The History Book Club discussion

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I am Jessica. I am a pediatric nurse. I love to read mostly fantasy, but I have a love for learning and history.

I don't have many people locally that likes books. I am excited to be able to read a book and be able to talk about it with others. :)

Greetings to the group.

My particular historical interests are, I would suppose, fairly typical ones — American, early modern Europe, and classical. I’m also interested in the history of science and technology.

Looking forward to learning from the posts of others and (hopefully) contributing.

My historical interest lies with world war 2. And also the Civil War.

Hello everyone, lovely to meet you. My name is James. I'm a music student from Ireland. I like history, travel, sports and languages. I love to visit new places to learn about their history and culture and I'm particularly interested in political and cultural history. At the moment, South American history is a bit of a special interest area of mine as I will be travelling there in May or June. I look forward to interacting with the group and getting to know you all!

Best wishes,
James

hello.im hatun im from turkey iam 21 im gona be lecturer so honestly i already started to read history,religion books at these days.may u suggest me some fluent books in here
thanks alot to everyone from now

Hello. I am Caroline!

Currently I live in New Mexico (USA), but was born and raised in the Midwest. I am working on my PhD in Anthropology, with a focus in archaeology. I study the historic period here is the southwest. As a part of my research I read a lot of history, but it is typically rather dry and specific to my research. I joined this group to help inspire me to read more broadly. My history interests are diverse - American, Spanish colonial, English/Irish/Scottish, Roman...

Hello everyone
I am Elin Sofie from Norway. I just love reading and my favorites are everything on history and historical fiction. I'm interested in political, religious and cultural history.
I started reading history and historical fiction novels when I was very young. I loved the Sagas of the Norse Kings from the Icelandic historian, poet and politician Snorre Sturlason. He got me interested in Scandinavian history.
In the 1980s I listened to the radio as the Norwegian author Richard Herrmann was reading from his books about the history of London and the history of three great English queens. After that I was hooked on Brittish history. I have read some European-, American-, Middle East- and Chinese history.
I don’t have anyone local to share my love for books and history so I am thrilled that I stumbled upon this group. Looking forward to learn from the group and hopefully contribute back.

A warm welcome, Jessica. You have found the place to talk about books!! And you might want to get started by browsing our home page at the link below and find those areas that are of interest to you.

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by Jon Meacham


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We are glad you found us, Canavan....you sound like a true history lover. Here is a link to one of your favorite subjects, European History

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

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by Daniel Okrent

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Hello, Mike, and welcome to the place for all history lovers. You may find something that is right up your alley at our WWII thread at the following link.

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

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by Daniel Okrent

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It is lovely to meet you too, James and we welcome you to our club. You have many eras of history that are of interest to you so why not browse our home page at the link below and find some new favorites as well.

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by Jon Meacham


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Hello everyone, I am Catherine!

I love to read, especially historical novels, fantasy/science fiction, history, mysteries, religion and philosophy. The order of my preferences changes over time so that order means nothing.

Currently I am in a Tudor Phase, among other things am reading The Wars of the Roses. I've recently finished Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

Welcome, Caroline and best wishes on your continuing work toward your doctorate. In order to broaden your reading experience, you will find a plethora of subjects on our home page but you might want to start with American History at the following link.

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by Jon Meacham


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Hi - my name is Alan. I'm an academic, with a particular interest in nineteenth-century history. I completed a PhD last year, and haven't had much time to read outside my own specialist subject area until now, so I'm hoping that this circle will allow me to expand my historical reading.

I'm glad you found us, Elin. We have several members from beautiful Norway. You have such a wide interest in history that I suggest you browse our home page at the link below and find those that catch your attention.

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by Snorri Sturluson

Richard Herrmann
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Hi all. I'm Chuck and I'm an IT manager from Pennsylvania, USA. I've been interested in history all of my life and have always gravitated towards the Civil War, but lately have become interested in WWI as well. With 2 young kids, my time to read is sometimes limited, but I'm hoping that this group will help to point me towards new books.

