The History Book Club discussion

Hi all,
my name is Gerald. I´m from Germany and interested in many different historical topics.
Some special interests I have are Military History, Cold War, the history of totalitarism, Mexican history (I´ve lived there for a while) and the transition period from late antiquity to early Middle-Ages (espcially the Frankish expansion).
I hope to get expand my perspective by participating in this group.

Best regards
Gerald

Hi everyone. I am Natalia, currently I'm studying International Relations and since a young age, History has been one of my passions. At this moment, my favorite topics are Middle East (specially the culture), Cold War, Totalitarian States, and Mexican History (mainly the Porfiriato). However, I'm completely open to read any other subject. If anyone could recommend me some books about this topics I would appreciate it.

Thanks!

Hello everyone,
my name is Jakub. I am rom Czech Republic, my interest are books of any kind, including history books. The main reason why I joined this club is that, on ocasions i have a wish to read something historical related and on those ocasions, there might be a situation, I wouldn´t know a book to grab.
And the "second" reason is that, when I finish a book (of any kind). I like to talk about it with somebody interested in the same topic.

Cheers and thanks for adding me.

Hello Jakub. Welcome to The History Book Club. What a nice introduction. We are so happy that you have decided to participate in our group. You will find many great book recommendations and discussions here that you can join in on. We do hope you join in in some of our book discussions. They are very interesting and informative, and we welcome everyone.

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Francie
Assisting Moderator (T) - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Welcome to all the new members. I'm sure you're going to like it here.

Hello! My name is Tammy, I was born in Peru, and raised in the US. I've always found history amazing, the turn of events, and formation of civilizations. Currently I'm searching texts on Japanese history. I would love some recommendations.

Thank you!

Hello, i'm Kyle from Belgium and i've always loved History, it was my favourite subject in School, so naturally I also love reading about it.

Hello, my name is Athena. I'm a law student in the U.S. I enjoy reading anything that is well written. Subjects that are particularly interesting to me are the law, social sciences, civil rights, biographies, and current events. Look forward to reading with you!

Hello, Athena. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Civil rights
Current Events

I suggest you also 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 about to start a biography of Malcolm X, as part of our
Book of the month project. We start on May 1, so be sure to join us.

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by Manning Marable

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Samanta
Assisting Moderator (T) - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

Hello, Zae. Welcome to the History book club!

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

HBC mainpage

We are about to start a biography of Malcolm X, as part of our
Book of the month project. Since you said you like biographies, be sure to join us. We start on May 1.

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 comment 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.

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by Manning Marable
Robert Greene

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Samanta
Assisting Moderator (T) - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

Hello History-lovers,
I'm Igor from the Netherlands. I love reading since I could read my first words. Since a year or three my main interest has shifted from Fantasy to History. I started by reading:
Antony Beevor
Just because I find World War II to be very interesting, and I remembered the name Stalingrad as being a city of main conflict.
Later I also read this pearl:
Leo Tolstoy
Ever since I am thinking about reading a book about Napoleon Bonaparte. I'm here in the right place for Historical Fictorion too, right? However, I've also bought a DVD-box about WW2, and I'm only ~2/3 in and I've already added more then 20 battles and operations that sparkted my interest lol.
Another thing I'de like to add is that I've started learning German since about a year. The last book I've read is in German about the Halbe-pocket:
Richard Lakowski
By the way: this is the first time I add bookcovers, hope I got that all right.
~ Igor ~

Welcome to our group, Igor! 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:

World War II

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

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome. History is my passion.

Hello Everyone, my name is Stephen and I live in Australia. I enjoy reading about Australian History also Biographies and Auto-Biographies. Currently, I am reading 'Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution' and 'Nancy Wake', by Peter FitzSimmons. I know that these books are a mix of fact and fiction and will probably have purists crying foul, but to me they are a way of bringing history to life and enjoyable to read. Anyway, I look forward to finding many more interesting books to read and sharing thoughts with others in this group.

