The History Book Club discussion

Emily wrote: "My name is Emily. I am from North Carolina. I like historical fiction and some non-fiction. Some of my favorite subjects are WWII, China and women's roles in history. Although I will read anything..."

Welcome, Emily. Always glad to have another reader with a WWII interest.

Hi, my name is chuk. I love to read but for some unknown reasons create very little time for non-academic books. Lol. I love books on African history, ww2, history of the world, biography's and anything about the world that I never knew before. Glad to be here and i hope to add and as well gain from the group. Cheers

Welcome Chuk. Glad you could join us. I love you attitude on ready to learn about anything you don't know about the world. That is often how I feel.

I think we can help you here with a history fix. You might start with some of these threads:

On Africa: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

World War II is always popular: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

World History: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

And you might try the folders of specific countries that you might be interested in reading about.

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by Louis Menand

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Another warm welcome to Daz, Ismael, Stephen, Jamie, Valeria, Tom, & Emily. So fun to see so many people interested in history. I look forward to reading your comments.

Hello, all. My name is Michael. I am an attorney in DC and an avid history reader. I mostly read about early American history, particularly the revolutionary and civil war eras, although I also am starting into European history and the classical Greek era. Glad to be here!

Thanks a lot @kathy. :)

Welcome Michael, we are glad to have you as a member. You might start with our American History folder if you are exploring, given your interests. There is so much more on the site but this ought to get you started. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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Welcome Chuk glad you are with us and hope you enjoy the discussions.

A warm welcome to Emily, Chuk and Michael. This is the place for the history lover. Please read our guidelines as provided by moderators Alisa, Kathy and Bryan. Then go exploring the threads and jump right into discussion that are of interest to you. Most of all.......enjoy!!!!

Hello Chuk. I'm glad you joined. Jump in to see what we are doing.

Hi Michael. I hope you pick up our upcoming read starting in a couple of weeks and join in. It is on Washington:

by Logan Beirne

Chukwuma wrote: "Hi, my name is chuk. I love to read but for some unknown reasons create very little time for non-academic books. Lol. I love books on African history, ww2, history of the world, biography's and an..."

Welcome to our group, Chukwuma. Always nice to have another reader who lists WWII among his or her major interests.

I'm Teresa Edwards, from Richmond, VA. Currently working as a publications assistant for one of our state agencies. I've always had a love of history, especially British history, and historical fiction is probably the genre I read the most of. Very happy to have found this group!

Welcome Teresa, we are glad to have you as a member. We have a British history thread you might enjoy: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_.... Many other topics to explore, we hope you browse topics of interest.

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by Joseph E. Persico

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Hello Teresa, I'm a fellow Virginian and glad you joined us. Let us know if you have any questions.

Hi,
My name is Martin and I'm a RN in a local ER. I always have my nose in a book...usually non-fiction history of some kind or historical fiction novels. Recently started several samples of Max Hastings WWII books and really like all of them. Trying to decide which one to actually read first. Looking forward to participating in this most interesting group.

Welcome, Martin. Let us know which Hastings book you decide on. We are discussing a WWII book right now.

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Hello Martin, welcome to the group!

Thanks for introducing yourself Teresa and Martin. This is the place for the history lover and I know you will find topics in your particular areas of interest. Enjoy!!

Welcome Chuk, Michael, Teresa and Martin. I know you'll love it here as much as I do.

Hello all, my name is marcus and i pleased to be part of the group, I am interested in learning more about the Civil War and the colonization of certain countries on the African continent, particularly the Congo by Belgium, can't wait to read and discuss!

Hi everyone,

My name is Adam. I am a 32 year old guidance counselor from MA. I studied history as an undergrad and it's always been something I've been interested in. I am especially interested in historical US biographies, Nazi Germany and WWII and the US Civil War.

Look forward to learning more and sharing resources with you all.

Cheers!

Adam wrote: "Hi everyone,

My name is Adam. I am a 32 year old guidance counselor from MA. I studied history as an undergrad and it's always been something I've been interested in. I am especially interested in..."

Hello, Adam. Welcome to our group. It's always good to have another reader who shares an interest in WWII!

Welcome Michael, Teresa, and Martin. Hope you find plenty of history here to enjoy.

Welcome Adam from one WWII buff to another. We are so glad you joined us.

