Staff Favorites & Reviews

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)
	American Childhood by Annie Dillard from Harper & Row for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $6.00 (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)
	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)
	Back To Basics Rediscovering the Richness of the Reformed Faith by David Hagopian, editor from P&R Publishing for 10th-Adult in Reformed Theology (Location: XTH-REF) $16.00 $10.00 (3 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)
	Blue Like Jazz Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $3.00 (3 in stock)
	Blue Sword by Robin McKinley from Puffin Books for 8th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.64 $3.60 (1 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)
	Call of the Wild by Jack London, Michael Clay Thompson from Royal Fireworks Press Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts (Location: GRA-MCT) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (edited by Kolve V.A. & Glending Olson) 2^nd edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for 10th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $11.20 (1 in stock)
	Commodore Aubrey/Maturin #17 by Patrick O'Brian from W. W. Norton and Co. Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $4.50 (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)
	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)
	Easy Chairs, Hard Words Conversations on the Liberty of God by Doug Wilson from Canon Press for 9th-Adult in Reformed Theology (Location: XTH-REF) $12.00 $7.00 (7 in stock)
	Every Thought Captive A Study Manual for the Defense of Christian Truth by Richard Pratt from P&R Publishing for 9th-Adult in Presuppositional Apologetics (Location: XAP-PRE) $9.99 $5.00 (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)
	Exploring the World of Mathematics From Ancient Record Keeping to the Latest Advances in Computers Exploring Series by John Hudson Tiner from Master Books for 6th-10th grade in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP) $15.19 $9.50 (2 in stock)
	Exploring the World of Physics From Simple Machines to Nuclear Energy Exploring Series by John Hudson Tiner from Master Books Non-fiction for 7th-10th grade in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP) $15.19 $9.50 (1 in stock)
	Extravagant Grace God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness by Barbara Duguid from P&R Publishing for 10th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $12.99 $7.50 (1 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)
	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)
	Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter from Indiana University Press Romance for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $15.26 $9.60 (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)
	Ides of April Bethlehem Books Young Adult Bookshelf by Mary Ray from Bethlehem Books for 8th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $11.86 $6.40 (1 in stock)
	In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan from Bookshelf Central for 6th-10th grade in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO) $3.00 (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)
	Life of Pi by Yann Martel from Harvest Books for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $5.60 (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)
	Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes from Harcourt Realistic Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $13.59 $5.60 (1 in stock)
	Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $2.55 $0.80 (9 in stock)
	Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th grade-adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $1.28 $0.80 (3 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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard from Hickory Grove Press for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $7.60 (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)
	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)
	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)
	Time Machine by H. G. Wells from Penguin Classics for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.35 $4.80 (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)
	With Pipe, Paddle and Song A Story of the French-Canadian Voyageurs Bethlehem Books Young Adult Bookshelf by Elizabeth Yates 2^nd edition from Bethlehem Books Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $20.36 $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht from Chronicle Books for 7th-Adult in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN) $10.00 (1 in stock)

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