{"id":16115,"date":"2015-05-22T16:34:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T16:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baylorproud.wpengine.com\/?p=16115"},"modified":"2018-03-07T21:02:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T03:02:38","slug":"7-books-that-should-be-on-every-baylor-bears-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2015\/05\/7-books-that-should-be-on-every-baylor-bears-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"7 books that should be on every Baylor Bear’s shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The selection of books that line a person’s shelves can tell you a lot about the person. So what’s a Baylor home without a selection of Baylor books?<\/p>\n

Below are 7 books that should be on every Bear’s shelf, followed by a host of “honorable mentions” for those who really want to dig deep.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0To Light The Ways of Time<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, by Eugene Baker: A definitive chronicle\u00a0of Baylor’s first 140 years, with hundreds of photos across 320 pages of green-and-gold history up to 1986.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0The History of Baylor Sports<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, by Alan Lefever:\u00a0Published in 2013, it begins with the earliest days of intercollegiate athletics and works sport by sport through each of Baylor’s varsity programs.<\/p>\n

* The Immortal Ten<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, by Todd Copeland: Baylor students learn\u00a0of their lost brethren each year during Mass Meeting, but Copeland’s book dives much deeper into the lives of\u00a0these 10 Baylor students who tragically lost their lives in 1927.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0I Believe<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, by Grant Teaff: One of six books written (so far) by Baylor’s winningest football coach, this 1976 publication tells the story of the 1974 Bears, Baylor’s first conference championship\u00a0team in 50 years.<\/p>\n

* 1, 2, 3 Baylor: A Little Bear Counting Book<\/a><\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0This board book uses familiar Baylor images (rendered in a wonderfully cute fashion\u00a0by Matt Wiede, BFA ’02) to teach young children simple counting from 1 to 10.<\/p>\n

* Soldiers of the Wooden Cross<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, by Frank Jasek, BBA ’73: A 15-year labor of love, this 323-page\u00a0work uses family photos, handwritten letters, old newspaper articles and more to tell the story of each of the Baylor veterans killed in service who are honored on the campus’ memorial lampposts.<\/p>\n

* Baylor: A Legacy of Spirit, Tradition, Beauty<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: This 2008 coffee table book features 95 full-color pages of photos depicting the beauty of the Baylor campus.<\/p>\n

If that’s not enough, here are some additional “deep cuts” you might find interesting.<\/p>\n