unite with
kindred spirits to raise families, maintain homes and uphold the most positive attitudes when facing the
fears of losing a loved one.
Todays Military Wife
By Lydia Cline (355.1 CLI)
This book covers all the information a service wife needs to survive and prosper in a service environment,
including a complete description of family-friendly programs, advice for coping with periodic separations,
tips for managing a separate career, discussion of living overseas, information on raising a family, and
details on being a full participant in the rich and rewarding social aspects of military life.
From a Pebble to a Rock
By Patti Correa (355.1 COR)
Life stories from the Homefront to encourage the hearts of every woman.
Help! I’m a Military Spouse - I Get a Life Too!: How to Craft a Life for You As You Move With the
Military
By Kathie Hightower and Holly Scherer (355.1 HIG)
This is not a book about being the perfect military spouse. And it's not about rebelling against military life.
It's about creatively taking advantage of the military life's opportunities to fulfill one's own dreams. Military
lifestyle columnists, workshop presenters and longtime military spouses themselves, Kathie Hightower
and Holly Scherer show how to tap into the richness and possibilities of a life with the military. Practical
tips include: Five keys to happiness for a life with the military; fifty tips to maintain energy and lower
stress; and seventy creative and practical ways to follow one's dreams.
Heroes at Home: Help and Hope for America's Military Families
By Ellie Kay (355.1 KAY)
Military families, whether active duty, reserve, or National Guard, have a champion in Ellie Kay. She
inspires and encourages the families left behind during dangerous missions, long hours, and even longer
deployments. Always practical, Ellie helps those serving their country stretch a dollar, keep in touch over
long distances, prepare for separations, and so much more.
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5. Pass it On, II: Living and Leaving the Military Lifestyle
By Kathleen O’Beirne (355.1 OBE)
An Army Daughter and Navy Wife provide tips on mobilization, deployment and relocation, military
spouses' lifestyle, military children, and retirement.
Life After Deployment: Military families share reunion stories and advice
By Karen Pavlicin (355.1 PAV)
Life After Deployment captures the tender and moving stories of military families during their reunion.
Service members and their spouses, parents, fiancés, and children share the joy and anxiety of
homecoming, the adjustments of living together again, and how they coped with anger, depression,
PTSD, injuries, grief, and other challenges. Some families had fairytale endings. Most worked hard to
rebuild their relationships after much time and change. A few suffered great losses. These military
families talk candidly about what their experience was really like, offering hope and advice to others who
walk this journey.
Surviving Deployment: A Guide for Military Families
By Karen Pavlicin (355.1 PAV)
As part of today's active duty or reserve forces, your loved one may be called to war, peacekeeping
missions, anti-terrorism campaigns, field exercises, disaster relief, and many other duties far from home--
and you. Learn what to expect, how to prepare, and how to personally grow as individuals and families.
Your survival gear will range from a sturdy toilet plunger to the fine art of letter writing. You'll manage
financial changes, help children express their feelings, and discover a renewed appreciation for everyday
life.
Separated by Duty United in Love
By Shellie Vandevoorde (355.12 VAN)
Addressing head-on the challenges of long-distance relationships with frank, practical advice and
anecdotes, Separated by Duty, United in Love is perfect for military couples. It includes the answers and
resources they need to meet the greatest challenge any relationship can face. With understanding born
from over 20 years' experience as a military wife, author Shellie Vandevoorde tackles the tough issues
from dealing with the struggle of being a single parent to infidelity, real or imagined. As divorce rates rise
in the armed forces (the divorce rate among officers in the US Army tripled from 2001 to 2004) Separated
by Duty, United in Love provides a practical hands-on guide that can help couples in every branch of the
service.
I’m Already Home Again: Keeping your family close while on assignment or deployment
By Elaine Gray Dumler (355.120973 CUM)
This book tackles the challenges of keeping our military families connected and strong while away from
each other. An easy-to-follow, practical guide to fun and inexpensive ways for keeping our service men
and women connected to their families while away in service to their country.
