The History Book Club discussion

Hello everyone,

I'm Cynthia and I am an European living in Europe (I am from 5 different European backgrounds and my partner is from another country. So pretty much European).

I'm an avid reader but I'd like to read more history books that are not historical fiction. Actually, I'm not a fan of the latter except for some masters like the late Umberto Eco.

But I'm in a history book club, am I not? :-)

I'm interested in the following periods:

Belle Epoque (Europe, Russia, US)
First Word War
The period between both wars (Europe, Russia, US)
Second World War
Russian Revolution and its long-lasting aftermath
Cold War (from a European perspective : how was life in Central and Eastern Europe + Russia)

I almost forgot :
History of medicine
History of science

Voilà, c'est tout pour maintenant.
Thank you.
Mit freundlichen Grüssen,

Cynthia

Hi Everyone,
I'm Jill in Gonzales, Louisiana. I'm not new to goodreads but I am just now branching out and finding the groups. I read mostly Military and War History and lately seem to gravitate to WW2. However, I am interested in most all History. I'm looking forward to seeing the discussions here and checking out some of your book recommendations.

Hello all,

My name is Alexandre Ivo and I am from Brazil.

I've always been fascinated by history and my main issues are World War II and the Middle Ages.

Hi, i'm Feras. Even though I started a bit late (i'm 19 and I started reading passionately a year ago), but I immediately fell in love with reading books ! Especially history oriented books. I'm very interested in the history and progression of religions and how they all correlate to each other in various themes. I also love to read more about the history of islamic civilizations and middle east, especially my home country Syria and the rich cultural aspects it had for millenniums.

hey everyone! matthew over here, born & raised detroit, MI. relocated to santa clara (silicon valley) CA. love reading about history to more understand how we've come to the present. sapiens by yuval harari is my current fav. and I am open to suggestions/book club/discussions

Hi Dave from Central California here. When I am not obsessing about Union supporters in the Civil War South, I actually enjoy many types of non-fiction. I find that journalists, not professors, write the best history. I would much prefer a great story to the next great thesis. No one does this better than Erik Larson, in my opinion. Currently reading an intellectual biography of Shakespeare. It is a little tough going, but worth it, as the bard was the greatest master of the written word.

Bentley wrote: "That is the spirit (smile)" Welcome to the forum. You are right - the writing trumps everythng, but you need to have a good subject to have a great story.

(I hope this is the correct space to introduce myself as instructed. Apologies if it is not.)

I am "Santobsky." Umm...after my cats. History has been a part of my life since I was a child. My father was present at the killing of Dr. King in Memphis and was prominent in civil-rights and labor unions in the US South. I was present at many marches and rallies and protests because this was our life and influenced my life-long studies of the how/why of human behaviour and government leadership. The "rights and dignity of man" became a passion, or pursuit. I earned undergrad degrees in political science and English and Greek Literature with an emphasis on totalitarian societies and South/Central African revolutions as well as Old and Middle English literature, history, politics and culture. (I know, as my dad said "how useful is Middle English at a job interview? May as well learn Elfish!" :) As a devout Christian I became deeply interested in Roman history and politics and, over time, it's parallels and influences to/on world governments. My interest in all of these is "the dignity and rights of man" and led me to studies of World War 2 and my husband (a titan in history! :) My historical interests are now heavily centered around Roman history and Catholic history and theology. Thank you for adding me to the group.

Hello, Santobsky. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out these threads:

History of religions
Roman empire
The World war II
Civil rights

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Samanta
HBC Administration - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

A warm welcome to all our new members. We know that you will find much here to further your interest of history. Questions?.......ask any of the moderators. We are here to help you.

Hello, I'm Brad and I am very recently converted from Shelfari. Lifelong history buff, particularly in the areas of American History and Presidential History. Big fan of David McCullough's writing, and Candice Millard is also a favorite.

Hello, Brad. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out these threads:

American history
Presidential series

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

We are just finishing up David McCullough's The Wright brothers in our Book of the Month reading project. The thread stays open even after the official ending, so you can still join here: Book of the month - The Wright brothers

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Candice Millard


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Samanta
HBC Administration - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

Hi I am Jaya from India. I have an academic background in History but no more associated with it academically or professionally.

However I try to keep my love for history alive by reading as much as I can. Lately I have been interested in history of Food.
Also would like to read more about Russian History, The French Revolution and History of Visual culture (not specific to any region).

Currently I am reading The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

Glad you have joined us, Jaya. We have many members from India and around the world, so you will find many diverse discussions and book recommendations. Here are a couple of topics that are of interest to you.

Food
Russia

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by David Abulafia

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hi, my name is Isabelle. I'm 20 and I am from Canada, Québec. I always love history and I joined this group to meet people and discover new books about history (with fiction or not). One of my favorite historical fiction is The Book Thief <3
I want to study anthropology at University of Montreal because I love to learn new cultures, I want to know the past, the present and certainly the future about these, but I want especially know more about the Native of our world.
I love also read about War and I am open to every of your recommandation :)
Thank you for adding me in the group ! I wish you all a great day !