Hello, I'm a 60 year old grandmother, mother, wife, and aunt. I've been interested in England's history for a few years, and in local history off and on. I'm not a literary critic, nor do I have education in how to talk about a book, I just give my impressions about a book, and see if I can learn from other's posts about the book.
I am administrator of a book club in a knitting and crochet online community, we have about 450 members now.
I like to knit for charity, and I volunteer my time and talents to a local anti-abortion clinic, and to our local public library.
I live in America, and have lived in the South all my life, except for a brief period of moving around and traveling. Have been to London, England, for a week, and also spent a few days in Alaska, which I recommend to everyone. I've been to Yellowstone National Park, too, and it's a very strange and awesome experience.
Reading history books, and historical fiction has taught me a lot about society and humans in general. The more I read history, the less upset I get about news "flashes", and breaking news. Ha ha!
I have 2 little dogs, Teddy and Toby. One is a Chihuahua, one is a Pomeranian-Chi mix. I love taking photos of nature, observing nature, walking in the woods on chilly days, knitting, reading, and reading my KJ bible.
Again, hello to everyone. Nice to find this group.

Sergio wrote: "Hello all,
My name is Sergio and am a EMT by trade. I enjoy reading history but more specifically American, military, medical history to name a few. Look forward to joining the discussions as my sc..."

Hi Sergio. I'm new, too. One of my relatives was an EMT in the Air Force, and one of my daughters is an RN. I'll bet you have plenty of interesting stories to tell about your work!

Niki wrote: "Hi hi! My name is Niki. :) I live in Texas and am trying to get back in the habit of reading again. I have always wanted to read more history to be a more well-rounded reader and am excited to see ..."
Hey, Niki! From one southerner to another, it's nice to meet ya! I have relatives in Texas, in Midland, near Odessa. I've been to Midland a couple of times, it's very dry, and lots of prairie dogs and tumbleweeds. I live in the deep South, with lots of lush vegetation, humidity, palm trees, and bugs. We have two grapefruit trees in our back yard, a lemon tree, a loquat tree, and a struggling fig tree.
I've been a reader for a long time, but am trying to find more time to actually READ some of the 300 books on my shelves and in my Kindle. Do you have a Kindle?

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

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

History Book Club main page

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by Peter FitzSimons

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

What a nice introduction, Nancy. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you. There are many topics for you to peruse and we have discussions on lots of different books. Hope you can join in.

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

Historical fiction

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

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Thank you, Vicki

Hi everyone, my name is Lexie and I'm from Canada! I've loved historical fiction basically since elementary school; I used to spend hours reading holocaust survivor stories. It wasn't until about a year and a half ago that I started to broaden my reading material! Now I love to read almost all types of history, but my favorites include WW11, roman/renaissance (did I mention I love art and art history?) and ancient greece. I enjoy books that give me the facts, but with an enjoyable fiction component to them :) Anyways, I am really looking forward to being in this group.

Hi,

My name is Julie, I'm 43 and I live in Nashville. I have no formal training or education in history. I am a working mom with 3 kids under the age of 5 so I don't have a lot of time to read now. I have always loved reading and was a staunch fiction reader until 2-3 years ago when I suddenly became interested in history and biographies for reasons that I don't really understand. I am now obsessed with non-fiction, mostly history, mostly American 18th-20th century although I am open to pretty much anything. Recent favorites include: Truman and The Great Bridge by David McCullough, The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown and In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides. I listen to a lot of audiobooks so I'd be particularly interested in recommendations that are good in audio format. Looking forward to expanding my reading horizons with the group.

Hi,

I'm Yitzchak (or Isaac if you prefer). I have no formal training in history but I've been fascinated by it for a long time, though I am mostly a fantasy reader. I'm a computer programmer by training, but I think one of the great things about the humanities is how they can be self taught. I'm currently looking for good popular books on the history of science and biographies of American presidents.

