Gary Thorne

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Stranger in the Kingdom”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Stranger in the Kingdom”

From time to time, in my library roaming, I like to pick a book off the shelves that I know...

Josh Land August 21, 2015 10:46 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Game Must Go On”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Game Must Go On”

As time moves on, we hear less and less about those baseball players who went into the service in World...

Josh Land August 18, 2015 4:37 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Villette”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Villette”

Susan Slusser is a sports journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle who covers the Oakland A’s on the baseball beat,...

Josh Land August 10, 2015 6:39 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Wait Till Next Year”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Wait Till Next Year”

Doris Kearns Goodwin. This historian/writer loves history and she loves baseball. If there is such a thing as a sweet...

Josh Land August 05, 2015 2:09 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Wait Till Next Year”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Wait Till Next Year”

Doris Kearns Goodwin. This historian/writer loves history and she loves baseball. If there is such a thing as a sweet...

Josh Land August 05, 2015 2:08 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Wright Brothers”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Wright Brothers”

We as humans like to simplify the complicated, which keeps the mind muscles calmer, if not correct. History is often...

Josh Land July 29, 2015 9:57 am
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Wright Brothers”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Wright Brothers”

We, as humans, like to simplify the complicated, which keeps the mind muscles calmer, if not correct. History is frequently...

Josh Land July 28, 2015 4:21 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Great Gatsby”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Great Gatsby”

What a treat to have a dear broadcast friend join in this week’s Hitting the Books. Suzyn Waldman is a...

Josh Land July 24, 2015 2:04 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Longest Day”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Longest Day”

My MASN broadcast partner, Mike Bordick, is a history fan and was good enough to join us for this edition...

Josh Land July 12, 2015 8:28 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “House”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “House”

So let’s put my broadcaster partner to work this week and let Jim Palmer talk about his favorite book, “House”...

Josh Land July 07, 2015 4:47 pm