Hello my name is Patrick and I am a geologist who lives in Maryland US. I love history and I am always looking for great new books to read! Some of my favorite time periods are Middle East history mainly the Persian Empire (favorite book from this time period is the Bible). Also I enjoy the Classical Antiquity and Middle Ages of European history (favorite book from this time period is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius) and of course as a geologist, I enjoy geological history (favorite book from this time period is the diamond makers by Robert Hazen)

Hello. My name is Dwight and I live in Idaho. I enjoy reading primarily history and biographies with an emphasis on military history, especially US Civil War and WWII Pacific Theater. Love the feel of a good hardcover at home or an audio book set to triple speed on the road. I am looking forward to Japan challenge and future interactions with the group.

Glad you found us, Chuck. I know you will find some new books here on you favorite subject, WWI at the link below:

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by Jon Meacham


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Greetings, Hatun! We are happy to have a lecturer among us. As you come from Turkey and are so interested in History and Religion, we want to recommend our Middle East and History of Religions folders:

Middle East

History of Religions

Check out our folders as well if you want to search for any specific topic and discuss it with our fellow members. Feel free to contact any one of our assisting moderators for any assistance you might need. We are all here to help.

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by Warren Treadgold (no photo)

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Admin (T) - Medieval History

Hello to all new members! It's great to have people from all parts of the world join our group. We would like to hear your thoughts in the discussions that take place here. Enjoy your stay here and don't be afraid of expressing your opinions!

Catherine wrote: "Hello everyone, I am Catherine!

I love to read, especially historical novels, fantasy/science fiction, history, mysteries, religion and philosophy. The order of my preferences changes over time so..."

Welcome to the group, Catherine. We have a historical fiction section here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
and a section on religion here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

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 mentioned should look:

by Alison Weir
by Hilary Mantel

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Alan wrote: "Hi - my name is Alan. I'm an academic, with a particular interest in nineteenth-century history. I completed a PhD last year, and haven't had much time to read outside my own specialist subject are..."

Welcome, Alan. Congratulations on your PhD, that must have been a lot of work.

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)

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Patrick wrote: "Hello my name is Patrick and I am a geologist who lives in Maryland US. I love history and I am always looking for great new books to read! Some of my favorite time periods are Middle East history ..."

We're so glad to have you in the group, Patrick. We have a section on the Middle East here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

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 the books you mentioned should look:

by Marcus Aurelius
by Robert Hazen (no photo)

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Dwight wrote: "Hello. My name is Dwight and I live in Idaho. I enjoy reading primarily history and biographies with an emphasis on military history, especially US Civil War and WWII Pacific Theater. Love the feel..."

Greetings, Dwight. I hope you enjoy the Japan challenge.

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:

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Hello! my name is Haley and I'm an English teacher in Turkey but I am obsessed with history (hoping to reach it one day). I am currently working on my Masters and am focused mainly on history of the Middle East (primarily Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq). I have a working proficiency in both Persian and Turkish. I'm always reading and constantly looking for new things to dive into. I've been trying to widen my reading to more topics of history and hopefully I can do just that with this group. Great to meet all of you, and I'm very excited to join!

Welcome, Haley. We are happy to have you aboard.

Good luck pursuing your Masters. I know it will be hard work but it will be worth it.

You may want to peruse our folder on the Middle East:

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There are many other folders that you can discuss topics that interest you.

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by Charles King

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Assisting Moderator (T) HF/Cur. Evts/Mid East/Religions/US

I'm new to Goodreads and so happy to find this group. It appears to be the perfect cyber companion to feed my ever-inquisitive love of history

Welcome, Gerald. Glad you could join us.

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by Robert A. Caro

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Welcome new members. Glad to see so many new "faces."

I wanted to start reading for this club, but I notice it is the second book of the Liberation series…is that ok?

How are these book clubs run? Do we all meet in a chat room to discuss?