Hello all,

I'm Victor, approaching 50yo, and have enjoyed reading history off and on over the years, but never very rigorously and certainly not academically. Stumbled in here by accident really, but after just receiving the invitation to group-read Plato's Republic, am now very enthused by the idea of getting involved. So I'd better now go crank up the kindle!

Hi fellow readers, I am Rahul Sharma from India. I have recently picked up habit of reading books. I like to read about history (majorly Indian but slowly stepping towards other historical events), literature, and some classics.

I do not have a favorite author as of now as every writing excites me. I would love to be actively involved in historical discussions and other events.

Thanks
Rahul Sharma

Greetings to all ! My name is Jim and I live in the Mid-Hudson Valley, approximately an hour's drive from New York City. I'm looking forward to reading what others post here and participating in group discussions. My main interests when it comes to reading history are: the civil rights and labor movements in the US; great political leaders from the US and Latin America; colonialism and its aftermath; and the history of mass social movements here and in Western Europe. Cheers!

Hello, Rahul. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Ancient South Asia History
India

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

HBC mainpage

Today we are starting with a biography of Malcolm X, as part of our
Book of the month project. Be sure to join us with reading and discussing the subject.

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 comment 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.

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by Manning Marable

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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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Samanta
Assisting Moderator (T) - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

Hello, Jim. Welcome to the History book club!

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

History of Latin America
Presidential series
Civil rights
American history
British history

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

HBC mainpage

Today we are starting with a biography of Malcolm X, as part of our
Book of the month project. Be sure to join us with reading and discussing the subject.

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 comment 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 Manning Marable

More information:
Mechanics of the board

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
How to get started

And our guidelines:
Guidelines

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

Samanta
Assisting Moderator (T) - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

Welcome to the group, Lexie. You seem to have a wide set of interests. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

Ancient history
World War II

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

History Book Club main page

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 comment 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.

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to the group, Julie--we are glad you found us. Here are some sections you might find interesting:

Audiobooks and Kindles
American history

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

History Book Club main page

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by David McCullough
by David McCullough
by Andrea Wulf
by Daniel James Brown
by Hampton Sides

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome, Yitzchak, we're very glad to have you here. You will probably find something interesting in these sections:

Health - Medicine - Science
Presidential Series

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else 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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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to the group, Victor, I'm looking forward to your joining us in the discussion of Plato's Republic. Here's a link to the relevant section:

Philosophy and Politics

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

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

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

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

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello,
My name is Louise. I fancy myself an armchair historian and love all things history. I'm currently reading up on the First World War. I have read The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914, July Crisis: The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914, and World War I: How Germany Blundered into War, which is a nice easy introductory read. I look forward to lively discussion with the group.

I'm John. I'm from Colorado, and have eclectic interests to say the least. One boss said I'm "easily distracted by...oooohhh shiny" and a friend coined the term "John%" to describe the people researching the same things at the same time for fun. In a single week, that might include cuneiform, medieval cooking and Soviet prototype aircraft that converted from monoplane to biplane in flight for greater lift.

I'm working on improving my cooking, darkroom, and calligraphy skills.

Regarding history--there is little pattern to what interests me other than not recent--little beyond 1900 except the history of technology. Culture, philosophy, science, technology, common people, royalty, daily life, war of all periods have piqued my interest at times, with no hint to how long the interest will linger or what subject may be next. The only common thread is that I tend to gravitate to the oddities.

Hi all - I'm Josh from outside Philadelphia. With young kids and a demanding job it has become particularly tough to stay engaged in history and politics as I have in the past but my commute to/from work is my "me time" to stay involved. I look forward to joining a community here to help replace the academic discussion lost when I entered the real world.

I am generally interested in all topics but lately have been leaning mostly towards foreign policy (On China by Dr. Kissinger) and Jewish history (Constantine's Sword by James Carroll).

Hello. I am Jennifer, a 63 year old woman from Nashville, TN. I'm an avid reader, and have been as long as I can remember. Even before I learned to read, Saturday meant a trip to the library. I cannot imagine a life without the escape, liberation and education that books have given me.

