The History Book Club discussion

Hello Gitanjali. India is very rich in history.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how a book should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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Have fun.

Hi, my name is Tom Glover and I live in New Jersey.
I enjoy all types of history, from the ancient Greeks to World War II.
Often, my favorite books were written by people who actually lived through and experienced a history making event; Mark Twain, Tom Brokaw, and Alan Greenspan, to name a few.
I also enjoy sports, traveling, and good food.
Thanks for the invite!
Tom

Hi all. Welcome to our newest members: Yaron, Eric, Nickola, Gitanjali, and Tom! It is so fun to log on and see new faces. We love the many different people who join the group and make it a great experience. We look forward to discussions with you all.

A special welcome to Tom Glover. You have so many interests!

Ancient Greece appears to be one that you are especially fond of. Since you have such a great interest in Ancient History and in World War II - we would like to recommend our Ancient History and World War II folders:

Ancient History

The Second World War

Check out our folders as well if you want to search for any specific topic and discuss it with our fellow members. Feel free to contact any one of our assisting moderators for any assistance you might need. We are all here to help.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you might mention should look:

by Philip Freeman

by Ian Kershaw

You mentioned three authors: Tom Brokaw, Mark Twain and Alan Greenspan although in the case of two of these individuals - they are also know for broadcasting journalism and economics. However since they are also authors - they need to be cited. Here is how we cite authors if we are mentioning them in our posts:

Tom Brokaw

Mark Twain

Alan Greenspan

More information:

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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask one of the moderators. We look forward to reading your contributions - this is really a site for those who love history.


José
Admin (T) - Medieval History

Thanks for the information, I look forward to it!

Welcome Eric, Nikola, Gitanjali and Tom. Bryan and José have given you some great information to get you started. Looking forward to seeing you on the discussion threads.

A special welcome to Eric, Nikola, Gitanjali, and Tom.

Jose thank you for your especially complete welcome for Tom - good job and very nice of you to help Tom get a good start.

Hey there! I'm Gabriel, 28, from Barcelona, Spain but currently living in Munich, Germany. I'm an electrical engineer by training, computer hobbyst and have always had a very wide range of interests, including a life-long passion --and that may not be too strong a word-- for history, especially military history, and political science. Hoping to get some recommendations here and possibly meet great people :)

Peter wrote: "Hi everyone. My name is Peter, from the (mostly OK) city of Toronto, Ontario. Once upon a time I finished a history degree from university, but then veered off and became a part-time photographer..."

Hi Peter - loved your photographs! I'm a somewhat close neighbour from Oshawa ;)

Welcome, Gabriel. I think you will find many members here that share your passion (or is it obsession) with history. We have some great discussions on military history and politics. When you have a chance peruse these folders:

Military History
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Current Events and Politics
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

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by David McCullough

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) HF/Cur. Evts/Mid East/Religions/US

Welcome, Peter. Do you have a particular area of history that appeals to you? Being a photographer, you might like to review our art discussions, if the overall genre interests you.

Art - Architecture - Culture
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by David McCullough

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) HF/Cur. Evts/Mid East/Religions/US

Welcome to all our new members here at the History Book Club...Eric, Nikola, Tom, Peter, and Gabriel. There are many interesting topics here to add to your love of history and you will meet some nice folks. Looking forward to your participation.

Welcome Gabriel, Tom, and Peter. Glad you joined us.

Hello everyone, my name is Pedro Gonzalez. I am a Civil Engineer living in Miami, Florida. I am not trained in the social sciences so my interest when I read history is very basic, to learn about the past and understand our present. Probably because of my training in engineering and engineering economics, I am better persuaded by those that believe that events in history are driven by economics or better said, I am biased by that belief when I read history. Why do I confess a bias? I don't know, may be so someone can recommend a book to set me straight!

I am currently reading Goodwin's The Bully Pulpit. A friend here in the club has recommended The End of Power by Moises Naim; I have the sample book on my phone and have started reading the preface.

Welcome to the History Book Club, Gabriel, Peter, Jenn and Pedro! It's always good to see new people here. Please, participate in our group readings and debates!

