The History Book Club discussion

Hey,

My name is Keith. I am from Canada. I am pursuing an IT degree, but I am passionate about history and philosophy. My main interest is 18th century European, especially French, history; however, I am willing to read well written history books outside of that time and place. I am reading the following:




It's slow at the start, but becomes enthralling after the Islamic occupation of Spain. The most recent chapters I've read, dealing with the machinations of the Popes and the rise of Charlemagne, have been excellent.

Keith

Welcome Keith, we are glad to have you as a member. Good attempt with the book citation. You have the cover, just need to add the author photo and links. You will pick it up quickly but let us know if you need a hand.

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by David Levering Lewis (no photo)

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Hey Folks! I thought I had posted an intro when I first Joined this great group; however I must have missed the opportunity as I was alerted to the fact by one of the moderators.................yes, I love history especially technical history and I also have an interest in studying the Third Reich especially now as what were secured captured records are being released. Not a long intro.....yet concise!

Hello Harry, we are glad to have you as a member. Thanks for the great intro. Let us officially welcome you!

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by Jeffrey Toobin

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Welcome Jim, Harry and Keith, glad you found us.

Hi: I'm Larry Rogers, a retired professor of social studies teaching methods, former high school and university history teacher, and lifetime history enthusiast. It's a pleasure to see a group that is this large and diverse exchanging ideas about such an important area.

Responding to the gentle reminder - I'm an avid reader in NYC and I promise, at some point, to convert from a lurker.

Hello Larry and Earl, we are glad to have you as members. Please explore the threads and join in the discussions.

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hello everyone... i have joined this group a while ago but never had the chance to drop a nice hellp msg to you all.im member of onl this group for the time being because im much interested in history of nations. im from Iraq and would like to share my experience with you all regarding the history, culture and Intellectual aspects of the countries. .
Wish you all nice reading
kindest regards
Ala

Hello, I'm Dave. I'm retired and live in the Pittsburgh metro area.

I have a lot of interest and a little knowledge about a variety of historical topics. I've recently been paying a lot of attention to the Age of European Expansion, WWs 1 & 2, the American & Russian Civil Wars and the Seven Years/French and Indian conflicts with particular interest in non-battle aspects such as politics and logistics.

At some point in the near future I'd like to get more into East Asian and Sub Saharan topics.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Welcome Larry and Earl. Glad you found us.

Welcome, Ala and Dave. Glad you could join us.

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My name is Roman and I live in the US. I enjoy reading about American and European history. I majored in political science and history while in college, and I have continued those interests after I graduated.

Hi, I'm Gabriela Melo. I'm a Brazilian student, at Mackenzie University. I'm 19, and wish to become a lawyer!!

Hi. I'm new to the group. My name is Richard. I am an environmentalist lawyer in Seattle. I love learning, and I love history books, just like my dad. My favorite history book subjects over the past few years have been anything about Russia and Eastern Europe, WW II, espionage, human rights, and the rise of corporate power in the USA.

Hi all. I think I introduced myself a few months ago, but just in case . . .
I'm Lori and I live in the heart of Silicon Valley, but I am not a computer programmer. I've been away from the group for a few months but hope to come back and comment on the Woodrow Wilson bio.

My big project right now is reading the annotated Marco Polo with some really good maps and using the internet to understand what the various place names mean.

I particularly like economic world history and times of transition (e.g. classic to medieval).
Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper Jr. (no photo)

by Marco Polo andHenry Yule (Translator) no photo

Hello my name is Ellen. I work in a middle school library in Sugar Land, TX. I enjoy looking at the suggestions from everyone on this site. Thanks.

Hi All,
I have been reminded, gently that I must introduce myself to become a full fledged member of this club. I thought I had done it months ago, but apparently not! I am very happy to be here. I have always loved history -- especially Theatre History. In particular, Shakespeare and Chekhov -- and therefore Russian History. One of my favorite genres is Historical Fiction. I also enjoy historical non fiction especially when it is well written, and is well and acurately researched. I have already enjoyed participation in the Presidents discussion -- starting with Thomas Jefferson and now halfway through the Woodrow Wilson discussion. In the world I teach acting and theatre. I also write musical theatre.

Hello Richard, Lori, and Gabriela. Nice work on citations, Lori. Good to hear from you Sherry.