Bienvenue, Isabelle. We are glad you joined us from beautiful Québec. I think you will find much here to further pique your interest in history. You might want to get started with this link.

World War II

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hi. My name is Sid. I'm from California, but originally of east Indian origin. I tend to read a variety of books. though usually return to history. I tend to enjoy books from the 18th through the early 20th century. And, as an Indian, I tend to read Indian history quite a bit as well.

Looking forward to the discussions in the group!

Thanks.

Hi my name is Rich Weckman. I'm 25 and live in CT. I have a bachelor's in History from UConn. I've always enjoyed reading, but it wasn't until high school when history became an interest for me. Then I watched Band of Brothers and that was that. World War II non-fiction is certainly where I spend the bulk of my time when my nose is in a book. However, the last couple of years I've enjoyed picking up books of all topics and time periods in history, whether it be fiction, non-fiction, biographies, etc. Looking forward to many more.

Glad you joined us, Sid.

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to our group, Rich! We have many different topics being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

WW II

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Hello everyone
I'm from Belgium (brussels) and i'm a bookworm. I studied psychology and am now a social worker. History and biographies are one of my favorite kind, i love to read as much as possible about different aspects of history. I don't have favorite topics, but i have favorite style of writings: books that explore the inner motivation, ambition, weakness and lust of man with (or without) power. I love fictional history book like Memoirs of Hadrian by Yourcenar or Marie-Antoinette by Zweig as much as History of Arabs, A People History of the United states or even Churchill (by boris Johnson). I hope to learn much more in the days comings, with help of this group :)
I'll be starting to read the sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark and D. by Robert Harris!

Talk to you soon!!

Welcome, Jonk.....you are in the right place for the bookworm! We are an international club and are glad to have another member from Belgium.

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by Stefan Zweig
by Boris Johnson
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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hey, people!

I'm Tadas, 38, from Lithuania. I'm reading (or rather listening, hehe) variety of non-fiction subjects in pursuit of the new knowledge :)

Life basically is a gamble (or long gamma), hope to read a lot, but time is limited.

My last two history related:

by James Gleick

by Richard J. Evans

Currently reading:

by David A. Stockman

And hello to you, Tadas.....we are so glad you joined us. This is the place for the history lover and you will find some great book recommendations/discussions here.

Why not start by browsing our home page at the link below to find topics that may be of interest to you.

Home Page

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You did a fantastic job with your book citations with one little slip.This is how the Stockman book that you mentioned should look:

by David A. Stockman (no photo)

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Hello. My name is Rosemary Crump-Sims. I live in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in the swamps of south Florida. I am a widow, 55 and mother of a 10 year old daughter. I enjoy reading history, biographies of historical characters, historical fiction and explorers. My current bookshelf is loaded with history of Africa, Richard Nixon era history and history of space exploration. This is where my interests have been the last year or so. However, I read civil rights history and American Revolution history if I stumble across a title that looks interesting. I started using Goodreads in earnest this year to organize my reading life. I thought joining this group would introduce me to some books I would have either not known about or not considered.

Hi Rosemary, welcome to the group. I saw that you enjoy books on the history of Africa and also biographies and I wondered if you have read my great-grandfather, Sir Winston Churchill's own account of his time in Africa? My African Journey

Rosemary wrote: "Hello. My name is Rosemary Crump-Sims. I live in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in the swamps of south Florida. I am a widow, 55 and mother of a 10 year old daughter. I enjoy reading history, biograp..."

Welcome Veronica. That is quite a diverse interest. Are there specific aspects of the Middle Ages you are interested in?
Veronica wrote: "Hi, I'm Veronica and my main areas of interest in history have been the Civil War, World War I & II, the Middle Ages and other early European history although all history is fascinating since it ma..."

Hello Jonathan,
Thank you and no, I haven't read My African Journey but will add it to my to-read shelf now! Thanks.

Great! It is a very good read. Let me know what you think once you have read it.

Rosemary wrote: "Hello Jonathan,
Thank you and no, I haven't read My African Journey but will add it to my to-read shelf now! Thanks."

Hi I'm Arpit from India. History and Reading are my two favorite things. I'm looking forward to get exposed to some good literature in this domain.

Welcome to the group, Rintluangi--we are glad you found us. I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

A warm welcome, Rosemary. You certainly have a wide range of history eras that are of interest to you. Let me start you off with links to a few of those.

Africa
Civil Rights
Space Travel

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

So glad you joined us from beautiful India, Arpit. This is the place for the history lover and I think you will enjoy the book recommendations/discussions.

You might want to begin by visiting our home page to find topics which may be of interest to you.

Home Page

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Jonathan wrote: "Hi Rosemary, welcome to the group. I saw that you enjoy books on the history of Africa and also biographies and I wondered if you have read my great-grandfather, Sir Winston Churchill's own account..."

