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No staff is entirely static, staying exactly the same for years with no additions or subtractions. We realize that, but we're also pretty proud of our current personnel, and the many ways they've helped shape Exodus Books and point it in some unforeseen and wonderful directions. So, in 2011 we started asking each individual to share their favorite books, curricula, games, etc., and these pages are the result.

Because sharing favorites is fairly personal, we thought you should get to know each of these peculiar persons and asked them all to write a main bio, as well as section-specific bios. These are partly to show why they selected the titles and products in their lists, and partly just to show you that Exodus Books is inhabited by real people who do real things.

One of our biggest in-store services is making recommendations and helping people find what works best for them. These lists aren't as customer-specific, but they serve the same purpose—we're not just trying to parade our excellent taste or prove that we're literate, we're trying to help you discover things you may never have found otherwise, and maybe to rediscover some old favorites.

It's probably a fact universally true of book-lovers: given the chance, they'll talk your ear off about the books they love, the books they hate, and all the books you'll never read but that are really much better than the well-known books you will read. This isn't pretension. It's simply what happens to those who love words and want to share them. We've tried to cut the talk down here, though we'll gladly answer any pertinent questions.

With that, we present Staff Favorites. You'll find some overlap (lots of people seem to like The Chronicles of Narnia), but rarely if ever will you find complete consensus on a single title, product, or curriculum line. That's why we let everyone make their own lists: you know the official Exodus stance by reading our reviews, but the individuality that makes our store unique and awesome is what's on display here. Enjoy, and don't judge too harshly.

	Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies Hornblower Series #11 by C. S. Forester from Little, Brown & Company Nautical fiction for 8th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.44 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry From Ancient to Contemporary, The Full 3000-Year Tradition by Tony Barnstone & Chou Ping, eds. from Anchor Books for 9th-12th grade in Poetry Anthologies (Location: POET-ANTH) $14.45 $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, George M. Towle (Translator) from Bantam Books for 7th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.06 $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Art and Craft of Poetry by Michael J. Bugeja from Writer's Digest for 11th-Adult in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET) $11.00 (2 in stock)
	Art of Fiction Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner from Vintage Classics for 9th-Adult in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $14.95 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	Art of War by Sun Tzu Later Printing from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $5.06 $2.40 (1 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 (2 in stock)
	Beat to Quarters Hornblower Series #6 by C. S. Forester from Little, Brown & Company Nautical fiction for 10th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.44 $7.20 (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) $18.00 $8.50 (2 in stock)
	Book Thief by Markus Zusak from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 8th-12th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $12.74 $6.40 (1 in stock)
	British History - Set by James P. Stobaugh from Master Books for 10th-12th grade in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS) $28.00 $17.00 (1 in stock)
	British History - Student Edition by James P. Stobaugh from Master Books for 10th-12th grade in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Building Blocks in Life Science by Gary Parker from Master Books for 9th-12th grade in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB) $12.79 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Chemistry Level II - Laboratory Workbook (old) by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for 9th-12th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Chemistry Level II - Teacher's Manual (old) by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for 9th-12th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Christian History Made Easy 13 Weeks to a Better Understanding of Church History Rose Bible Basics by Timothy Paul Jones from Rose Publishing for 9th-Adult in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE) $14.99 $10.50 (1 in stock)
	Church History in Plain Language (old) by Bruce L. Shelley 2^nd edition from Thomas Nelson Publishers Church History Reference for 10th-Adult in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Commodore Hornblower Hornblower Series #9 by C. S. Forester from Little, Brown & Company Nautical fiction for 10th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.44 $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton from Charles Scribner's Sons for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $14.45 $4.80 (2 in stock)
	Diary of a Napoleanic Foot Soldier by Jakob Walter from Penguin Putnam for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.20 (1 in stock)
	Discovery of Deduction - Teacher's Edition by Aaron Larsen, Joelle Hodge from Classical Academic Press for 9th-12th grade in Classical Academic Press Logic (Location: LOG-CAP) $34.95 $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Dubliners by James Joyce from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $5.95 $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Eighteenth Century Europe Tradition and Progress, 1751-1789 by Isser Woloch from W. W. Norton and Co. for 10th-Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Essential Arabic Com/Pap Bl from Living Language for 10th grade-adult in Arabic (Location: FL-GEN) $22.99 $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Exploring America - Guide for Parents and Answer Key 2^nd edition from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Exploring the History of Medicine From the Ancient Physicians of Pharaoh to Genetic Engineering Exploring Series by John Hudson Tiner from Master Books for 5th-12th grade in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP) $15.19 $9.50 (4 in stock)
	Exploring the World of Astronomy by John Hudson Tiner from Master Books for 5th-12th grade in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP) $15.19 $10.00 (2 in stock)
	Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves Book One of Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene by Roy Maynard & Edmund Spenser from Canon Press Allegory/Epic Poetry for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $17.00 $7.20 (5 in stock)
	From Sea to Shining Sea God's Plan for America Unfolds by Peter Marshall & David Manuel from Revell Publishing American History Reference for 9th-Adult in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 5^th edition from New Directions for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $11.01 $5.60 (1 in stock)
	Henle First Year Latin - Answer Key by Robert J. Henle from Loyola Press for 7th-12th grade in Henle Latin (Location: FL-LATHEN) $7.99 $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Henle Latin Grammar by Robert J. Henle from Loyola Press for 7th-12th grade in Henle Latin (Location: FL-LATHEN) $16.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Henle Second Year Latin by Robert J. Henle from Loyola Press for 8th-12th grade in Henle Latin (Location: FL-LATHEN) $21.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Henle Second Year Latin - Answer Key by Robert J. Henle from Loyola Press for 8th-12th grade in Henle Latin (Location: FL-LATHEN) $7.99 $3.50 (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)
	History of the Medieval 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) $44.95 $30.00 (1 in stock)
	Honest Money Biblical Principles of Money and Banking by Gary North from Christian Liberty Press for 11th-Adult in Christianity and the State (Location: XWV-STA) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	How to Read a Poem by Burton Raffel from Meridian Book for 11th-Adult in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET) $17.00 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	I Serve A Novel of the Black Prince by Rosanne E. Lortz from Anno Domini Historical Fiction for 7th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.41 $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Invitation to the Classics A Guide to Books You've Always Wanted to Read by Louise Cowan & Os Guinness from Baker Books for 11th-Adult in Recommended Book Lists (Location: LIR-REC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Learning Language Arts Through Literature - British Poetry Anthology for Gold Level from Common Sense Press for 9th-12th grade in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN) $6.80 $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Light and the Glory Did God Have a Plan for America? by Peter Marshall & David Manuel from Revell Publishing American History Reference for 9th-Adult in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Lord Hornblower Hornblower Series #10 by C. S. Forester from Little, Brown & Company Nautical fiction for 10th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.44 $7.20 (2 in stock)
	Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. Sayers, with an introduction by Madeleine L'Engle from HarperCollins Christian Philosophy for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $15.29 $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World by N. D. Wilson from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 11th-Adult in Culture & Discernment (Location: XCU-DIS) $15.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Odyssey - MP Student Book by Stephan Musick from Memoria Press for 9th-12th grade in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP) $13.60 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Odyssey - MP Teacher Book by Stephan Musick from Memoria Press for 9th-12th grade in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP) $18.35 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	On the Road to Independence To Pledge Allegiance #3 by Gary DeMar & George Grant from American Vision Press American History Reference for 9th-12th grade in To Pledge Allegiance (Location: HISCUR-US) $15.00 (3 in stock)
	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 Town A Play in Three Acts by Thornton Wilder from HarperCollins for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $12.74 $6.00 (4 in stock)
	PLP: Survey of Science History & Concepts - Package from Master Books for 10th-12th grade in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB) $56.00 (1 in stock)
	PLP: Survey of Science History & Concepts - Parent Lesson Planner from Master Books for 10th-12th grade in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce from Dover Publications for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $1.60 (1 in stock)
	Praying through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window 2^nd edition from YWAM Publishing for 4th-Adult in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY) $9.99 $4.50 (1 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: BIB-CHMAN) $18.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell from Mariner Books for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $14.44 $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Saxon Geometry - Homeschool Testing Book by Saxon 1^st edition from Saxon Publishers for 10th-12th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $34.40 $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Sequential Spelling for Adults by Don McCabe Revised Edition for 11th-Adult in AVKO Sequential Spelling (Location: SPE-AVKO) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Setting the Records Straight How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts and Course Descriptions for College Admission and Scholarships by Lee Binz from CreateSpace for 9th-Adult in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC) $24.95 $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope from Sandpiper Books for 10th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Spell to Write and Read (2016 Printing) by Wanda Sanseri from Back Home Industries for Kindergarten-12th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Spell to Write and Read (Location: PHO-SWR) $58.00 $24.00 (1 in stock)
	Spell to Write and Read (old) by Wanda Sanseri from Back Home Industries for Kindergarten-12th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Old Edition English / Language Arts (Location: OLAN) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $15.30 $7.60 (1 in stock)
	Student's Guide to Political Philosophy ISI Student Guides to the Major Disciplines by Harvey C. Mansfield from Intercollegiate Studies Institute for 9th-12th grade in ISI Student Guides to the Major Disciplines (Location: ECON-REF) $8.00 $5.50 (1 in stock)
	The Crucible by Arthur Miller from Penguin Classics for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $13.60 $7.20 (3 in stock)
	Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe from Anchor Books for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $12.75 $5.60 (1 in stock)
	Timetables of History by Bernard Grun, translator 4^th edition from Touchstone World History Reference for 9th-Adult in World History Reference (Location: HISW-REF) $19.00 (2 in stock)
	To Destroy You Is No Loss The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family by Joan D. Criddle Updated from East/West Bridge for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $11.20 (1 in stock)
	Traditional Logic I - Text Introduction to Formal Logic by Martin Cothran 3^rd edition from Memoria Press for 7th-12th grade in Memoria Press Logic & Rhetoric (Location: LOG-MP) $15.75 $9.50 (2 in stock)
	Transcripts Made Easy (old) by Janice Campbell 3rd for 9th-12th grade in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade. New Preface and Epilogue with Updates on Economic Issues and Main Characters by Pietra Rivoli 2^nd edition from Wiley-Interscience for 9th-Adult in Economics Resources (Location: ECON-REF) $20.00 $10.00 (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)
	Understanding Comics The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud from HarperCollins for 10th-Adult in Advanced Drawing Instruction (Location: ELE-ARTDRAD) $24.99 $15.00 (1 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 (1 in stock)
	Wheelock's Latin by Frederick M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur 7^th edition from Collins for 9th-12th grade in Wheelock's Latin (Location: FL-LATWHE) $24.99 $14.00 (2 in stock)
	World Empires, World Missions, World Wars - Student Manual by Diana Waring from Diana Waring Presents for 7th-12th grade in Diana Waring History Revealed (Location: OHIS-DWHR) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Worldly Saints The Puritans as they Really Were by Leland Ryken from Zondervan Social Commentary for 11th-Adult in Church History (Location: XCH-HIS) $19.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)

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