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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 700+ 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. He remains dearly missed in our day-to-day work; however, we keep in contact and plan to continue having him write reviews and essays for us on an occasional basis.

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	Algebra & Trigonometry: Functions & Applications - Teacher's Edition by Paul A. Foerster from Prentice Hall for 10th-12th grade in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG) $130.00 (1 in stock)
	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Book Club (BCE/BOMC) from Ballantine Books War/Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Basic Economics by Clarence Carson with Paul Cleveland 4^th edition from Boundary Stone for 9th-Adult in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR) $60.00
	Biblical Economics A Commonsense Guide to Our Daily Bread by R. C. Sproul, Jr. from Tolle Lege Press for 11th-Adult in Economics Resources (Location: ECON-REF)
	Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller First. from Warner Books for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Business for the Glory of God The Bible's Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business by Wayne Grudem from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in Work & Vocation (Location: SS-VOC)
	Children of Dune Dune Chronicles Book 3 by Frank Herbert from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $50.00
	Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett, Robert J. Connors 4^th edition from Oxford University for 9th-Adult in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH)
	Complete Works of William Shakespeare - 2 Volumes by William Shakespeare from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
	Counterfeit Revival by Hank Hanegraaff from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 11th-Adult in Christian Cults & Sects (Location: XAP-CCS)
	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker 1963 Reprint from Heinemann Educational Books Drama for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden from William Morrow & Company for 3rd-Adult in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN) $22.99
	Dug Down Deep Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters by Joshua Harris from Multnomah Books for 9th-Adult in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
	Dune Dune Chronicles Book 1 by Frank Herbert, introduction by Brian Herbert Second Ace hardcover, 2019 from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $40.00
	Dune Messiah Dune Chronicles Book 2 by Frank Herbert from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $50.00
	Dune Trilogy - Hardcover Boxed Set by Frank Herbert from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $150.00
	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 (2 in stock)
	Economics: The American Economy by Tom Rose from American Enterprise Publications for 10th-Adult in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
	Evil and the Justice of God by N. T. Wright from InterVarsity Press for 11th-Adult in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI)
	Evolution: The Grand Experiment The Quest for an Answer by Dr. Carl Werner from New Leaf Press for 9th-Adult in Evolution: The Grand Experiment (Location: SCICUR-EVO) $34.99
	Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $14.39 $9.00 (3 in stock)
	Exploring Economics - Curriculum Package by Ray Notgrass 2^nd edition from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR) $70.00
	Exploring Economics - Full Set by Ray Notgrass 2^nd edition from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Notgrass Exploring Economics (Location: ECON-NG) $85.00
	Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger from Little, Brown & Company for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	God is the Gospel Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself by John Piper from Crossway Books for 10th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $12.50
	Great Christian Classics - Volume I A Study Guide on the Greatest Christian Classics of All Time by Kevin Swanson 2^nd edition from Generations with Vision for 9th-12th grade in Classical Literature Guides (Location: LIR-CLA) $42.00
	Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift from Everyman's Library for 10th-Adult in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18)
	Hard Times by Charles Dickens from Everyman's Library Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	History of the Renaissance World From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople by Susan Wise Bauer 1^st edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for 9th-Adult in Story of the World (Location: HISCUR-SoW) $35.00 $24.00 (1 in stock)
	Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory from Modern Library for 10th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED)
	Life of Fred: Financial Choices by Stanley F. Schmidt from Polka Dot Publishing for 10th-Adult in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $24.00
	Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens from Everyman's Library for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Lost Executioner A Story of the Khmer Rouge by Nic Dunlop 1^st edition from Walker and Company for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen New Ed from Wordsworth Classics for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Meltdown A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse by Thomas E. Woods from Regnery Publishing, Inc. for 11th-Adult in Economics Resources (Location: ECON-REF)
	Moby-Dick Everyman's Library by Herman Melville from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Realistic Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $35.00
	Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $22.00
	Old Curiosity Shop Everyman's Library by Charles Dickens from Everyman's Library Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $25.00
	Original Intent by David Barton 3rd from WallBuilder Press for 11th-Adult in Law & Political Theory (Location: GOV-LAW) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Our Mutual Friend Everyman's Library by Charles Dickens from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Pickwick Papers Penguin Classics by Charles Dickens from Everyman's Library Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $26.00
	Pickwick Papers Penguin Classics by Charles Dickens from Heritage Press Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Planet Narnia The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis by Michael Ward 1^st edition from Oxford University for 11th-Adult in Exploring Narnia (Location: LIR-NAR)
	Respectable Sins Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry Bridges from NavPress for 9th-Adult in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP) $19.99
	Riot and the Dance - Textbook Foundational Biology by Dr. Gordon Wilson from Canon Press for 11th-Adult in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO) $70.00
	Screwtape Letters The Annotated Edition by C. S. Lewis Annotated from HarperOne for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $28.99
	Search for God and Guinness A Biography of the Beer That Changed the World by Stephen Mansfield from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 10th-Adult in Culture of Drinking & Wine (Location: XCU-WIN)
	Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens from Parents Magazine Press for 9th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	The Trial by Franz Kafka from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Watership Down by Richard Adams Reissue from Atheneum for 10th-Adult 1972 Carnegie Medal in Scribner Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SCRIB) $29.99
	Western Civilization by Jackson J. Spielvogel 8^th edition from Wadsworth Publishing Company for 7th-12th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
	Western Civilization by Jackson J. Spielvogel 7^th edition from Wadsworth Publishing Company for 7th-12th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
	Western Civilization Combined Volume by Jackson J. Spielvogel 6^th edition from Wadsworth Publishing Company for 7th-12th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey Rev ed. from Zondervan for 11th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $14.00
	What's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D'Souza from Regnery Publishing, Inc. for 11th-Adult in Classical Apologetics (Location: XAP-CLAS) $14.00
	Why Pro-Life? by Randy Alcorn from Multnomah Books for 11th-Adult in Abortion (Location: XCL-ABO) $4.00 (4 in stock)
	Worldliness Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World by C. J. Mahaney from Crossway Books for 10th-Adult in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP) $10.39 $8.00 (1 in stock)

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