My guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Tuesday, December 27, 2011 will be:

Jane Leavy has wrtten the authoratative biographies of two of baseball’s most enigmatic players. We’ll discuss her most recent biography of Mickey Mantle, The Last Boy.

Anne Balaban, author of Common Sense is Uncommon, delivers an unusual New Year’s Message for 2012, “Don’t Bother Making Resolutions.” We’ll discuss why some resolutions are futile while others are just plain dumb.

Dr. Kimberly Alyn will discuss gender stereotypes from her book Men Are Slobs, Women Are Neat…And Other Gender Lies That Damage Relationships.

Join me at 10 o’clock am Pacific time on AM 1400 KKZZ in Ventura and on the Internet at BrainstorminOnline.com.