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  Separated by Duty, United in Love

  A Guide to Long-Distance Relationships for Military Couples

  by Shellie Vandevoorde

  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... (more)
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  The Summer Before Boys

  by Nora Raleigh Baskin

  A timely, touching story about two young girls in their last summer as best friends.
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  Rails Deployment: Production Configuration and Advanced Rails Tactics

  by Ezra Zygmuntowicz, Bruce Tate, Clinton Begin

  First you'll learn how to build out your shared, virtual, or dedicated host. Then, you'll see how to build your applications for production and deploy them with one step, every time. Deploying Rails Applications will take you from a simple shared host through a highly scalable clustered and balanced setup with Nginx. See how to tell whether you've bought enough firepower, and learn how to optimize your Rails... (more)
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  100 Days and 99 Nights

  by Alan Madison

  Dad says because of the army he stood shoulder to shoulder with polar bears and watched the sun rise over the frozen fields of Alaska , which sounds really exciting. And because of the Army he slept in sludge, shoulder to shoulder with snakes and watched the sun set over the swamps of Alabama -- which does not. In a timely, but not politically charged way, author Alan Madison looks at the way a family... (more)
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  Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives

  by Jocelyn Green

  Faith Deployed speaks to relevant issues the miltary wife faces both in war and peace time. Fourteen other Christian military wives have contributed to this volume, hailing from all branches of service. With such a wide range of experiences (including active duty, reserves and National Guard), every military wife can relate to something in this book.
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  Out of the Blue

  by S. L. Rottman

  Stu and his mom are heading to Minot, North Dakota, where she will assume command of the Air Force base. But this time it will be just the two of them. His brother is away at college, and their father has abruptly decided to move to Nevada. With his family scattered and his mother preoccupied with military duties, Stu finds himself on his own and adrift in this new environment, caught between a respect for the... (more)
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  Confessions of a Military Wife

  by Mollie Gross

  "I remember when I hit rock bottom. There I was with no make-up on, hadn't showered, eating raw cookie dough out of the tube, hitting on the toothless bagger at the commissary, and ordering jewelry off the TV. And that was just my first day!" Confessions of a Military Wife is an honest, witty, and often hilarious look at the life of the new generation military wife. Mollie Gross learned the hard way to laugh... (more)
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  Daddy Goes On a Trip: Dealing With Travel and Deployment (Volume 2)

  by Mr. William G. Bentrim

  Children today are often exposed to things that their parents never had to face. Military deployment was practically unknown for a generation. Two income families have become the norm. Kids are often confused and even frightened as to why Daddy or Mommy has to travel. Taking the time to clearly explain can make a world of difference for the child's emotional and mental stability.
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  The Army Chaplain

  by William Young Brown

  The Army Chaplain: His Office, Duties, and Responsibilities, and the Means of Aiding Him was originally published in 1863. William Young Brown, the author, was one of the first Army hospital chaplains. President Abraham Lincoln personally requested that Brown serve in this position prior to the authorization of military hospital chaplains by Congress. This historic text contains advice and guidance for military... (more)
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  The Day After He Left for Iraq: A Story of Love, Family, and Reunion

  by Melissa Seligman

  A stunning debut memoir sure to touch military families—and all Americans. Melissa Seligman is something rare in the world of military families—a military wife who is also a beautiful writer. Here she describes her feelings as she watches her husband walk away from her and her newborn, knowing full well that he might not return from the war in Iraq. She experiences saying goodbye twice—both times he left when... (more)
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  Going Overboard : The Misadventures of a Military Wife

  by Sarah Smiley

  A former Navy brat and present-day Navy wife, Sarah Smiley knows better than anyone that weddings and funerals--even childbirth!--take a backseat to Uncle Sam. Yet when Sarah's husband, Dustin, is sent away for an unexpected deployment, what follows is a true test of strength and wit that even Sarah's list-making mother couldn't have prepared her for. Just when Sarah thinks she has it all under control, a charming... (more)
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  Bristol's Bastards: In Iraq with the 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry of Minnesota's National Guard   [BRISTOLS BASTARDS] [Hardcover]

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  Embrace The Suck:: 366 Days of courage, strength, inspiration, wisdom and hope.

  by Gabriel A Tolliver

  A daily dose of insight and wisdom from a wealth of people past and present to get through the good, the bad and the ugly of military deployment and ultimately life itself.
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  Faith Deployed...Again

  More Daily Encouragement for Military Wives

  by Jocelyn Green

  The highly anticipated sequel to award-winning Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives is here!  As husbands are being deployed multiple times, the women left behind desperately need encouragement and strength to maintain the home-front.  Often lonely, frequently overwhelmed by the needs around her, and continually stressed by a unique lifestyle, she needs to be equipped as to how to respond... (more)