The History Book Club discussion

Hello, all:

I'm Joseph Rose, a lifelong reader, originally from Upstate New York. I grew up reading the World Book Encyclopedia, my father's collection of military histories, the New Yorker's comics, and two newspapers a day. My undergrad degree was in the economically worthless discipline of geography, and a masters in industrial and labor relations wasn't all that much better.

For the past twelve years, however, I've been on a diet of nothing but the Civil War with one exception for rereading Pride and Prejudice.

Joe

What a nice introduction, Joseph. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you.

Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

American Civil War

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

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by Jane Austen

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Bentley
Group Founder

Welcome, August! We are glad to see another History lover here. Since you have such a great interest in American natives and the Germanic tribes - we want to recommend our Native Americans and Ancient History History folders:

Native Americans

Ancient History

You might also have an interest in our 50 Books and Japan Challenges:

50 Books Challenge

Japan Challenge

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.

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by Charles C. Mann

by Tony Clunn (no photo)

More information

Take a few moments to read the orientation

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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
HBC Administration - Medieval History and Ancient History

Welcome to Mike, David, and Precy. You have come to the right place for the history lover and we know you will find much here to continue to pique your interest in history. Browse around and join right in!

Hi ho, new member here. History major, currently working in an academic library in their rare books and manuscripts dept. Particular interests include Renaissance Europe (esp. England), WWII (made it through 1-1/2 vol of Churchill's The Second World War!), history of/and religion.

Hi Everyone,

My name is Jennie, and I live in Boulder, CO. I earned my masters degree in Medieval Archaeology at the University of York and have spent the last few years working at various archaeological jobs, and my greatest passion is reading and learning about history.

My friends always made fun of me growing up because I loved school and got excited about new reading assignments. And recently, for fun, I even started my own website where I post reviews about new history books that I've read, except, unlike school, I try to make them funny :)

I'm always looking for new book recommendations and was thrilled when I stumbled across this group. I really look forward to becoming part of this community!

Having poked around a little, I think I should also have said in my "intro" post, "This is an intimidatingly ginormous group. I hope I don't get lost in the weeds..."

So glad you joined us Charlene, Christopher and Betty. This is THE place to be for the history lover. If you need any assistance, just ask one of the moderators.....and enjoy!!

A warm welcome to all our new members. We have lots of discussions to participate in and look forward to you joining in.

Hello and welcome to all of the newcomers!

Thank you Jill and Francie :) I am so glad to be more active in this group, since it's deliciously cerebral! I'm catching up and following along with The Sixth Extinction discussions, and will also be participating in the Nixon discussions coming up. It's really nice to have such a wonderful group to share thoughts on great historical and non-fiction reads.

Glad you joined us Kim, Joseph and August. Please join in the discussions/book recommendations and find those topics that are your favorites.

Hello Betty. Welcome to The History Book Club. Having homeschooled my children, it definitely is an interesting and learning experience for everyone. This is in the right place to continue learning and you will find lots of suggestions and great discussions here.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

You may also be interested in the following upcoming discussion we will be starting October 19th:

One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon

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.

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This is how books that you mention should look:

by Tim Weiner

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

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 our moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Francie
Admin (T), Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Michele wrote: "Having poked around a little, I think I should also have said in my "intro" post, "This is an intimidatingly ginormous group. I hope I don't get lost in the weeds...""

You will do fine Michele (smile)

Welcome Michelle, Jennie, Betty. We have several great book discussions going on. Betty, I saw you pop in to the discussion in The Sixth Extinction thread. I hope the others will join in as well. Don't hesitate to ask if any of you have any questions. We're here to help.

Welcome to all new members! We have some great topics and discussions going on here and I do hope you will find what you like and participate with us.

My Name is Elaine and I live in British Columbia, Canada. I am a former Museum Curator with a love of history writing, from fiction to non-fiction.

Hi, my name is Deb and I live in Arizona. I have always liked history but have started traveling the world and enjoy learning about the location and its history even more. My husband and I both enjoy military history as well.

Welcome Elaine to The History Book Club. Museum Curator would be a fascinating job to me. As for your love of history books, we have lots of recommendations for you in both fiction and non-fiction!

A couple of places you may want to look at would be the main page to peruse the many topics and specifically the historical fiction thread:

The History Book Club

Historical Fiction

There are many other folders where 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 one of our moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) - Historical Fiction, Current Events, Middle East, History of Religions, United States

Welcome Deb to The History Book Club. Enjoy your travels. What a great way to enjoy the culture and history of a location, to read about it and then see it!

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

Military History

There are many other folders where 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 one of our moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Teri
Assisting Moderator (T) - Historical Fiction, Current Events, Middle East, History of Religions, United States

So glad you joined us Elaine and Deb. Teri has given you the information to get started sharing your love of history. We look forward to your participation. Questions?......ask any moderator.

Welcome Elaine and Deb. Look forward to you joining some of our many discussions.

Welcome Elaine and Deb. Glad to have you here with us. I do hope you find what you like and join us in making this group thrive.

Greetings to all the new members. I hope you'll be able to join in on some of the book discussions. Also, be sure to check out our 50 BOOKS IN 2015 topic. You'll find many interesting books being reviewed by our members.

