The History Book Club discussion

Hello, my name is Tori. I am 20 years old and I am from Dallas, Texas. I am an avid reader, history being one genre that I am interested in. I like all kinds of history but have mostly been exposed to the history of the west. I am excited to be a part of the discussions and to widen my knowledge of this wonderful world and it's history!

Thank you Kathy for helping Tori.

A warm welcome Tori and I hope you find a new comfortable landing spot for yourself and your reading. Glad to have you. I look forward to reading your posts.

Hi all,

My name is Corey and I love reading books on U.S. history in particular. I think it is very important to understand our past. Although our history is brief, I believe it is rich with major world-altering events and incredible stories. I joined this board mainly to join a community who feels as passionate about history as myself, and to get recommendations on books. I love the concept of reading a book and creating a discussion with people after!

So glad you joined us, Corey. History is a doorway to the past and those things that make our world what it is today. Let me suggest that you visit our US History thread at the link below.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

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

This is how a book should look:

by Jon Meacham


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, just ask a moderator. We look forward to your participation. Enjoy!!!

Welcome Corey - I look forward to reading your comments.

Welcome Tori and Corey. We do breathe, eat, and drink history here, lol. Don't be shy and browse around our topics or join a book discussion.

Greetings all! Jacob here, I enjoy reading books about history and am looking for recommendations. I enjoy all types of history, am interested in being pointed towards areas that I am not familiar with, and developing areas that I already have some knowledge. I am busy at work, am married with a young kid, and live on a farm, I might not be able to read everything.

A warm welcome, Jacob. There is lots to see and do here and I suggest you start by browsing our home page topics at the link below:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

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

This is how a book should look:

by Jon Meacham


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, just ask a moderator. We look forward to your participation.

Thank you Jill for welcoming Jacob.

Jacob - there is lots here and I hope you enjoy yourself and let us know how we can help you.

Hello.
I'm Chris (though people online just call me Pandsu or, if that's too difficult or awkward, Panda) and I'm a 26 year old guy from Germany.

I am not sure how well I fit in this group since I don't know too much about History, nor do I read much. But that is something I want to change and I figured it would be much more interesting and fun (as well as easier when it comes to choosing what to read) with a group like this.

My pretty difficult life situation due to my disability and the environment I grew up in caused me to never finish school and pretty much teach myself most of the things I know, including the English language, using some of my sister's school books, other books I just kind of found, a dictionary and, from the age of 16 onward, the internet.
But there still is so much more to learn and even though I like to read some articles, watch videos and documentaries on things and I love to discuss all matter of things, broadening my horizon every single day, I keep finding myself lacking in the most basic fields of knowledge.
Things that are said to be universally known sometimes are what I am most ignorant about. That has to change. And I am hoping this group will be one of the tools to help me achieve that change.

History is one of the topics I find myself most fascinated with lately. But I fail to partake in any real discussion since I never feel confident I know enough about any topic to really contribute. All I can do is philosophize about things using merely the outline of what everything's about. And that just never feels right.


I'm more of a Gamer, and if I don't play games or stare at random videos on the internet, I usually watch Movies.
But I hope to broaden my horizon now. And I hope this group will help me with that endeavor.

Welcome Jacob. Jill gave you some great hints. I hope you find some good book suggestions here.

Welcome, Chris. All of us are looking to learn more history here. Don't worry, and don't be shy, either. Find some topics you are interested in, find some books, and even post. We are happy to have you as a member.

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

This is how a book should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators.

Hi All --

Glad to be part of the group. I came within a hair's breadth of being a history major, but ended up in the English & Philosophy Departments.

My current, self-imposed "assignment" is reading a biography of every American President in chronological order. I just finished Hoover and am searching for a good bio of FDR. I guess my areas of interest are military, science/technology, American and Russian history.

I live near Cleveland, Ohio in the US. I'm a pilot and musician, so when I'm not reading I'm out making noise with either an airplane or an electric guitar.

Folks call me Mudcat.

MTB

So glad you joined us Chris and Mudcat and thanks for the great introductions. Look around and find your favorite topics.......jump right in and joint the conversations.

Hi,

My name is James and I am retired and wish I had started sooner!I like history, science fiction, fantasy and whatever else take my fancy. I tend to binge read a subject and move on, but usually come back again eventually.

Zombies were all the rage for a while but now I'm enjoying Georgette Heyer Regency romance novels. Not usually an author read by many men, but I find them less stressful than zombies.

My favorite history books are WWII military history. Anything by Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Ian Kershaw is always welcome. Caesar by Adrian Goldsworth is sitting on my tablet and he's getting impatient, so maybe I'll get to him soon.

That's enough from me, get back to reading people who can write and I'll get back to enjoying my current guilty pleasure.

We all have those reading guilty pleasure, James, so you have come to the right place! Welcome.

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

This is how the books and authors you mentioned should look:

Max Hastings
Ian Kershaw
by Adrian Goldsworthy
Georgette Heyer

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, just ask a moderator. We look forward to your participation. Most of all, enjoy!!

Welcome Mudcat and James. Glad you found us here.

Hi All,
My name is Joy and I'm a lover of both History and Art. I have a degree in Art History and teach it as well. A great deal of my non-fiction reading is centered on the arts. For fun I read historic novels. I tend to go through stages: WWII, Renaissance, Ancient Egypt, Kings & Queens of England, France, Scotland... I'm looking forward to reading recommendations so I can choose my books more carefully - time is fleeting!

Joy wrote: "Hi All,
My name is Joy and I'm a lover of both History and Art. I have a degree in Art History and teach it as well. A great deal of my non-fiction reading is centered on the arts. For fun I ..."

Welcome, Joy. We have a section on Art here -
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Check it out!

