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.

	Advanced Language Lessons - Teacher Manual Aldine Language Method Part 3 by Frank Ellsworth Spaulding, Catherine T. Bryce, and Huber Gray Buehler from Biblio Bazaar for 7th-10th grade in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, illustrated by Sidney Paget 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $10.95
	Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Awakening of Europe Story of the World Series #3 by M. B. Synge from Yesterday's Classics History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $13.95 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Awakening of Europe Story of the World Series #3 by M. B. Synge from Living Book Press History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $9.99
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Frances Brundage from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study - Complete Set with Introductions Book by Anna Botsford Comstock from Living Book Press for 6th-9th grade in Anna Comstock's Handbook of Nature-Study (Location: NAT-HONS) $117.37
	Comstock’s Handbook of Nature Study – Trees, Garden Flowers by Anna Botsford Comstock from Living Book Press for 6th-9th grade in Anna Comstock's Handbook of Nature-Study (Location: NAT-HONS) $17.99
	Emma by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.99
	Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne, translated by William Lackland and illustrated by Edouard Riou Illustrated Fir from SeaWolf Press for 5th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Florence Nightingale by Laura E. Richards from Yesterday's Classics Biography for 6th-9th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.95
	Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter from Living Book Press Romance for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge from Living Book Press Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $11.99
	In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan from Yesterday's Classics for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.95 $7.50 (1 in stock)
	In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan from Living Book Press for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.99
	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Illustrated by F. H. Townsend from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.19
	King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95
	Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget 100th Anniversary Edition from SeaWolf Press for 7th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Men of Iron by Howard Pyle 2^nd edition from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle from Living Book Press Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.99
	Persuasion by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P. Hale from Living Book Press Humorous Fiction for 7th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.95
	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.95
	Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald from Living Book Press Fantasy for 6th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald from Living Book Press Fantasy for 5th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget 1905 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $10.95
	Secret Garden by Frances Burnett, illustrated by Charles Robinson from SeaWolf Press Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press Mystery for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $6.95
	Story of Europe From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics European History Reference for 8th-10th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $15.95
	Story of Europe From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation by H. E. Marshall from Ostara Publications European History Reference for 8th-10th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
	Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon from Yesterday's Classics for 5th-8th grade 1922 Newbery Medal winner in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $19.95 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Story of the Middle Ages by Samuel B. Harding from Yesterday's Classics History Reference for 4th-8th grade in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID) $12.95 $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Struggle for Sea Power Story of the World Series #4 by M. B. Synge from Yesterday's Classics History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $13.95 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Struggle for Sea Power Story of the World Series #4 by M. B. Synge from Living Book Press History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $10.99
	Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by George Hutchinson 1891 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press Mystery for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.49
	This Country of Ours by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $22.95
	This Country of Ours (B&W Edition) by H. E. Marshall from Living Book Press for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $16.99
	This Country of Ours (Color Edition) by H. E. Marshall from Living Book Press for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $29.99
	White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95

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