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.

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Accelerated Studies in Physics and Chemistry
by John D. Mays
from Novare
for 9th-10th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$86.95
Accelerated Studies in Physics and Chemistry - Digital Resources
by John D. Mays
from Novare
for 9th-10th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$57.95
Accelerated Studies in Physics and Chemistry - Solutions Manual
by John D. Mays
from Novare
for 9th-10th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$17.95
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sterling Classics
by Mark Twain, illustrated by Scott McKowen
from Sterling Publishing Co.
for 6th-10th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$14.95
Algebra & Trigonometry: Functions & Applications - Teacher's Edition
by Paul A. Foerster
from Prentice Hall
for 10th-12th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$40.00 (1 in stock)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel
from Nelson Doubleday, Inc.
for 10th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
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)
American Voices
by Ray Notgrass (editor)
3rd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$40.00
Basic Economics
by Clarence Carson with Paul Cleveland
4th edition from Boundary Stone
for 9th-Adult
in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
$60.00
Basics of Biblical Greek - Grammar
by William D. Mounce
3rd edition from Zondervan
for 9th-Adult
in Basics of Biblical Greek (Location: FL-GREBA)
$30.00 $16.00 (1 in stock)
Biology
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 10th-12th grade
in CLP Science (Location: SCICUR-CLP)
$48.10
Black Arrow
Scribner Illustrated Classics
by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
from Atheneum
Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
Cave Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Emil Silvestru
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$15.19
Chemistry for Accelerated Students
by John D. Mays
from Novare
for 10th-11th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$121.95
Chemistry for Accelerated Students - Digital Resources
by John D. Mays
from Novare
for 10th-11th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$57.95
Chemistry for Accelerated Students - Solutions Manual
by John D. Mays
from Novare
for 10th-11th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$32.95
City of God
by St. Augustine, translated by Marcus Dods
from Modern Library
for 10th-Adult
in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED)
$26.00
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student
by Edward P. J. Corbett, Robert J. Connors
4th edition from Oxford University
for 9th-Adult
in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH)
Colonial Living
by Edwin Tunis
from World Publishing Company
for 7th-10th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Death by Living
by N. D. Wilson
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 9th-Adult
in Art & Culture (Location: XCU-ART)
$18.99
Discovering Design with Chemistry - Audio Book
by Jay Wile
from Berean Builders
for 9th-10th grade
in Berean Builders Science (Location: SCICUR-BER)
$21.00
Discovering Design with Chemistry - Student Text
by Jay Wile
1st edition from Berean Builders
for 9th-10th grade
in Berean Builders Science (Location: SCICUR-BER)
$69.00
Do Hard Things
by Alex & Brett Harris
from Multnomah Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Ecology Book
by Jean Lightner, Tom Hennigan
from Master Books
for 5th-10th grade
in Ecology (Location: SCI-ECO)
$15.19
Economics: Principles & Policy
by Tom Rose
2nd 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)
Elementary Algebra
by Harold Jacobs
from W. H. Freeman and Company
for 8th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$45.00 (4 in stock)
Evolution: The Grand Experiment
by Dr. Carl Werner
from New Leaf Press
for 9th-Adult
in Evolution: The Grand Experiment (Location: SCICUR-EVO)
$34.99
Experiments for Introductory Physics & ASPC
by John D. Mays
3rd edition from Novare
for 9th-10th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$23.95
Exploring America - Curriculum Package
by Ray Notgrass
4th edition from Notgrass Company
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$125.00
Exploring America - Full Set
by Ray Notgrass
4th edition from Notgrass Company
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$145.00
Exploring America Volume 1
by Ray Notgrass
4th edition from Notgrass Company
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$50.00
Exploring America Volume 2
by Ray Notgrass
4th edition from Notgrass Company
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$50.00
Exploring Economics
by Ray Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
$50.00 $35.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring Economics - Curriculum Package
by Ray Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
$70.00
Exploring Economics - Full Set
by Ray Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring Economics (Location: ECON-NG)
$85.00
Exploring Government - Textbook
by Ray Notgrass
4th edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring Government (Location: GOV-CURNG)
$50.00
Exploring World History - Full Set
by Ray Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
in Notgrass Exploring World History (Location: HISCUR-NGW)
$145.00
Exploring World History Part 1
by John Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring World History (Location: HISCUR-NGW)
$50.00 $35.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring World History Part 2
by John Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
in Notgrass Exploring World History (Location: HISCUR-NGW)
$50.00 $35.00 (1 in stock)
Fossil Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Gary & Mary Parker
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Dinosaurs & Fossils (Location: SCI-DINO)
$15.19
Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy
by Francis A. Schaeffer
from Crossway Books
for 10th-Adult
in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI)
$35.00
Geology Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by John D. Morris
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$15.19
Giver
by Lois Lowry
from HMH Books for Young Readers
for 7th-10th grade
1994 Newbery Medal winner
in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
Great Christian Classics - Volume I
by Kevin Swanson
2nd edition from Generations with Vision
for 9th-12th grade
in Classical Literature Guides (Location: LIR-CLA)
$42.00
Great Expectations
Reader's Digest World's Best Reading
by Charles Dickens
from Reader's Digest
Realistic Fiction for 10th-12th grade
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics
Enlarged from Zondervan
for 6th-Adult
in Basics of Biblical Greek (Location: FL-GREBA)
$28.00 (1 in stock)
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
by Susan Wise Bauer
1st 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)
Holman Bible Atlas
by Thomas V. Brisco
from Broadman & Holman
for 10th-Adult
in Bible Geography and Surveys (Location: XBI-GEO)
In Their Words
by Ray, Charlene, & John Notgrass (editors)
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring World History (Location: HISCUR-NGW)
$40.00
Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott, Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson
from Heritage Press
Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
Ivanhoe
Windermere Series 4
by Sir Walter Scott, illustrated by Milo Winter
from Rand McNally
Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Ivanhoe
Windermere Series 1
by Sir Walter Scott, illustrated by Milo Winter
from Rand McNally
Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Ivanhoe
Windermere Series 2
by Sir Walter Scott, illustrated by Milo Winter
from Rand McNally
Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Ivanhoe
Windermere Series 3
by Sir Walter Scott, illustrated by Milo Winter
from Rand McNally
Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
from International Collectors Library
Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
Journey through the Bible
by V. Gilbert Beers
from David C. Cook
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Dictionaries & Handbooks (Location: XBI-DICT)
$22.00 (1 in stock)
Journey through the Bible
by V. Gilbert Beers
from Veritas Press
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Dictionaries & Handbooks (Location: XBI-DICT)
$35.00
Kidnapped
Scribner Illustrated Classics
by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth
from Atheneum
Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth and Graham Oakley
from Dilithium Press, Ltd.
Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
Les Miserables
by Victor Hugo, translated by Charles Wilbour
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$42.00
Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 8th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00
Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra - Zillions of Practice Problems
by Stanley Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 8th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $27.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Calculus (Expanded Edition)
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
2nd edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 10th-12th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$57.00
Life of Fred: Chemistry
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00
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
Life of Fred: Geometry
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded Edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 9th-11th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00
Life of Fred: Trigonometry
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded Edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 10th-12th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00 $27.00 (1 in stock)
Light and the Glory 1492-1793
by Peter Marshall, David Manuel
Revised Expanded from Revell Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Light and the Glory (Location: HISA-LG)
Little Women
Reader's Digest World's Best Reading
by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Hodges Soileau and Louis Jambor
from Reader's Digest
Realistic Romantic Fiction for 6th-10th grade
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
Lost Executioner
by Nic Dunlop
1st edition from Walker and Company
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
Making Choices
by Ray Notgrass
from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
$25.00
Math-U-See Algebra 2 - Instruction Pack
2nd edition from Math-U-See
for 10th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
Math-U-See Algebra 2 - Universal Set
2nd edition from Math-U-See
for 10th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$144.00
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor - Textbook
by Harold Jacobs
3rd edition from W. H. Freeman and Company
for 10th-12th grade
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$70.00 (1 in stock)
McGuffey Readers - Boxed Set
by William McGuffey & Ruth Beechick
from Mott Media
for Kindergarten-10th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
Mineral Book
by David McQueen
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$15.19 $11.00 (1 in stock)
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
Moby-Dick
Calla Editions
by Herman Melville
from Dover Publications
Realistic Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
Moore McGuffey Readers: Fourth Reader for Advanced Students
by William H. McGuffey, edited by Raymond & Dorothy Moore
from Moore Learning Systems
for 8th-Adult
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
My Heart Lies South
by Elizabeth Borton de TreviƱo
from Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Biography for 10th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Mystery of History Volume IV
by Linda Lacour Hobar
from Bright Ideas Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Mystery of History (Location: HISCUR-MoH)
$99.95
New Astronomy Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Jonathan Henry
2nd edition from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST)
$15.19
New Ocean Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Frank Sherwin
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$15.19 $9.00 (1 in stock)
New Weather Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Michael Oard
2nd edition from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$15.19 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell, foreword by Thomas Pynchon
from Harcourt, Brace & World
for 10th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
North Star Geography
by Tyler H. Hogan
1st edition from Bright Ideas Press
for 7th-12th grade
in Geography Curriculum (Location: GEO-CUR)
$89.95 $49.00 (1 in stock)
Novare General Biology
by Heather Ayala & Katie Rogstad
1st edition from Novare
for 10th-11th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$121.95
Novare General Biology - Digital Resources
by Heather Ayala & Katie Rogstad
1st edition from Novare
for 10th-11th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
Novare Introductory Physics
by John D. Mays
3rd edition from Novare
for 9th-10th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$89.95
Novare Introductory Physics - Complete Solutions and Answers
by John D. Mays
3rd edition from Novare
for 9th-10th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$36.95
Novare Introductory Physics - Solutions Manual
by John D. Mays
2nd edition from Novare
for 8th-11th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$18.95
Omnibus I - Text Only
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
4th edition from Veritas Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$85.00
Omnibus I - Text with CD-ROM
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
4th edition from Veritas Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
Omnibus II - Text Only
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
4th edition from Veritas Press
for 8th-11th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$85.00
Omnibus II - Text with CD-ROM
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
4th edition from Veritas Press
for 8th-11th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$99.00
Omnibus III - Text Only
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
3rd edition from Veritas Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$85.00
Omnibus III - Text with CD-ROM
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
3rd edition from Veritas Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$99.00
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