The History Book Club discussion

Rebecca - this is your intro minus the segments which violate our rules and guidelines. We do not allow any self promotion.

Welcome to our group but please read carefully our rules and guidelines.

Rebecca said:

Hi everyone -

My name is Rebecca, and I live in the midwest. I am a scientist by training, holding a PhD in pharmacology, but I've been a life-long reader of historical fiction............not long after my daughter was born. ------------ and am most interested in medieval British history, although there is nothing historical that doesn't interest me. I would read historical fiction and narratives all the time but must balance that with running a business and raising a nearly 3 year old daughter.--------------------------------

I look forward to "chatting" with you all here!

Hello, my name is Bernardo Arcos, I'm a biochemistry student, living in Mexico City. I've joined the group because I really like to read historical fiction novels. I believe it is really upsetting to live only a short blink of the full history of mankind, and that's where history comes to improve our existance, by letting us live things that happened much before we were born.

Lilo, thank you for your post and I am sorry for what you had to go through - but we have a very strict policy about no self promotion - this thread is also only for introductions and not for any Q&A - I am sorry. The period of time that you described was an horrific one for so many - most who lived through it have painful memories which we are very sensitive about - so with the above in mind - I have removed the parts of your intro which violate our rules and guidelines (specifically self promotion and areas which may cause pain in some others)

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Lilo stated:

Hi, everybody,

I am Lilo Huhle-Poelzl. I was born 1939 into Hitler's Germany. -------

In after-war Germany, I found it a tabu to talk about the Third Reich. In high-school/college, history teachers started three times with the old Greeks and stopped every time around 1900. Therefore, I knew very little about the Third Reich and WWII (other than what I learned from the famous Holocaust series and a few war movies), and have just started to read a number of related books...........While living in Germany, I never knew that there were any, as I never saw any on display in bookstores.

I am interested in all history but am concentrating right now on Third Reich and WWII.

I have spent my adult life living in Canada and Germany, and also traveling the U.S. In 1996, my husband and I settled down on a country property in Utah where we now live with 30 cats and 2 dogs.
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Folks, if anybody would like to discuss things with Lilo - please contact her via PM only. This specific thread is about introductions and welcomes. We do have a Holocaust thread where discussions can take place but there is absolutely no self promotion on the History Book Club site. There are also Second World War folders and threads but once again on those threads there is no self promotion or advertising.

This was a painful period for many folks Lilo so I imagine even for the German people that sometimes they must have felt better letting sleeping dogs lie so that might have been the reason that they did not bring up that period in class - maybe they also felt it was not a particular time in history that they were neither happy nor maybe even proud of. Sometimes with disassociation - the painful events can be alleviated and folks move on. I imagine that many of the German people also suffered a great deal too and many lost family too as did the surviving family members of the Holocaust.

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by Winston Churchill

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Welcome to the HBC.

Bentley

Welcome, Bernardo. You have come to the place for all things history.

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Welcome Heidi, Raluca, Kat, Giselle, Brian, Heba, Rebecca, James, Jamie, Shane, Ciaran, Minthang, Pmacke, Carol, Eefje, Lisette, Bernardo, and Lilo.

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Hello, my name is Jenny and I live in Michigan. Not really sure what I should share here. I currently work full time with the State and I'm almost done with my Masters in Public Administration. I have a husband and two kids (16 & 10).

I love historical fiction, any historical fiction, but I've read the most on English and European history. Please feel free to friend me to see my lists :)

Hello All. I am Mark from Utah. I graduated a few years ago with a in political science and have always had an interest in early american history. I look forward to interacting with everyone here.

Welcome, Mark. I hear beautiful scenery is in Utah. I hope to visit one day.

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Welcome, Jenny. I have family in Michigan, so I have fond memories.

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hi, my name is yomna. I am 20 years old. My love for history started when i started university. My major is architecture, and as i read about the various history of buildings, cities, architects, and alot of rulers, i discovered i love to know about the history, especially the history of my country, Egypt, and anywhere else. I just love the story behind how everything came to be, how a building came to be known, how a person's journey went, and how their lives were like, but i never know any names of books or authors i should check out, thats why i joined the group, to know more about history and get recommendations.