I'm definitely a history buff. I'm pretty eclectic woth my choices, and take off on tangents as the mood hits. Through the year though, I have consistently read books about WWII, American Civil War, and British History. I read many other nonfiction categories. In addition i read most genres of fiction other than fantasy and horror. I especially enjoy well researched historical fiction.

Hello Louise. Welcome to The History Book Club. What a nice introduction. We are so happy that you have decided to participate in our group. You will find many great book recommendations and discussions here that you can join in on. We do hope you join in in some of our book discussions. They are very interesting and informative, and we welcome everyone.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

Based upon your post, you may also be interested in the following folder:

The First World War

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by T.G. Otte (no photo)

by Matthieu Santerre (no photo)

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Francie
Assisting Moderator (T) - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello John. Welcome to The History Book Club. What a nice introduction. We are so happy that you have decided to participate in our group. You will find many great book recommendations and discussions here that you can join in on. We do hope you join in in some of our book discussions. They are very interesting and informative, and we welcome everyone.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

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 comment 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 Gilbert King

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

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

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Francie
Assisting Moderator (T) - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello Josh. Welcome to The History Book Club. What a nice introduction. We are so happy that you have decided to participate in our group. You will find many great book recommendations and discussions here that you can join in on. We do hope you join in in some of our book discussions. They are very interesting and informative, and we welcome everyone.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

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 comment 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 books that you mention should look:

by Henry Kissinger

by James Carroll

More information:
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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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And our guidelines:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask our moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Francie
Assisting Moderator (T) - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello, Jennifer. Welcome to The History Book Club. What a nice introduction. We are so happy that you have decided to participate in our group. You will find many great book recommendations and discussions here that you can join in on. We do hope you join in in some of our book discussions. They are very interesting and informative, and we welcome everyone.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

Based on your post, you may be interested in the following folders:

The Second World War

American Civil War

British History

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 comment 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 books that you mention should look:

by Michael Wolraich

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

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

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Francie
Assisting Moderator (T) - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Thank you Francie for all of the wonderful welcomes of our newcomers.

Welcome Louise, John, Josh, and Jennifer. Francie has gotten you off to a great start. Feel free to jump into some of our discussions and look over some of the many recommendations and threads we have out there on all the topics that interest you. Enjoy!

Welcome all new members! Browse through our homepage and join us in discussions. We have quite a few at the moment.

Hi everybody, I'm Freddy from Shanghai, China. I'm a huge fan of history books, both Chinese and world history. Glad to know you guys!

What a nice introduction, Freddy. We welcome you to The History Book Club all the way from Shanghai, China. We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Invite all of your friends to join as well. I have personally visited China and Shanghai when my son was living there for a few years. Loved the city. Would you be interested in being one of our World Hosts from China - it would be great fun for you and we would set up a thread where we would add many interesting things about China. We already have some threads set up already and a China folder.

Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

China

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

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 comment 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 books that you mention should look:

by Evan Osnos

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Bentley
Group Founder

Thank you Bentley. I'm glad to share my views and books information. Would you mind check the link you just gave:
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Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

China

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that interest you.
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The link "China" above perhaps broke.

BTW, it's 1 am in Shanghai. I might go to sleep first. See your reply later :)

Welcome Freddy - the link should work now - it works for me.

It is not broken right now.

I know you should. The timezone difference. You can send me a PM. I will send you a friend invite. - Don't need to do that you are already my friend. You must have sent one to me.

Welcome to the group, Nicola--we are glad you found us. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

Technology and Print

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

History Book Club main page

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 comment 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 books that you mention should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello everyone ,
My name is Maria , I am 23 years old and I come from Greece . I enjoy history a lot and I think I have a lot to learn and books is a great way to do so . I joined the group so I could find some good book suggestions and enrich my knowledge .
Thank you for creating such a book club .

Welcome.