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C. Hollis Crossman, who was raised by wolves, wrote a staggering amount for the website during his first stint at Exodus Books, writing most of the curriculum overviews and category intro essays, along with reviewing nearly 800 unique titles. Below you'll find links to his book reviews; this link will take you to an incomplete list of the category descriptions.

As our used book buyer and product reviewer for eight years, Caleb did much to shape the character of the store. He left Exodus in December 2014 for contract work on behalf of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, where he researched and wrote about open source software. He also pursued graduate studies in theology.

In March 2017, an array of unforeseen circumstances brought C. Hollis back to Exodus Books as we prepared for an intended move, then shifted towards a close later that year; although we reopened, he had moved on. Again in August 2021, he came back for a short stint, before moving his family out of our crazy state.

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	Art of Interpretation A Study in Bringing Literature to Life by Nicholas R. Elledge from Institute for Cultural Communicators for 9th-12th grade in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH) $10.00 (2 in stock)
	Assumptions That Affect Our Lives How Worldviews Determine Values that Influence Behavior and Shape Culture by Christian Overman 4^th edition from Worldview Academy for 9th-12th grade in Worldview Resources (Location: XWV-RES) $17.00 $9.50 (1 in stock)
	Best Things in Life A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth and the Good Life by Peter Kreeft from InterVarsity Press for 9th-Adult in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI) $22.99 $8.50 (1 in stock)
	Chosen by Chaim Potok from Simon and Schuster Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $17.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Church in History by B. K. Kuiper 2^nd edition from Eerdmans Church History Reference for 9th-Adult in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE) $33.99 $15.00 (2 in stock)
	Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett 2nd Edition, 6th Printing, 1960 from Oxford University for 9th-Adult in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC) $39.00 (1 in stock)
	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand from Bantam Books Drama for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.94 $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden 2013 Reissue from William Morrow & Company for 3rd-Adult in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt from Laissez Faire Books for 9th-Adult in Economics Resources (Location: ECON-REF) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Economics: Principles & Policy From a Christian Perspective by Tom Rose 2^nd edition from American Enterprise Publications for 9th-Adult in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Fallacy Detective: Workbook Edition Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning by Hans & Nathaniel Bluedorn Workbook from Christian Logic for 6th-10th grade in Christian Logic (Location: LOG-CHR) $32.00 $20.00 (3 in stock)
	Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die Also titled: The Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji from Dutton Juvenile for 4th-9th grade 1928 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $11.20 (2 in stock)
	Giver The Giver Quartet #1 by Lois Lowry from HMH Books for Young Readers for 7th-10th grade 1994 Newbery Medal winner in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $10.19 $4.80 (4 in stock)
	Growing Up Christian by Karl Graustein from P&R Publishing for 9th-Adult in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW) $16.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock from Comstock Publishing for 6th-9th grade in Anna Comstock's Handbook of Nature-Study (Location: NAT-HONS) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Hiroshima by John Hersey from Vintage Classics Historical Non-Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	History of the Ancient World - Study & Teaching Guide by Julia Kaziewicz 1^st edition from Well-Trained Mind Press for 9th-12th grade in Story of the World (Location: HISCUR-SoW) $27.95 $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Homeschool Psych Preparing Christian Homeschool Students for Psych 101 by Dr. Timothy S. Rice 2^nd edition from Rocking R Ventures, Inc. for 9th-12th grade in Psychology (Location: XWV-PSY) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Life Skills for Kids Equipping Your Child for the Real World by Christine M. Field from Shaw Books for ages 6 and up in Life Skills for Kids (Location: SS-LIFE) $18.00 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman from Houghton Mifflin Biography for 5th-9th grade 1988 Newbery Medal winner in Biographies (Location: BIO) $11.89 $5.60 (4 in stock)
	M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton from Aladdin Paperbacks for 6th-10th grade 1975 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.79 $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Movies As Literature by Kathryn Stout, Richard Stout from Design-A-Study for 9th-12th grade in Theater, Drama & Film (Location: ELE-THEAT) $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway from Charles Scribner's Sons Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $15.00 $8.00 (2 in stock)
	One Year Adventure Novel - Textbook by Daniel Schwabauer 2^nd edition from Clear Water Press for 8th-12th grade in Writing Instruction (Location: WRI-INS) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Painless Algebra by Lynette Long, Ph.D. 4^th edition from Barron's for 9th-11th grade in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Painless Poetry by Mary Elizabeth from Barron's for 7th-9th grade in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Painless Writing by Jeffrey Strausser 2^nd edition from Barron's for 6th-10th grade in Writing Instruction (Location: WRI-INS) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Passion of Jesus Christ Also titled: Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper from Crossway Books for 10th-Adult in General Theology (Location: XTH-GEN) $2.00 (5 in stock)
	Plants Grown Up Projects for Sons on the Road to Manhood by Pam Forster 2^nd edition from Doorposts for 1st-12th grade in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIBCH-DP) $34.00 (1 in stock)
	Praying through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window 2^nd edition from YWAM Publishing for 4th-Adult in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI) $9.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Protocol Matters Cultivating Social Graces in Christian Homes and Schools by Sandra Boswell from Canon Press for 7th-12th grade in Manners & Etiquette (Location: BIBCH-MAN) $18.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Reading Roadmaps A Literary Scope & Sequence for K-12 by Adam Andrews, Missy Andrews from Center for Literary Education in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC) $39.00 $27.00 (3 in stock)
	Roar on the Other Side A Guide for Student Poets by Suzanne U. Rhodes 2^nd edition from Canon Press for 7th-Adult in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET) $17.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Teaching the Classics - Set (old) A Socratic Method For Literary Education by Adam & Missy Andrews from Center for Literary Education for Kindergarten-12th grade in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC) $42.00 (1 in stock)
	Timeline of Classics by Gail Ledbetter 2^nd edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing for 1st-12th grade in Recommended Book Lists (Location: LIR-REC) $20.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Twelve Trademarks of Great Literature Essays, Stories, and Poems by J. F. Baldwin from Worldview Academy for 9th-12th grade in Literary Analysis & Reference (Location: LIR-LAR) $11.00 $7.50 (2 in stock)
	Using John Saxon's Math Books by Art Reed 1^st edition from AJ Publishers for 4th-12th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $14.00 (2 in stock)
	View From Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg from Aladdin Paperbacks for 5th-9th grade 1997 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	What's Your Worldview? by James N. Anderson from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in Worldview Resources (Location: XWV-RES) $10.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Wheelock's Latin by Frederick M. Wheelock 6th Revised Edition from HarperCollins for 9th-12th grade in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	World History Made Simple Matching History with the Bible by Ruth Beechick from Mott Media Non-fiction for 9th-Adult in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Writer's Guide to Perfect Punctuation by Victor C. Pellegrino from Maui arThoughts Company for 9th-Adult in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $14.95 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Writer's Guide to Powerful Paragraphs by Victor C. Pellegrino from Maui arThoughts Company Writing Reference for 6th-12th grade in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $24.95 $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Writer's Guide to Transitional Words and Expressions by Victor C. Pellegrino from Maui arThoughts Company Writing Reference for 6th-12th grade in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $16.95 $11.00 (2 in stock)
	Writer's Guide to Using Eight Methods of Transition by Victor C. Pellegrino from Maui arThoughts Company Writing Reference for 6th-12th grade in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $6.00 (1 in stock)

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