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by Barbara W. Tuchman

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Please browse the threads and jump right in. Most of all, enjoy!

Glad you joined us, Marcus. Lots to see and do here and Christopher noted some links you may want to visit. Have fun!!!

Welcome Marcus & Adam. Glad to have you here. I am sure you will find plenty of history to interest you. I look forward to your comments.

Thank you Christopher, thank you Jill and thank you Kathy.

I teach history in a upper secondary school in Herning, Denmark. The curriculum is very broad, from Ancient history to current affairs, so sometimes I feel like a noob / newbie, even after 11 years of teaching. :-) The good part is, that I still have so much to learn.

Some of my favorite topics:  Israeli/Pal. conflict, Chinese history, French and American revolutions in the late 18th.century, Danish history in general and European renaissance.

I have just visited Florence for the 3rd time, so I'm currently in to the Medici's formal and informal exercise of power. 

I'm here to connect and learn.

Kind regards.

Hi everyone:

I'm Hsuan from Taiwan, and my major is history(modern Chinese history) at university.

My favorite topic has always been anything about capitalism in the modern world vice versa. I also love reading history of Rome and Latin American. The history of art and music are also interesting for me.

I'm still trying my best to read the original version, Very glad to join the club and share some enthusiasm of history book with others!

Hi. My name is Carol. I live in Cambridge, Mass. I'm shifting my reading focus to the 20th century, in particular the immediate post-WWII world. And I'm looking forward to hearing what other people have enjoyed reading.

Hi everyone
My name is Jo and I'm an Avon lady from the Cotswolds in the UK.
I've grown up with a fascination for history, particularly Roman history and English medieval history and have a fairly extensive collection of books on both subjects, both fiction and non-fiction.
My guilty pleasure would definitely be a good historical whodunnit.
My pet hate is so-called 'chick-lit'.

Currently reading:

Favourite fiction authors:



to name but a few.
I'm also rather fond of sci/fi fantasy and detective novels.
Looking forward to participating in this group

Glad you found us Marcus and Adam. Please explore and post your recommendations and thoughts.

Adam: we are reading a WWII book now, so it is not too late to join us:

by Joseph E. Persico

Welcome, Lars. It sounds like you are really exploring Europe. Great interests and we are all learning together.

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Welcome, Hsuan. I need to learn more about Chinese history; it is such a vast and rich history.

Here is our China folder:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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Welcome, Carol. The Cold War is an interesting topic. We have a folder on it:

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

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Welcome Marcus, Adam, Lars, Hsuan and Carol. It's great to meet new history lovers.

Welcome to the group, Jo--we are glad you found us. I'm a big fan of Roman history also. Here's a link to our Roman history section - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
And here's our folder on British history - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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Lars, Dong, Carol, Joann, welcome to the group.

Hey everyone, i'm Chris, from Manchester UK. I have always been passionate about history, especially ancient history. I studied Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Manchester, and have continued to to read and study the subject ever since. Always on the look out for new books to read, both fiction and non-fiction. Thank you for welcoming me to the group.

Welcome, Chris and Michael. We hope you will find this group to be neat experience. Chris, you might want to check out our ancient history folder: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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Jerome

Hello everyone I'm Robert from Memphis and I'll read just about anything that looks interesting but I love american history and bios.

Welcome Robert. Thanks for introducing yourself to all the other history buffs. You may wish to visit the following links for your special interest.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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A warm welcome to Lars. Hsuan, Carol, Jo, and Chris. This is the place for the history lover and you can bet that you will find several threads that relate to your particular areas of interest. Join in and make new friends who share your love of history.

Also a big welcome to Lars, Hsuuan, Jo, Michael, Chris and Robert I am sure you will find this a great group

Thanks for the welcome guys, and cheers for the link to the ancient history folder Jerome. Looking forward to delving in!

Welcome to the group, Robert.

Hello Michael, Chris and Robert. You came to the right place to get your history fix. Please browse our topics and jump in.

Welcome Marcus, Adam, Lars, Hsuan, jo, Carol, Chris, and Robert. Exciting to have so many new members, and hope you participate in the discussions and avail yourself of the many book recommendations among the threads. Glad to have you with us, and if you need a hand, please don't hesitate to ask any of the moderators.

Welcome Chris and Robert. I'm sure you'll love it here.