Welcome Roman, Gabriela, Richard, Lori, Ellen, and Sherry! We are glad to have all of you as members. Lori, nice job on the citations, thank you!

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. Just introducing myself. My favorite era is the roman empire but I just finished the book empires of the sea by Roger Crowley which I absolutely loved. If there are other books on the same subject I should read I love to know about them

My name is John. I'm a native of Chicago, but currently live in Phoenix, AZ. I'm a law student who enjoys reading in his spare time. I've always been interested in history, but I began to study it more seriously when I read through the published volumes of the Oxford History of the United States. My primary interest is in United States history (all aspects), with a secondary interest in European history. I look forward to participating in this group.

Hello
My name is Celeste. I live in Melbourne, Australia.

After having lived in Tasmania for three years, I developed an interest in our colonial history, down under. I also have a keen interest in British history and historical fiction.

I am looking forward to engaging with this forum.

Cheers
Celeste

Hi, I'm Pradeep Jayatunga, a lawyer and a history buff from Sri Lanka. I used to read almost anything I get my hands on provided I had at least a rudimentary understanding of the subject. Since I don't have enough time now to read everything, I go for my favourite areas - Greek, Roman and British history. Favourite historical fiction cover Roman, Scottish and English histories. I'm also into crypto-zoology, wild life, dogs, archaeology, warfare and other similar subjects. I read thrillers and comics too.

Hello all.

I am particularly interested in US History, specifically the founding and new republic era. Ah who am I kidding? I like just about everything. I'm naturally curious and I want to know WHY things happen. Therefore, I study history.

Hello!

I am a university student trying to major in History. My favorite topics are The Cold War, World War I-II, and the philosophy of history.

Hello everyone, glad to join.

I'm primarily interested in the great empires and wars that shaped the world. Favorite topics include the Roman Empire, ancient Egypt and World War II. I'm currently interested in finding literature on the Persian Empire and the recent history of Iran.

Hola! Me llamo Leo, soy española, Licenciada en Química y al estar casi toda mi vida estudiando ciencia ha hecho que me interese por la historia y la ficción histórica. Me gusta saber de todo un poco, soy curiosa :)

En especial me atrae mucho el Antiguo Egipto, La Segunda Guerra Mundial y La Guerra Civil Española.

No se si la cuestión del idioma será una complicación para mi. Mi inglés, al no practicarlo, ya no es bueno como lo era antes. Menos mal que está el traductor :)

Un saludo.

Hello all, I'm Ali-ef. I'm delighted to be a member of this group. Thank you for allowing me to participate. The pressure of trying to come up with a pithy introduction is daunting but I think I'll muddle through.

I enjoy WWII and Civil War history as well as more recent political and economic history. I like audiobooks as well as text. One of my primary goals here is to branch out and find new areas of interest. I look forward to interacting with the group and I'll be sure to read the guidelines.

Hi, Jesper checking in

My father, who was a history teacher in prime school, stimulated my interest in history from very early in my childhood. (As well as my sons ditto. If everything goes as planned and the marks can carry him he will study history at the university of Copenhagen from next year :-)

My main area of interest is combat aviation 1935 - 1975 with focus on WWII and the Vietnam War. (And with naval aviation as my favorite subject)

I am not 'padlocked' to those subjects though. The German occupation of Denmark is something I read fairly much about as well as the Cold War, politics and smaller armed conflicts in the period.

Actually anything that tickles my curiosity in what I read, see mentioned in e.g. magazines or see here at Goodreads ;-)

I'm 50, live in Denmark, am in my 23rd year of marriage, the proud father of 2 'kids' (18 & 15) and work as Customer Service rep in a major rolling bearing company

Take care

Hi,
I'm Andrea and live in Italy. I'm a business intelligence developer. I have been an enthusiast reader, since my teen years, ranging from classic novels to science fiction.

I have always been thinking about history as the sum of facts that shaped modern society, so I read dozens of books, though without a conscious plan.

From time to time I feel curiousity about a specific period, and now it's the moment of American civil war.

As the amount of pages written about it is overwhelming, I would be very grateful if someone could suggest me a couple of good titles to start exploring.

I look forward to your replies. Many thanks in advance.


Andrea

Hi everyone! My name is Caitriona, I graduated in English Literature from Edinburgh. I have always enjoyed historical non fiction and fiction and specialised in this. I now live and work in London, at Mulcahy Associates Literary Agency. Part of my job is to look at reading trends and upcoming authors and I hope you can help me with this as well as giving me the opportunity to keep learning!