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 G.P. Baker (no photo)

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

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

If you have any questions, ask any of the moderators.

Welcome Tori, Corey, Jacob, Chris, Mudcat and James. It's great that you joined us.

Hi,
I enjoy exploring the personalities and proclivities of individuals who influenced the events that altered the course of history.

Thank you Vicki for welcoming these folks.

Welcome Tori, Corey, Jacob, Chris, Mudcat and Joy we are happy to have you with us.

If you need to reach Bentley at any time, please feel free to send me an invite and I accept as friends all folks in the History Book Club. You can always send me a PM and I will get back to you.

Welcome, Joy, glad you found us here.

Welcome, Civitas. Biographies and personalities are very interesting.

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

This is how a book should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. Enjoy.

A warm welcome to you all...James, Joy, and Civitas. If you have questions, ask any of the moderators.

Glad you joined us Nicole. This is the place for the history lover. To get started you might want to browse our home page and find topics that are of interest to you. The link is:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

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

This is how a book should look:

by Jon Meacham


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, just ask a moderator. We look forward to your participation. Enjoy!!!

Welcome Nicole.

Welcome, James, Joy, Civitas, and Nicole. We are delighted that you are joining us.

Hello group,
My name is Brad Carle and I have worked in clinical labs, mostly in a hospital setting, for 25 years. I enjoy studying a range of subjects, from science, to literature, to religion, to economics. I especially appreciate the study of the history of a given subject. Please be paient as I continue to load media that I have consumed onto my page. I use recorded lectures and books to help me find the time. Anyone else do this? As for "History", I started with Will and Ariel Durant and see no possible end in sight. Interest in other subjects may drop off, but history, just an overview, may not be possible for me. For example, I have covered a good deal of 'Western Civilization', but the rest is much weaker. Thanks for reading.

Welcome, Brad. Glad you could join us. There is a lot out there on the web to read, that is for sure.

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 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 the books you've mentioned should look:

by Will Durant

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Glad to see you join the rest of us history buffs, Brad. Bryan gave you the information you need to get started. Find your favorite topics and join right in!

Welcome Civitas, Nicole and Brad. I hope you can join in on some of the book discussions.

Hello! My name is Charlotte. I'm a 23 year old college student (it's taking me a while to finish :( oh my) I don't think I've introduced myself yet, although I 'joined' a week ago or so.

History is one of my favorite topics. Last year I challenged myself to read mostly historical fiction in 2014 (mostly to give myself a break from university reading!) and that is how I discovered how wonderful goodreads communities are. I have a similar goal for 2015, but actual history books this time, no fiction.

I am excited to take this reading journey with all of you. Happy reading!

Hello, Charlotte and welcome to our truly international book club. Thank you for posting an introduction.....and good luck with your education.
The best way to get a feel for the many topics in our club, I would suggest that you browse our home page and find things that catch your attention. The link is:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

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

This is how a book should look:

by Jon Meacham


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, just ask a moderator. We look forward to your participation. Enjoy!!!

Welcome Charlotte. We'd love to hear about which historical fiction you liked. It's a bit late in the year, but you might want to participate in our 50 Books in 2014 topic - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
It's a great way to find out what folks are reading.

Hi, I'm Averin, recent B.A. In history graduate, although it was a 35-year journey! My interests are GLBTQ history especially in California, European and Haudensee (Six Nations) interactions, thing theory, and technology.

Welcome Charlotte, glad you found us here.

Welcome, Averin. Please browse our topics.

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

This is how a book should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

Enjoy!

Welcome Civets, Charlotte, Brad - I hope you enjoy your time here and thank you for posting your introduction. Thank you assisting mods.

Welcome to the group, Averin. I think you'll find this to be a fun and informative group. Congratulations on accomplishing your B.A. in History. It is never too late to obtain that goal.

We are glad you joined us, Averin.....this is history lovers central!! There are lots of interesting topics here. Please join right in the book recommendations/discussions.

Thank you Teri and Jill for welcoming Averin and Charlotte.

Enjoy your time here Charlotte and Averin and let us know how we can help you.

Hello Everyone. My name is Robert. I currently make my home in Colorado in the USA, where I enjoy hiking and skiing. Indoor activities include reading, storytelling, and toastmasters. My checkered past includes balancing fatherhood with careers in two different technical fields. I particularly enjoy books about the Bronze age, classical Greece, and the people of those times.

A warm welcome Robert. I think you will like our Ancient History thread....the link is:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

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

This is how a book should look:

by Jon Meacham


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, just ask a moderator. We look forward to your participation.

Hello everyone, Ten here.
I am a person of few words. I joined this group because I love reading Historical novels also Nonfiction ones (although, I am interested in almost all types of genre but not so much YA lol). I am a Filipina, straight from the Philippine Islands. Asian through and through so forgive me if my english is not that good lol I am glad to be here!

Welcome Robert, glad you joined us. Browse around and post.

Welcome, Ten. You are doing fine with your English. I hope you find our group a good place to learn more history.

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

This is how a book should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Welcome Robert and Ten.

Robert, I moved from beautiful Colorado to south Texas a couple of years ago. I love Colorado and enjoy visiting in the summer. You will find plenty of discussion on Ancient History here, so be sure to review the discussion link that Jill posted.

Ten, I am also a lover of Historical Fiction/novels. Be sure to visit our thread for this genre and let us know what some of your favorite reads are:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

We look forward to hearing from you both.

Hello, My name is Siddharth. I am from India. I love researching on the Moghul era, World war and History of religion. I work as filmmaker but a truggle, sometimes i have work sometimes not. i love working for polictical documentaries and love travelling. Enjoy tribal culture in isolated areas of India. Loves nature.