hitting the books

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
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Worst Hard Times”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Worst Hard Times”

Can we even begin to understand what people went through in the Great Depression, World War I, World War II...

Josh Land June 28, 2016 5:21 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “One Man’s Meat”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “One Man’s Meat”

“One Man’s Meat” by E.B. White is a piece of literary history. It reflects on a time when words mattered...

Josh Land June 16, 2016 11:28 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Change Up”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Change Up”

Buck Martinez was a broadcast partner of mine with the Orioles. He is a friend and a good baseball man....

Josh Land June 14, 2016 4:35 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Nine Innings to Success”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Nine Innings to Success”

My early look into the workings of Jim Palmer’s “Nine innings to Success: A Hall of Famer’s Approach to Achieving...

Josh Land May 28, 2016 4:39 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Perhaps it is because it was so simply written from the heart. Perhaps it is because the story has no...

Josh Land May 24, 2016 10:45 pm