Hello everyone,

My name is Jennifer and I am an erstwhile medievalist who is currently engaged in researching and writing about the Cold War. However, I find any inquiry into the past fascinating and so look forward to reading about works with which I am unfamiliar and hearing from others what they think.

Best regards,
Jennifer

Greetings...

My earliest history passions tended to mirror my father's, whose special field of study was British military history of the 18th-19th centuries, with an emphasis on the Napoleonic Wars. This remains an area of enduring fascination for me. Later areas of passion/obsession, influenced by degrees in drama and theater history, include 19th-20th century German history, especially the Weimar Republic/Third Reich/Cold War eras; British history of the Revolution/Restoration/Georgian periods, and now, currently, ANYTHING I can lay my paws on concerning the French Revolution.

Regards,

Elliot

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and I come from Italy. I'm a marketing student but history is my passion. I've loved history since I was a little child and I just can't get enough of history books! It's nice being in a group with my same interests. I read overall books about the first half of XX century, mostly about WWII (both military sages and civilian biography... Everything actually!), but I'm interested in every historic period: Roman age, Middle age, Industrial Revolution... Everything is just so fascinating!
I hope I can get to know new books, maybe even on arguments that are far from my European formation, and to discuss them with all of you!

Hello, Jennifer. Welcome to the History book club! It's good to have you here with us.

For all those works you are still unfamiliar with, I suggest that you, check our homepage and see what we have to offer. I am positive you will find many interesting books and topics on this page.You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

As for the more particular interests you mentioned, check out these threads:

Medieval history

and

Cold war

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 Melvyn P. Leffler

More information:
Mechanics of the board

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
How to get started

And our guidelines:
Guidelines

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

Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History

So glad you joined us Jennifer. You have joined a group of history buffs who can give you book recommendations that will keep you reading for years! Samanta gave you a great start....join right in and enjoy!!

So happy to have you join us, Jennifer. We have a number of book discussions going on. Hope you can join the fun.

Hello, Elliot. Welcome to the History book club!

We have a lot of different topics here on HBC so check our homepage and see what we offer.You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

As for your particular interests, check out these threads:

British history,

Cold war

and

French revolution

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 Simon Schama

More information:
Mechanics of the board

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
How to get started

And our guidelines:
Guidelines

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

Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History

Welcome, Elliott. You've joined a great club with a great group of people. We have lots of discussions going on. Samanta has given you some great information. Hope you join some of the discussions soon.

Hey all,

I'm ROC.
I don't have much to mention other than my steady interest in the ancient world (particularly Greece) and more obsessively, the history of ideas.
So I'll just say I'm looking forward to learning with you all.

Welcome Jennifer, Elliott, Laura, and ROC! It is a pleasure to have you here at The History Book Club. I know you all will find plenty of information in your area(s) of interest and I encourage you all to join in conversations and discussions on our group reads. If you have any questions, just ask. The moderators are here to help.

Hi everyone. I'm Gretchen from North Carolina, former teacher, lover of all things historic. I've been lurking on Goodreads for several years, but now ready to become more active and this looks like the spot for me.

A special welcome to Laura. You have so many interests!

WWII appears to be one that you are especially fond of. Since you have such a great interest in the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages and in WWII - we would like to recommend our Roman Empire, Medieval History and World War II folders:

Roman Empire

Medieval 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:

and by Adrian Goldsworthy

by Peter R.L. Brown

by Averil Cameron (no photo)

by Chris Wickham

by Robert G. Hoyland

by William Chester Jordan (no photo)

by Thomas Asbridge

by Juliet Barker

by François Bédarida (no photo)

by Ian Kershaw

More information

Take a few moments to read the orientation

Our guidelines

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
HBC Administration - Ancient and Medieval History

Thank you José! You have been very thoughtful. I'm going to enjoy my stay in this group!

Laura

We are glad that you are going to become an active participant, Gretchen and this is definitely the place to get involved in history talk......great discussions and book recommendations. Since you did not specify any particular subject, why not browse our home page and find topics that catch your interest.

Home Page

There are many other folders where 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 Jon Meacham

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 our moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hello and welcome, Martin. We have many members from the UK and we are glad you joined us. Here are a couple of links that might be of particular interest to you.

Medieval History
History of Religion

There are many other folders where 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 Jon Meacham

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 our moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Welcome, Gretchen and Martin. This is a great group of history enthusiast and I am sure you'll find lots of discussions and recommendations for your area(s) of interest. If you have a question, ask away. The moderators are here to help.

Welcome, Gretchen and Martin. This is a wonderful group. Look forward to seeing you in some of our discussions.

Welcome to new members Jennifer, Elliott, Laura, ROC, Gretchen and Martin. Check out the various topics in the group, there's bound to be something to interest you.

Welcome Laura, ROC, Gretchen and Martin. You are definitely in the right place. I do hope you will find topics that interest you.

Hello, ROC! I'm glad you joined the History lover's haven. As you are so interested in Ancient Greece, we want to recommend our Ancient History folder:

Ancient History

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 Barry S. Strauss (no photo)

by Tom Holland

and by Donald Kagan

by Philip Freeman

by James Romm (no photo)

by Robin A.H. Waterfield

More information

Take a few moments to read the orientation

Our guidelines

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
HBC Administration - Ancient and Medieval History