The History Book Club discussion

Hello! Athena here, and I am glad to be new to this group. Love history, so I hope to get great suggestions on new books! I'm a graphic designer from Houston.

My favorite is WW2. Always find heart breaking stories of a horrible time in our world.

Indeed, Athena. Check out our WW2 thread if you haven't done so:

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Emma, Athena, welcome to the group.

Welcome Emma and Athena to the History Club. View the sites and participate as you wish.

Glad you joined us Emma and Athena. We hope you will browse the threads and join in the discussions/book recommendations. If you have any questions, just ask any of the moderators.

Welcome LJ, Athena, Emma, and Ellen. Glad to have you with us and hope you enjoy the discussions. A lot here to see and do so explore the threads and jump into the conversations and recommendations!

My name is Jennifer. I am a biologist and history hobbyist. I like just about all kinds of history. I am most interested in Pre-colonial Europe and American history. Yeah, I'm usually that specific. :-)).

Welcome to the group, Jennifer.

Welcome Jennifer to the History Club. You have a great hobby.

Glad you joined us, Jennifer. Lots to see and do here. Questions?.....ask any of the moderators.

My name is Leslie. I graduated with a bachelor's in History with a Minor in English. I work from home for a realty appraisal company and take care of my toddler son but keep up with my degree by reading biographies as often as I can squeeze it in. I joined this book club for help sifting through all the, less than well written or researched, books out there. I'm hoping that all of you can point me in the right direction. I focused on East Asia when I was in college but now I read anything that is interesting. Thanks so much for being my filters.

My love of history began in childhood - raised in New Orleans, we began to learn French history at age 8. Went on to obtain my first university degree in History, spent 20 years in London and travelled the world. Having lived on 3 continents, I am fascinated with the culture and the people with whom I live.

Now I live in the southwest part of the U.S. and read some on Native American history, though Greco-Roman would be my favorite.

Glad to meet others in the group.

Welcome Leslie and Bill, we are glad to have you as members.

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Hi, my name is Karina. I`m from Odense, Denmark. I started genealogical research in my mid-twenties and it has brought me many exiting discoverings = opened my eyes to history... And I`m hooked :-)
My interests are mainly victorian England (upstairs/downstairs), deportation (America/Australia), monasteries in Europe and Danish country culture... :-)

Welcome Karina! I’m glad you joined the History Club. I was very close to my grandfather, who was born in Copenhagen.

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Hello, my name is Kat. I have always had an interest in history and have finally decided to an undergraduate course in Classical History. I love ancient and medieval history especially but I am fascinated by all things past. :)

My name is Megan and I'm from the USA. I've loved learning about history ever since I was a child, which is most likely why my favorite genre to read in fiction is historical - especially Medieval & Victorian.

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Hello to Leslie, Bill, Karina, and Kat; I'm glad you found us and I hope you enjoy what we have to offer.

Welcome Megan, Kat, and Karina. Please explore the threads and enjoy!

Welcome Leslie, Bill, Megan, Kat, and Karina........ there is much to see here to further pique your love of history. If you have any questions, ask any of the moderators. Enjoy!!

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Welcome Mahesh.....we would like to know a little bit about you but we are glad you joined us here at the HBC.

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Hello all,

My name is Cynthia. I am a pharmacist, but love History and learning new things.

Welcome Megan and Mahesh to the world-wide History Club. Enjoy your summer reading and participate.

Glad you found us Cynthia. There is a wealth of information here for the history lover.

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Welcome Cynthia to the History Club. Pharmacy has a history all its own and why the medical field is often referred to as the “practice of medicine”

Hello Mahesh and Cynthia, we are glad to have you and hope you enjoy the discussions. We have a worldwide group with diverse interests and you are bound to find topics and recommendations that piqué your interest.

Hello all, Ken here. I've had a life long affinity for history since I taught myself to read one summer, devouring WWII naval stories at the library. That said I would call myself an occasional tourist, not a true student. My reading tastes are all over the map these days. Escapism via Harry Bosch, Jack Reacher and the like; a bit of Sci-Fi on rare occasions, and early American and WWII history (with an emphasis on the Pacific war). Throw in the odd business or geo-pol volume and you have it. By day I am a construction and operations manager, do a bit of global travel, and "read" mostly via Audible.com. Looking forward to picking the best from your bookshelf down the road and getting acquainted with the group.

Welcome Ken, thanks for the great introduction. We are glad to have you as a member.

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 Jeffrey Toobin

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Welcome Ken to the History Club. I know you will fit right in.

Hello!
I'm Kate, and have been a bookworm since I learned to read :) A peripatetic childhood meant that I had a great grasp of geography and none at all of history -- I would devour whatever I could get my hands on, and imprinted early on Euripides and Malory, of all people, as well as the more usual Dickens, Scott and other Victorians. At some point I realised that finding out about the original WHEN of these books might be a helpful thing to know, and the rest, as they say....

I still have pretty catholic tastes, but my especial weaknesses right now are quirky microhistories and histories of ideas; times'n'places: early modern Europe, Byzantium and colonial-to-modern-day East Asia. Here to broaden my horizons, though :)

Mike Gozur here. Thanks for having me in this group

Hello. I'm Ashley and I'm from the USA. My family has a strong military history (myself not included) and it has fostered a love of history in me. I read a lot of military fiction, war fiction, and historical biographies and memoirs. I read a book called "War Letters" by Andrew Carroll back in 2010 and it was an amazing look into the lives of military soldiers and their families. I have a bit of an obsession with war letters and journals. When I'm not reading military or war books I tend to be drawn toward ancient history, typically involving Greece, Italy, Germany and Ireland.

Welcome, Ashley and Mike. Glad you could join us.

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Welcome Mahesh, Cynthia, Ken and Kate. I hope you enjoy your time here as members.

Bryan wrote: "Welcome, Ashley and Mike. Glad you could join us.

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 reply ..."

I'm sorry. I do know about and have used that feature but it didn't cross my mind since it was just an introduction. I'll be more conscious of this going forward. Thank you for the welcome!

Glad to help, Ashley, and if you have questions, feel free to ask :-)

Hello everyone! I'm a history lover through and through. My favorite times in history to study is the west in the 1860's-1900's, Scottish and Irish history during anytime, and ancient Rome and Egypt.

Welcome, Kate.

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Glad you joined us Ken, Kate, Mike, and Ashley. This is the place for all things history......lots to see and do. Please join right in and if you have questions, ask any of the moderators.

Welcome Kate. Hhope you find topics to discuss and book recommendations. Many of us have added significantly to our to-read pile through participation in this group. Poke around and have fun!

Glad you joined us Kate. You came to the right place.

Welcome Mahesh, Cynthia, Ken, Kate (1), Mike, Ashley and Kate (2). I know you'll enjoy being here.

Kate wrote: My favorite times in history to study is the west in the 1860's-1900's, Scottish and Irish history during anytime, and ancient Rome and Egypt."

It's all facinating history and the latter sounds like Antony and Cleopatra and their marriage/non-marriage.

Welcome to the History Club Kate.

hello! :) i joined this group for i am so interested in european history. it's delightful to talk to people who share the same interests as mine. looking forward to have a great time here. :))

Welcome, Lei.

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oh i forgot to introduce myself. my name is leira miralles. i'm from manila, philippines and currently taking up AB Foreign Service at New Era University. i am interested in History especially in Europe.

Welcome to our truly international book club, Leira. We are so glad you joined us.

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