So glad you could join us, Pedro. I think that there may be several people here in the HBC who would agree with you on the role of economics in history; for example, the failing economic system of Weimar Germany certainly helped bring Hitler to the forefront.
Let me suggest that you browse our home page and find those topics that are of interest to you. The link is:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how the books you mentioned should look:

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

by Moisés Naím



More information:
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If you have any questions, just ask a moderator. We look forward to your participation. Don't be shy!!

Welcome new members Yaron, Eric, Nikola, Gitanjali, Tom, Peter, and Gabriel. It's great to have you here.

I'm kaeli,

I'm from the states and I'm a stay at home mom. I love reading ! My favorite is history of course !

Welcome Pedro, you got some great titles there. Jump right in.

Welcome, Kaeli. Glad you have the time to join us. I hope you browse around and post some of your favorite books for us learn about.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how a book should look:

by Robert A. Caro

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators.

Welcome to the group. Pedro and Kaeli. I am sure you'll both find some great discussions that will spark your interest in History. Looking forward to reading your posts.

Hi all and a warm welcome to the group: Gabriel, Peter, Pedro, & Kaeli! So glad you have joined, we look forward to participating in discussions with you about history.

So glad you joined us Kaeli.....you have come to the right place for the history lover. If we can be of help, just ask any of the moderators, and happy reading!!

Hello! My name is Belén. I'm an Argentinian 19 year old college student.
I found this group and thought it was perfect to get recommendations.
I hope I can learn more from all discussions here :)
Well, that's me
Have a great day!

Welcome, Belén. Glad you could join us. We have several college students here in the group so you will fit right in. There are many good recommendations for history books to read here, just look through the topic folders that interest you. Let us know what you find that you want to learn from. Have a great time in the group.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books you mention should look:

by Rick Atkinson

More Information

Orientation – How to Get Started

Guidelines

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Kathy
Assisting Moderator - Health/Med/Science, Ancient History

Belen....As Kathy said, this club can be very helpful to the college student as well as all who love history. Welcome and we hope that you find many books/discussions that meet your needs.

Welcome Belén, glad you found us here.

Welcome, Belén. You'll find a lot of book recommendations here. Looking forward to discussing history with you.

Hi history friends, my name is Anja and i´m from Denmark.
For the time being i read by which is a bit like history fantasy, but my shelves are full of European history - and i do mean to read all my history books.
It´s one of my favorite topics, especially ancient times.
Looking forward to sharing opinions with you.

Hi everyone - I'm especially interested in European history, 20th c. American political history and local history and cartography. I'm most knowledgeable about Irish history. My current interests are in the history of animals, canids for example: wolf introduction, the changes in laws that protect animals (like the ESA) and state and local ordinance histories about animals like coyotes, and then migration history about our connections with dogs, and even 20th century history about how the dog became an indoor, non-working family companion, when this was certainly not always the case. I'm also interested in environmental history and the changes in local rivers and estuaries.
Thanks!
Jennifer

Welcome, Anja. I have yet to tackle the Game of Thrones series but I think it will be one of my upcoming reads. Since you are interested in European History you may want to review our discussion folder on it.

European History - Introduction

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by George R.R. Martin

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) HF/Cur. Evts/Mid East/Religions/US

Welcome, Jennifer. Like Anja, you may also be interested in perusing our European History folder:

European History - Introduction

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

There is a specific folder on Irish History

Ireland, Its People and Its History

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Philip Freeman

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) HF/Cur. Evts/Mid East/Religions/US

Teri wrote: "Welcome, Anja. I have yet to tackle the Game of Thrones series but I think it will be one of my upcoming reads. Since you are interested in European History you may want to review our discussion ..."

Hi Teri, thank you for that, i have chosen a few other groups as well, and i apreciate all the help i can get as a new member.
Anja

Jennifer wrote: "Hi everyone - I'm especially interested in European history, 20th c. American political history and local history and cartography. I'm most knowledgeable about Irish history. My current interests a..."

Hi Jennifer, it sounds really interesting og you are very in to things i can understand. I have lived in southern Europe, where dogs still are outdoor animals and often not treated like eg. northern Europe, and we are not that far away in distance.

Welcome Jennifer and Anja. Teri has given you good tips to get you started on becoming an active participant in the HBC. We look forward to your posts and book recommendations.