Hello,

My name is Jason, I live in the United States, and am a History major finishing up my B.A. in History with a concentration in U.S. History in December. I have always loved to read and my love for History began in high school when an excellent teacher encouraged me to read historical works. I have read a wide range of historical genres both in an academic setting and for leisure, but my favorites are legal, revolutionary, military, and sports history.

I look forward to contributing to this group and learning from all of you!

Best,

Jason

Welcome, Yomma. Buildings do have great stories.

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Welcome, Jason. Good luck finishing your degree. I took so many history classes, I ended up minoring in it.

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Welcome Yomna and Jason, we are glad to have you with us. Hope you enjoy browsing the threads and participating in the discussions.

Hello everyone, my name is Elizabeth and I live in sunny Florida, right next door to the library (lucky me). I love to read just about anything, especially biographies and history. The most fascinating thing to me about history is the extraordinary people who make it. I look forward to discovering quality books on just about any area of history and discussing with others who have read them.

Hi Elizabeth. I am also in Florida and my "library" is in my kindle. Hardly travel from one part of the house to the other. I also like history, especially historical novels.

Welcome Elizabeth, we are glad to have you. Next door to a library, that is quite a perk for someone who likes to read!

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It is great to be next to door to a library, Elizabeth. My dad worked at one, so I got a lot of books when he came into the door :-)

Welcome.

Welcome to all the newbies in the last couple of days. It is good to see such interest in history.

Thank you Lilo - you just did it again - and I know innocently - so no worries - it is OK. Just read the rules and guidelines and I know you will be fine. No worries.

I realize that you are new to goodreads and to technology and may not have read the rules and guidelines.

Welcome Suzanne, we are glad to have you as a member. I am sure your to-read pile will grow quickly by browing the threads!

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Hello! I'm relatively new to Goodreads but history and literature are what I teach (English Dept. Univ. of Florida) and love to read. My favorite book is still MOBY DICK but recently I enjoyed The March!The March

Glad you joined us, Stephanie. It's nice to have a "professional" here.

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by Herman Melville

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Hello all,

My name is Erre. I'm from the Netherlands, finishing my bachelor's degree in Political History. The reason I joined is for me to discover new interesting books to read - not only books to enrich my academic knowledge, but also my general education. So if you could recommend something to a twentysomething year old guy from Europe who is interested in topics/book genres ranging from Utopian Literature to Magic Realism, don't hesitate please. :)

I am not quite sure whether or not I have introduced myself to this group, though I have been prompted to a number of times. I apologize if I am delinquent from doing so as I have been very involved in reading Gotham: A History of New York to 1898 with somewhat limited time to read.

Nonetheless I will be wrapping that one up shortly and timing is right for me to jump in on Blood of Tyrants should a copy be afforded for me.

A warm welcome to all the new members:
Jenny: You will find lots of European and British history here.
Mark: Utah is a beautiful place indeed and has an interesting history
Yomna: We love getting so many international members.
Jason: Good teachers often are the reason that we develop a true love of history
Elizabeth: Living next door to a library would be my downfall!!!

I look forward to interacting with all of you on the various threads.

In 2004 and after 22-years I retired from the Air Force. I have spent the last 8-years as a civil service employee. In my last 7 years in the Air Force I lived in Turkey (2-years) and Germany (3-years). With my time overseas I developed a strong interest in Turkish/Ottoman history and European history. While we have traveled throughout Italy, Germany, France, and England we believe Turkey is the best of all places to visit.

Additionally, in 2007 my good friend, wpark, turned me onto Revolutionary War Era books. My first book from this era was Adams vs Jefferson: the tumultuous election of 1800. In approximately 7-years since taking on that first book, I have read 35 additional books from this era and have started to expand my American History readings.

G'day. My name is Michael and I am an English / History trained teacher in South West Sydney. My majors were Ancient History and Classical Literature, but I have an interest in most history and lots of different types of writing.

