Gary Thorne

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Battle Cry of Freedom”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Battle Cry of Freedom”

I took “Battle Cry of Freedom” by James McPherson on a recent road trip to again browse chapters that most...

Josh Land August 31, 2016 10:34 am
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders”

“Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders” by Dick Lammers has been a book of summer. I have picked it up and put it...

Josh Land August 18, 2016 4:42 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Just and Generous Nation”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Just and Generous Nation”

Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle’s “A Just and Generous Nation” is yet another look at President Abraham Lincoln’s times and...

Josh Land August 15, 2016 5:30 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Just and Generous Nation”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Just and Generous Nation”

Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle’s “A Just and Generous Nation” is yet another look at President Abraham Lincoln’s times and...

Josh Land August 15, 2016 5:30 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Age of Innocence”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Age of Innocence”

“It was the old New York way of taking a life ‘without effusion of blood’: the way of people who...

Josh Land August 04, 2016 4:27 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Drop of the Hard Stuff”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Drop of the Hard Stuff”

The Grand Master recognition for mystery writing is a major achievement in the profession. Lawrence Block has been so recognized...

Josh Land July 29, 2016 10:11 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”

“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” has been on the to-do list for a year. It was penned last year...

Josh Land July 27, 2016 7:57 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”

“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” has been on the to-do list for a year. It was penned last year...

Pete Kerzel July 23, 2016 3:57 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Position to Win”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Position to Win”

Dewayne Staats is the TV voice of the Rays. He has done play by play for the Astros, Cubs and...

Josh Land July 10, 2016 4:48 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “John, Paul, George and Ben”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “John, Paul, George and Ben”

What a treat to be joined by MASN reporter and journalist Mel Antonen. When I asked if he would join...

Josh Land July 05, 2016 9:42 pm