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Military Spouse Booklist
Tara Crooks | February 13, 2008

Most of us can agree there is nothing better than curling up with a good book. Reading a book written for or by a military spouse makes you feel like you are a part of something bigger than yourself and that you have a network of people just like you. There are many great books out there for military spouses and this is not by any means a complete list. But it is sure to give you hours worth of curling.

Books written specifically for the military:

  • Chicken Soup for the Military Wife’s Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Charles Preston, and Cindy Pedersen
  • Help! I'm a Military Spouse — I  Want a Life Too!: How to Craft a Life for YOU as You Move with the Military by Kathie Hightower & Holly Scherer
  • Homefront Club: The Hardheaded Woman's Guide to Raising a Military Family by Jacey Eckhart
  • Home Fires Burning: Married to the Military — for Better or Worse by Karen Houppert
  • Surviving Deployment: A Guide for Military Families by Karen M. Pavlicin
  • While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront by Kristin Henderson
  • Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives by Tanya Biank
  • The Easeurmove Kit by Kathy Capodice
  • Heart of a Hawk: One Family's Sacrifice & Journey Toward Healing by Deborah H. Tainsh
  • Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Returning Soldiers and Their Families by Keith Armstrong, Suzanne Best, Paula Domenici
  • Household Baggage: The Moving Life of a Soldier's Wife by Marna A. Krajeski
  • Heroes at Home: Help and Hope for America's Military Families by Ellie Kay
  • The Army Wife Handbook: A Complete Social Guide by Ann Crossley
  • Today's Military Wife: Meeting the Challenges of Service Life by Lydia Sloan Cline
  • Hope for the Home Front: God's Timeless Encouragement for Today's Military Wife by Marshele Carter Waddell
  • Going Overboard : The Misadventures of a Military Wife by Sarah Smiley
  • Married to the Military: A Survival Guide for Military Wives, Girlfriends, and Women in Uniform by Meredith Leyva
  • Waiting Wives: The Story of Schilling Manor, Home Front to the Vietnam War by Donna Moreau
  • I'm Already Home ... Again — Keeping Your Family Close While on Assignment or Deployment by Elaine Gray Dumler
  • Hope for the Home Front: Winning the Emotional And Spiritual Battles of a Military Wife by Marshele Carter Waddell
  • Medals Above My Heart: The Rewards Of Being A Military Wife by Brenda Pace, Carol Mcglothlin
  • I Live an Army Life, I am an Army Wife by Valerie Senetha Miles Military Wives 101 by Tynisa Gaines
  • Solo-Ops: A Survival Guide for Military Wives by Hilary Martin
  • The Treasure of Staying Connected for Military Couples by Janel Lange
  • That Military House by Sandee Payne
  • Separated by Duty, United in Love by Shellie Vandevoorde

Other books particularly helpful or applicable to our military lifestyle:

  • His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage by Willard F. Harley Jr.
  • Personality Plus for Couples: Understanding Yourself and the One You Love by Florence Littauer
  • Conversation Piece by Paul Lowrie, Bret Nicholaus
  • The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
  • A Woman's Guide to Family Finances: Finding Real Money in an Unreal Economy by Ellie Kay
  • Finding My Way by Michelle D Sherman, DeAnne M Sherman
  • Everlasting Matrimony by Sheryl Kurland

Many of these books’ authors and publishers have websites that include additional material in support of military spouses and their attempt to make the most of military life. All of these books can be purchased through the Army Wife Talk Radio Booklist found at http://www.armywifetalkradio.com/booklists.shtml

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Copyright 2008 Tara Crooks. All opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of Military.com.

 
About Tara Crooks

Tara Crooks, or "Household 6" in the Crooks' family, is best known for her ability to motivate and empower others. Tara's journey with the military began in 1998 when she and her husband PCS'd to their first duty station, Ft Hood. She is married to her husband, Kevin (US ARMY), and has two beautiful little girls, Wrena & Chloe. Their family, including two dogs and a cat, is all snuggled in their cozy home in Richmond Hill, GA.

Tara currently writes columns for several military publications, one of which, can be found here on Military.com. Tara also owns and operates two successful websites, www.ArmyWifeTalkRadio.com and www.FieldProblems.com.

Featured at CinCHouse.com, Military Spouse Magazine, ClubMom.com, Military.com, Army.com and more, Army Wife Talk Radio is the original internet talk radio program for military wives. The tagline, Our Life, Our Family, Our Soldier, says it all. Tara does a weekly internet talk radio broadcast from the website that features up to date information, tips, and empowerment for spouses.

Field Problems™, a self-syndicated question and answer column for military families, is co-authored by Tara Crooks with Star Henderson. Field Problems™, is available by visiting www.FieldProblems.com.

To find out more about Tara visit her blog, www.TaraCrooks.com.

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