hitting the books
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...
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...
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...
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”...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “John Adams”
David McCullough has a shelf on my bookcase with all he has written. Yes, I like his work. Thomas Jefferson...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Nothing Like It In the World”
Between 1860 and 1869, a most improbable venture would change the landscape of America and the world. The building of...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Devil in the White City”
“The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson is a two-for-one read. The story is that of the 1893...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Negotiator, A Memoir”
George Mitchell should have been president. He was a U.S. Senator, the Senate majority leader, a Federal District Court judge,...
Hitting the Books: “Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic”
For Orioles fans, “Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic” is one beautiful book. Jim Henneman has been more involved...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Night the Bed Fell”
For decades, The New Yorker magazine was the elite repository of literary expression. The best of writers longed to have...