Operation Military Family: How to Strengthen Your Military Marriage and Save Your Family
By Michael Schindler (355.132)
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6. Operation Military Family: How to Strengthen Your Military Marriage and Save Your Family follows
several families through their emotions, struggles and victories prior to deployment, throughout
deployment and then life together back home. These couples share how they overcame many of the
challenges they faced transitioning from civilian life to military life and then back to civilian life. Operation
Military Family is a "must-have" for service members and their families who are looking for a true to life
road map on how other couples strengthened their marriages, despite the odds.
Brain Heal Thyself
By Madonna Siles (362.196 SIL)
Part memoir, part recovery manual, Brain, Heal Thyself is a guidebook for thousands of shell-shocked
individuals who suddenly find themselves having to make life and death decisions for those they love.
With humor, warmth, and arresting honesty, Siles’s lively narrative closely examines not only the patient’s
recovery, but also the crucial role of caregivers—and the emotional, financial, and practical pressures
they face.
Going Overboard: The Misadventures of a Military Wife
By Sarah Smiley (359.0092 SMI)
In 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. "I don't
want you to panic, but I might not be able to come to our wedding..." So began Sarah Smiley's life as a
military wife. As a former Navy brat herself, Sarah knew better than anyone that weddings and funerals-
even childbirth!-take a backseat to Uncle Sam. But just as the young syndicated columnist gets
comfortable with the military wife's routine, her husband is sent away for unexpected deployment. What
follows is a true test of strength and wit. From getting locked out of the house in cowgirl pajamas to
wrestling with the temptation of infidelity, Sarah exposes it all with candor, heart-and knowing humor.
Inside Secrets of Finding a Teaching Job: The Most Effective Search Methods for Both New and
Experienced Educators
By Jack Warner, Clyde Bryan, Diane Warner (370 WAR)
This book provides real-world job search tips from other teachers as well as administrators. Also contains
resume-writing advice, how to create a teacher portfolio and demonstration video, and Internet resources
for finding the perfect situation.
We Carry Each Other: Getting Through Life’s Toughest Times
By Eric Langshur, Sharon Langshur, Mary Beth Sammons (610 LAN)
We Carry Each Other is a guide to finding the courage inside ourselves to open our hearts and spirits,
and reach out with caring and compassion when a spouse, child, parent, friend, neighbor, or colleague
needs us most.
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
By Robert Sapolsky (616.0019 SAP)
Why don't zebras get ulcers--or heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases--when people do? In
a fascinating look at the science of stress, biologist Robert Sapolsky presents an intriguing case, that
people develop such diseases partly because our bodies aren't designed for the constant stresses of a
modern-day life--like sitting in daily traffic jams or growing up in poverty. Rather, they seem more built for
the kind of short-term stress faced by a zebra--like outrunning a lion.
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7. Downrange to Iraq and Back
By Bridget Cantrell, Chuck Dean (616.85 CAN)
Required reading for anyone seriously interested about how to make healthy transitions from war to
peace. You will find answers, explanations, and insights as to why so many combat veterans suffer from
flashbacks, depression, fits of rage, nightmares, anxiety, emotional numbing, and other troubling aspects
of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The Veterans PTSD Book: How to File and Collect on Claims for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
By John Roche (616.85 ROC)
Describes PTSD, how it occurs, who is most likely to develop it, and how it is treated; offers step-by-step
instructions on how to prepare a well-grounded claim for veterans' benefits relating to PTSD; provides an
insider's look at one veteran's four-year struggle to obtain VA benefits for PTSD.
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
By Jonathon Shay (616.85 SHA)
Shay is a psychiatrist specializing in treating Vietnam veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress
syndrome. In this provocative monograph, he relates their experiences to Homer's portrait of Achilles in
The Illiad. War, he argues, generates rage because of its intrinsic unfairness. Only one's special
comrades can be trusted. He convincingly recommends policies of unit rotation and unit "griefwork"--
official recognition of combat losses--as keys to sustaining what he calls a moral existence during war's
human encounters.