Hi there. My name is Nancy, and I'm a real fan of history. Particular areas of interest are Russian history (Russians are an amazingly resilient people), Greek/Roman history, English history, and lately, I've gotten more into Egyptian history. I am also exploring some Civil War history. Bottom line, I like history.

I'm currently living in Kansas, but after losing my latest editing job, I'm looking to relocate and move out of the publishing business. I've been doing that for about 30 years, so it's time for a change.

Looking forward to recommendations from this group as well as discussions. Thanks.

Welcome to the group, Nancy. You may want to check out our ancient-history folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Or our Russian history thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Or our British history folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Or our Civil War folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post. Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how books you mention should look:

by James M. McPherson

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Please take a moment to read our gudelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

And an orientation to help you get started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

If you have any questions, just flag down one of the moderators. Thank you and glad you could join us.

Welcome Kaeli, Belen, Anja, Jennifer and Nancy. We look forward to your comments on group reads or books you particularly like.

Hello all. My name is Jim. I'm from Philadelphia, PA. I have a passion for history and it should be neat interacting with others who share that interest. I actually received a history degree two years ago but I haven't done anything with it career wise, and I'm starting to miss the discussions we used to have. I'm even starting to miss the papers I had to write lol. If I had to pick an area that I enjoy the most, it would have to be antiquity, especially roman republic and empire. I enjoy it all though.

Nancy....you are a true history fan and this is the place to be. We look forward to your participation.

A warm welcome to Anja, Jennifer, Nancy, & Jim. It is fun to read about the different interests that each of you have in history. Feel free to add your thoughts to any discussion topic. There is always more history to learn.

Welcome, Nancy and Jim! Looking forward to some great discussions with you.

Welcome Jim to a site for those who love history. There are many folks here who have majored in history and love the subject matter so you should be right at home.

Because of your interests we would like to recommend the Ancient History folder and our Byzantine Empire thread:

Ancient History

Byzantine Empire

Check out our folders as well if you want to search for any specific topic and discuss it with our fellow members. Feel free to contact any one of our assisting moderators for any assistance you might need. We are all here to help.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you might mention should look:

and by Adrian Goldsworthy

by James A. Evans (no photo)

More information:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask one of the moderators. We look forward to reading your contributions - this is really a site for those who love history.


José
Admin (T) - Medieval History

Thanks for joining with the rest of us history buffs, Jim. Jose has given you a good start, so please jump right in and share your thoughts and book reccomedations with us.

Hello,

I'm Catherine. I'm a high school history teacher with degrees in history and geography. I love history and am excited to see what people are reading, hopefully I can use some of the books in my classes.

All the best!

Welcome, Catherine. Glad you could join us. There are several books in our discussion threads and topic folders that are appropriate for high school. History and Geography are pretty broad topics so you'll have to browse through the folders, or let us know what topic you are interested in using with your classes.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books you mention should look:

by Rick Atkinson

More Information

Orientation – How to Get Started

Guidelines

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Kathy
Assisting Moderator - Health/Med/Science, Ancient History

Catherine, I think you will find many books here that might be of interest to your students (and yourself). Look around and get involved in the discussions and book recommendations......we look forward to our interaction.

Hi all, I've been on GoodReads for a while but just joined this group after I discovered the Military History discussion, which is a topic I've been getting into more lately.

I'm from the northeast US, but live and teach at a university in southwestern China. This last means I try to always be reading something on Chinese history and current affairs (currently I'm focusing on the South China Sea), but I'm also interesting in diplomatic/foreign policy history and legal history. I studied political science in college, so I tend to take that slant on things.

3 of the books I'm currently reading are Jonathan Spence's classic The Search for Modern China, and 2 on the South China Sea, one by that title, and the other Asia's Cauldron:

by Jonathan D. Spence
by Bill Hayton(no photo)
by Robert D. Kaplan

Welcome Bélen, Anja, Jennifer and Nancy! I hope you may like our group. Please, participate in our group readings!

Welcome, Trice. Awesome job on the citations. We appreciate your attention to detail. We're so glad you have taken a chance to look around and find the Military History discussion.

There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

Again, your attention to the citations is wonderful. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

More information on the mechanics of the board and citations:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) HF/Cur. Evts/Mid East/Religions/US