Hi, BTW. I am a film maker and all around Jill of All Trades.

Hello everyone my name is Mike. I live in Phoenix AZ. I love a variety of book subjects but my first love has always been history and biography. I was an 0311 in the Marine Corps ( rifleman). See you all on the boards. Have a great 2015 folks.

Hello all,

I joined a while ago but forgot to post my introduction. I'm Kerrie from Connecticut (USA) and am just starting a new career (career #3) as a software consultant. I love to read history, fantasy, sci-fi, and the occasional general fiction book.

Welcome, N.R. Glad you could join us.

We will be starting The Day of Battle on January 12, 2015. We will be opening up weekly threads at this link:

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

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by Rick Atkinson

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I look forward to your posts for the Liberation Trilogy.

Hello Mike. Thank you for your service and I'm glad you decided to join us.

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by Robert A. Caro

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Browse around and join a book discussion if you like.

Hi Kerrie. Thanks for taking the time and posting an introduction. We have a lot to offer for you.

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by David McCullough

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Thanks.

Glad to see that you have joined us, N.R., Mike, and Kerrie-Ann. This is a fun place, lots of information and great folks. Please join right in using the guidelines that Bryan gave you.

Welcome new members Haley, Gerald, N.R., Mike, and Kerrie-Ann. Browse around in our topics, there's a really wide variety, not only on history.

I'm happy to have stumbled on this book club! There's nothing in the world like having my nose buried in a good history book unless it's having my nose buried in a good history book with friends. Thanks much!

I could not agree with you more, Gle. Welcome and I hope you find a lot more books to read and even join in on a discussion.

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.

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by Ken Follett

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Hi everyone, my name is Matthew. I am from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. I am a recent graduate of Bishop's University with a BA Honours degree in history, I also have minors in geography and journalism. I have always been passionate about history, particularly 20th century military history. I wrote my honours thesis on how the US and USSR used the opening ceremonies of the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Summer Games as propaganda tools. My favorite topic is WWII. I have just finished reading D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor, and was blown away by his detail and his knowledge. I have also just started to read Hiroshima by John Hersey and am finding it very interesting. I look forward to discussing history with all you fine people.

by Anthony Beevor

by John Hersey

So glad you found us, Matthew. It is always nice to have a history major as a member. You did a great job with the book citations but please put the author link after the author photo.(See my example below) It is also not necessary to put the link to the book in your text since you cited your books correctly at the end. Very nice job. Since you are a WWII buff, take a look at our thread on WWII at the following link.

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

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by Antony Beevor

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Hello and welcome, Corey. Relocation from New Jersey to Louisiana must be an interesting experience! Let me direct you to our thread on China for a starting point at the link below.

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

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by Jon Meacham


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Hello my name is Roxanne Jordan and I love history, I focus more on genealogy. I have a lot of my family that goes as far back as the kings of England and the era of the Tudors so I study a lot about them. I also study the civil war, I also have a lot of family that fought in the civil war. I love to do research on history and learning about the past.

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Welcome Matthew, Corey, and Roxanne. I'm glad you decided to join us and I hope you find some great material here.

Hi. This is your newest group member - Wendy. My reading tastes are eclectic. I can hop from Day of Infamy to Neil Patrick Harris, which sort of reflects my college interests from Math to Political Science to English to History to Sociology to my degree in TV/Media/Film Communication. Looking forward to a fun new year.

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Hello, my name is Bill and I'm very pleased to be accepted as a member of The History Book Club. I live in Ontario, Canada where I was born.

From ages 5 to 17 I lived all over the U.S. becoming a lover of history at age 10. Living north of Kansas City at the time, I became a 'fan' of President Harry S Truman. Since then my main focus on history has been U.S. Presidents, Prime Ministers of Canada and the U.K. as well as the people who worked in their administrations and those who were influential in their lives.

I also really enjoy general U.S., Canadian, U.K. & Irish history with a side helping of the history of the NFL.

I look forward to being active member of our group.