War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
By Edward Tick (616.85 TIC)
Edward Tick redefines PTSD as a true identity disorder, with radical implications for therapy. First, Tick
establishes the traditional context of war in mythology and religion. Then he describes in depth PTSD in
terms of identity issues. Finally, drawing on world spiritual traditions, he presents ways to nurture a
positive identity based in compassion and forgiveness.
Once a Warrior: Wired for Life
By Bridget Cantrell, Chuck Dean (616.8521 CAN)
Illustrates how to turn negatives into positives and assists our highly trained military personnel in utilizing
their tremendous potential in achieving success and happiness after their released from military service.
This book highlights the path along the way to transitioning from warrior to civilian. It is not a book to read
just once, but one to study over and over again.
Vietnam Wives: Facing the Challenges of Life With Veterans Suffering Post-Traumatic Stress
By Aphrodite Matsakis (616.85212 MAT)
Aphrodite Matsakis revisits the plight of the secondary victims of the war: the wives and children of
veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. The book explores the many changes encountered by
traumatized veterans and their families as they face the difficult developmental stage of mid-life:
retirement, the "empty nest syndrome," becoming grandparents, and, in many cases, separation and
divorce. Matsakis deftly leads readers through the process of finding better ways to cope with new
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8. challenges and old. She explains post-traumatic stress disorder, its causes, symptoms, and the
devastating long-term effects, including domestic violence, substance abuse, and suicidal feelings.
Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their
Families
By Keith Armstrong (616.89 ARM)
This book offers soldiers and their families a comprehensive guide to dealing with the all-too-common
repercussions of combat duty, including posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, and
substance abuse. It details state-of-the-art treatments for these difficulties and outlines specific ways to
improve couple and family relationships. It also offers tips on areas such as rejoining the workforce and
reconnecting with children.
Homefront Club: The Hardheaded Woman's Guide to Raising a Military Family
By Jacey Eckhart (646.7 ECK)
Eckhart covers issues from the first day in the "fortress" to the last day the husband is piped ashore with
humor and encouragement. She presents the realities and then offers some solutions for the married-
but-single parent, starting out on the bottom rung of the career ladder with each move, and worrying if
military life is hurting the kids. Her guide offers helpful ideas about managing the demands of a teenager
during a move, finding playmates for toddlers in new neighborhoods, and even telling mothers-in-law why
they shouldn’t be at the homecoming. She also lists methods of finding full and part-time work.
Dare to Repair: A Do-it-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home
By Julie Sussman, Stephanie Glakas-Tenet (646.7 SUS)
Whether you identify with riot grrrls or Rosie the Riveter, you'll love the tackle-it-yourself empowerment
style of Dare to Repair. Covering simple tasks like unclogging bathroom sinks and switching directions on
a ceiling fan along with more intimidating projects such as patching holes in drywall or creating a circuit
map, this no-nonsense guide will walk you through those simple steps of maintaining, and perhaps even
improving, your home.
She’s Gonna Blow!: Real Help for Moms Dealing with Anger
By Julie Barnhill (649 BAR)
Straightforward and easy–to–read, She’s Gonna Blow! is for every mom seeking here–and–now hope
and help to: find healthier ways of expressing anger; let go of ―control‖ issues and be more positive; draw
closer to the God who created moms and mothering.
Parents Guide to Business Travel: Practical Advice and Wisdom for When You Have to Be Away
By Charlie Hudson (649 HUD)
The essential book for any parent who travels and feels the pangs of guilt and loneliness of leaving the
family behind. Offers down-to-earth suggestions by the age of children, topics range from how to explain
an absence to a toddler to the unsettling decision of when, and if, it’s okay to leave a teenager alone for
one or more nights. An insightful collection of anecdotes and practical ideas, the book also includes
checklists and charts for parents and children to complete.