Welcome Erre, we are glad to have you as a member.

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Welcome Andrew, glad you joined the group. There is a lot to see here, and everyone reads at their own pace.

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Welcome Crit and Michael! ~ Hope you enjoy the discussions. Browse the threads and jump right in.

Welcome Crit and Michael. There is lots to see and do here......enjoy!!!

A warm welcome to Suzanne, Stephanie, Erre, Andrew, Crit, and Michael. So nice to see all of you here. Look through the different folders and threads -- there is bound to be some topic that interests you.

My name is Robyn Plouse and I enjoy reading history (among lots of other things). Mostly, I choose history books because they sound interesting, but I've probably read more American, European and Asian history than anything else. I'm looking forward to getting some suggestions from this group.

Hello!
My name is Mara, I'm from México, I'm really interested in learning History and Languages from as many different cultures as I can, I'm also new here on GR and was really excited to find this group, and be able to learn about books that will help me to reach my gold.

Hello all! I'm Hope, I am currently in high-school. History to me is an obsession. I will typically obsess over the small trivial facts that fascinate me. I am the person at school who people always come to when they need information for projects, or to settle an argument over a historical event. I am also known to dress like historical figures on a daily basis. The historical events/time periods that I am currently into are; the American Revolutionary period and aftermath, the Russian revolution, and the Italian Renaissance. I am defiantly looking to expand my historical knowledge particularly in European history.

Greetings,

My name is Frank Morrison. I am a US Marine currently stationed in New Orleans (sad for me.) I am also a BA student finishing up my degree in Military History from AMU. I am quite obsessed with the study of history, especially anything from WWII and the Medieval time period. I greatly look forward to several interesting discussions with all of you! If you have any book recommendations, please let me know. I will most certainly do the same for you!

Hello Suzanne, Erre, Andrew, Crit, Michael, and Robyn. I'm glad you joined us and please, take a look at the threads and join in.

We are here to help :-)

Welcome, Frank. Thank you for your service, first of all; I have a faculty member/friend over at the Naval War College. Military history is very interesting stuff and we have a lot going on.

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Welcome Robyn, Mara, Hope, and Frank! Glad to have you all with us and please browse the threads and check out the discussions and book recommendations.

Welcome Erre, Andrew, Crit, Michael, Robyn, Mara, Hope and Frank. It's great to see so many people interested in history. And this is a wonderful place to indulge your passion.

Another warm welcome Robyn, Mara, Hope, and Frank. As you look through the different folders, I am sure you will find a topic or two that will interest you. Happy reading.

Hi. My name is Johanne. I'm from Germany and I study English, History and Politcal and Economical Science. I just love History and all its aspects and I am looking forward to discuss all sorts of intresting topics with people from all over the world.

Welcome Johanne, we are glad to have you as a member. This is a truly global club with members from all around the world with diverse interests. You are bound to find something here of interest.

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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Hi Johanne, its nice u r here. I am excited that u joined the group. I like discussing History and Political science too. I am also new to the group, but the members here are so friendly and love to help. I like reading their posts.
Hope u enjoy.

Bentley wrote: "Thank you Lilo - you just did it again - and I know innocently - so no worries - it is OK. Just read the rules and guidelines and I know you will be fine. No worries.

I realize that you are new ..."

Sorry if I did it again. I must admit that haven't had time yet to read the rules and guidelines as I am totally swamped and behind with everything I have to do. We are also on the jump to go out of town for 2 weeks, and I am not even halfways done with the preparations. I promise to read the rules and guidelines when I get back and from then on be "a good girl".

Welcome Johanne and Lilo. Take a look around and start joining in.

I'm Bruce. I live in the Kansas City area, where I am a computer programmer at a public library. I'm married with one child and am in the process of adopting two more.

I'm mostly interested in ancient history, but do like learning about more recent times also.

Welcome Bruce, we are glad to have you as a member. Working in a library must make it pretty handy when you are in the mood to read, but maybe overwhelming with choices! We hope you find plenty here to stimulate your interests.

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 Johanne and Bruce. It's great to have you join us.