Jonathan.....don't forget to use the book citations as shown below. Thanks.

by Winston S. Churchill

My name is Jonathan Sandys. I am a great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill and am thrilled to be a member of the History Book Club.

Having married a Texan, I now live in Houston and have a wonderful little boy who, like his great-great-grandfather, is half-American. Great-Grandpapa loved America and especially Americans, and so I took his advice from his remark to Congress in 1941: "...if my father had been American and my mother British instead of the other way round, I might have got here on my own. In that case, this would not have been the first time you would have heard my voice."

I very much look forward to participating in the general discussions in this wonderful group.

Vicki wrote: "Welcome to the group, Rintluangi--we are glad you found us. I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

P..."
Thanks Jill. I will check out the links you suggest. Rosemary

We are so glad that you have joined us, Jonathan. Your close family connection to one of the greatest men of the 20th century will be an asset to the HBC. You might want to visit this topic at the link below.

Winston Churchill

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Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hi, I'm Pascal, coming from France. I majored in history in University. Working in a different environment now, but still interested in reading history books and debating topics linked to history and similar fields. I'm glad to join this forum.

Hello to you all, my name is Darren but I prefer DJ.I am from
Argyll in Scotland, a very important place in the History of the Scottish nation .I have always been a huge fan of Scottish History
and I also love Ancient, Natural and the History of Warfare. I look forward to discussing all things Historical here!

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Hi, I'm Connie, 61, retired, living in Upstate New York with husband and four cats. I have an M.A. in Modern European History and completed course requirements for a Ph.D. in American History. I'm a retired Army lieutenant colonel; I was a helicopter pilot, an imagery analyst, an instructor, an intelligence officer, and a specialist on Western Europe. I'm interested in military history, women's military history, women's aviation history, the American Revolution, the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, the Holocaust, exploration history, ancient history, European history, Chinese history, Russian history, history of religion, frontier history, biographies, and autobiographies.

Hi I'm Café, I am an engineer and I love history. I grew up learning classical western history (greek and roman) but to be honest I am tired of western history. I'd like to learn more about other parts of the world by authors and historians from those parts of the world. I am not very interested in war history or aristocratic drama. I am interested in the development of states, ideologies and art. Lately I have been learning about the history of capitalism. On the side, right now I have an interest on the history of the family structure. I am currently reading Engel's Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State. If anyone knows of a modern version of this book (that is, a book dealing with the origin of the family but using the scientific and historical research findings of the 20th century), I'd gladly receive recommendations. Glad to be here :)

Hello, I'm a new member from Warsaw (Poland).

I'm 26 years old an I'm interested in many historical topics (e.g. ancient Egypt and South America, medieval western Europe, XVIII c. in Europe - currently reading the story of Maria Theresia von Habsburg).

I'm also interested in art and classical music (I'm a fanatic of Mozart). Exploring history and world heritage is fascinating!

I joined this group to find history books a little easier and be able to join discussions on topics that interest me.

Take care!

Hi!

My name is Irene and I'm from Spain. I've newly become interested in history and I am mainly interested in the First and Second World War, German and Swedish history. At least that's what I am researching right now, but I would love to read a general history book about every country, as I'm sure all countries have an interesting history. It'd be great if you could recommend me something :)

Kind regards,
Irene

Jonathan wrote: "My name is Jonathan Sandys. I am a great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill and am thrilled to be a member of the History Book Club.

Having married a Texan, I now live in Houston and have a wonder..."

Jonathan - interesting ancestry - welcome

Hello - my name is William Natale. I enjoy historical fiction as well as historical novels.

I just finished reading Renee Rosen's book, White Collar Girl, that deals with journalism world of the 50's when newspapers were the king and queen monarchy of the media.

Hi, my name is Alison and I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but have lived in California (near San Francisco) for 20 years. I've always loved reading, but in the last 10 years or so have become more interested in non-fiction/historical writing. Although I learned a lot about Scottish and English history in school it wasn't until more recently that I became fascinated about times past. I've now moved from the Kings and queens of the UK to the American revolution which is also fascinating. Currently I am watching John Adams and Mercy street on TV which helps feed the fire :)

I'm really interested in any good history books and period.

Alison

Hi! I'm Stacey, and I'm from Mississippi (USA). I am a huge history buff, enjoying both historical fiction and actual history books. My favorite eras are Plantagenet and Tudor England, and ancient Egypt. I also enjoy the American Civil War. I read all sorts of genres and look forward to the discussions and recommendations from this group. Thanks for adding me!

Hi all, I'm Marselia from Indonesia, but has been living in Singapore for about 6 years. I'm interested in reading up more historical fiction (have been reading more non-fictions lately). Also keen about history of the arts and literature around the world.
I enjoy wide range of history books, but lately have been very invested in microhistory books - those focusing on one area/invention at a time. Great to be here! :)