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9. Perfect Phrases for Negotiating Salary and Job Offers: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases to Help
You Get the Best Possible Salary, Perks or Promotion
By Matthew Deluca, Nanette Deluca (650.14 DEL)
The latest guide in the top-selling, easy-to-use Perfect Phrases series gives you the correct vocabulary to
use to get the best salary or job offer possible. Using words and phrases that take away the taboo
surrounding the subject of money, you can ask for what you want-and deserve-with confidence.
24 Hours to the Perfect Interview: Quick Steps for Planning, Organizing, and Preparing for the
Interview that Gets the Job
By Matthew Deluca, Nanette Deluca (650.14 DEL)
The one resource job seekers need to quickly prepare for even the toughest interview situation.
Bestselling authors and career coaches Matt and Nan DeLuca offer a quick and easy system that walks
job hunters through the essential steps of preinterview preparation.
Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases That Succinctly
Demonstrate Your Skills, Your Experience and Your Value in Any Interview Situation
By Carol Martin (650.14 MAR)
In a job interview, every word counts. That's why you need to make sure you'll be prepared with exactly
the right answers to any question an interviewer might throw at you. With Perfect Phrases for the Perfect
Interview, you will be equipped to handle even the toughest questions.
How to Say It: Job Interviews
By Linda Matias (650.14 MAT)
This guide offers the hands-on information, tools, and reallife scripts interviewees need to comfortably
and effectively "pitch" themselves. It provides concrete examples of job-winning words and phrases, plus
invaluable ideas on how to advertise skills.
The 2 Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants
By Christine Durst, Michael Haaren (650.1408 DUR)
Based on the highly-successful Virtual Assistant training programs Chris Durst and Michael Haaren
developed for the US Armed Forces and the US Department of State, The 2-Second Commute brings
you the knowledge without the classroom! Now YOU can learn from Chris & Mike, too, and start your own
successful VA business!
Winning Job Interviews
By Paul Powers (650.1408 POW)
Here is one book every job hunter needs. Fast paced, with no fluff, Winning Job Interviews is packed with
strategies and techniques that are practical, market-proven, and easy to use.
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10. Finding a Job After 50: Reinvent Yourself for the 21st Century
By Jeannette Woodward (650.1408 WOO)
When you're 50 or 60 years old, the job market is a combat zone, no matter what your skills or
experience. Finding a Job After 50 is a "guerilla guide" that gives you the powerful tools you need to
substitute real satisfaction for the rat race. Getting the job you want may be a battle, so you have to
approach it as such, equipping yourself with the right weapons to succeed in today’s job market. Your
arsenal better be well stocked before you enter the fray.
While They're At War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront
By Kristin Henderson (956.7044 HEN)
Kristin Henderson writes about the private sacrifices made by military families. It paints a vivid picture of
the families behind America's armed forces, many now serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Heroes Among Us: Firsthand Accounts of Combat From America's Most Decorated Warriors in
Iraq and Afghanistan
(956.7044 HER)
More than one million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but fewer than 500 from this group
have earned a Silver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, or the Medal of
Honor. These Americans have demonstrated extraordinary courage under fire—in the worst of
circumstances. Heroes Among Us tells these extraordinary true stories of valor, honor and sacrifice.
A Year of Absence: Six women's stories of courage, hope and love
By Jessica Redmond (956.7044 RED)
A Year of Absence follows the lives of six women whose husbands, all members of the U.S. Army’s First
Armored Division based in Germany, deploy to Iraq in April 2003. A Year of Absence captures what life is
like for many families of deployed soldiers: the ever-present fear of death, the pressures of single-
parenthood, and the strength and comfort that come with the support of close friends.
Voices from the Front: Letters Home from America's Military Family
By Frank Schaeffer (956.7004 SCH)
Bridges the divide between those who are in, or who have family members in the military, and the rest of
us who can take that service for granted. It is a book about the intimately emotional and human side of
military service.
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