Hello, just introducing myself. I am mostly interested in British, European (especially Italian) and ancient Roman history. Hope you'll be reading John Darwin's Unfinished Empire as a group, as I would definitely join in :) Cheers.

Hello Everybody,

My name is Alvin. I work as an engagement specialist at an insurance company. I graduated from University of Michigan with a double major in Political Science and English. Currently, I'm waiting on admissions letters from some graduate history programs and a few law schools. I love reading history in the areas of military history, African-American history, American history, and biographies. The reason that i love history because it helps us understand the present more and it has volumes upon volumes of lessons that prove vital to the understanding of current events. Plus, history even helps people understand themselves and others more. I look forward to discussing the next book with you all. Happy Greetings!!

Hi,
Sorry for not introducing.
My name is Ankit. I am IT professional from India.I have not been a keen reader but now i have started reading Non-fiction,Biography and history related books. I have read Age of kali by william Dalrymple,Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru,Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins,Motorcycle Diaries by che guerva etc . I have keen interest in past diplomatic relations between different countries and also have interest in french/latin/american/cold war era .

Thank You

We got another group of newcomers. Welcome Brant, John, Celeste, Jason, Treeman, Thomas, Leo, Alief, Jesper, Andrea, Caitriona, Mhiora, Lisa, Alvin, and Ankit.

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Hello everyone --- it took a while before I got round posting this! I think I should reduce my time spend on Facebook so I have tiny bit more time doing other things!
I'm from Belgium - Flemish part (the one with all those painters!) and love history especailly reading about it and writing. My special interest is historical crime fiction --- set in very early times (early middle ages, Roman Empire) Thanks for accepting me into your little band! And I hope I will be able to post more (without out too many spelling mistakes!)
Best wishes,
Anne-Marie

Hi Anne-marie. Glad you joined us and we have a international membership here.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book/author. (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.

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by Jon Meacham

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Greetings all. I am Paul and I joined this group a while ago. I never formally introduced myself, so here goes.

My interests in history are varied; for the past several years have been mostly reading World War II books, but I also love scientific history (primarily astronomy and cosmology), British, European, and Roman history. I also enjoy fiction of all types, especially historical fiction and sci-fi.

Other interests include amateur radio (WW2PT), astronomy, photography, music (guitarist for 40 years), and almost all things geeky. And there are only two sports: Formula 1 racing and baseball; the rest are merely games.

Hello all
I am Nithish 3rd year undergraduate from IIT Kharagpur,i have read mostly classics till now and recently started Indian history.

I am interested in reading russian/chinese history and south american history.

Hi all,

My name is Karen, I live in Perth Australia and really enjoy European and American History. I read a wide variety if books, so I look forward to having a browse and getting some ideas for my TBR pile.

Hey all,

My name is Pete and I love history! I am from Buffalo, NY. I am a social studies teacher with a B.A. in history. I love all types of history, but I really enjoy the Civil War, Cold War, the World Wars, the Renaissance, and Medieval Europe. I love to read biographies, memoirs, etc. Looking for a good group to talk some history!

Welcome Pete, Karen, Nithish, and Paul. we are glad to have you as members.

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, Paul, Nithish, Karen, and Pete. Glad you could join us.

Hi, my name is Helene Clauss and I live in Vienna, Austria. I'm interested in History and read a lot on the subject. Unfortunately, I won't be able to actively participate, but I'll be interested in what is posted.

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

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Hi
My interests are primarily archaeology (European prehistory and medieval), British post-Roman to medieval history and history of science and mathematics.

I have looked at the "add book/author" feature for recommendations etc.

Welcome Chris, we are glad you have joined us..

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Greetings all. I'm Bill Gordon and I'm a lifelong resident of the United States. I'm a reference librarian here at Chicago Public Library. What do I like about history? Sometimes the modern age can be overwhelming and it's often good to look at the past and come to a realization that others have faced obstacles and overcome problems. And it's good to know we're all a tiny part of a very large time line. I've joined this group because I love to read books in many different genres including history. The June selection looks really interesting. I look forward to the discussions.

Welcome Bill, 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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We often have more than one group read occuring at once, and we space them out longer than a month to give people time to participate in the discussions. You can join in any of them in progress or participate in future discussions as well.

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