The History Book Club discussion

Genia wrote: "Hello, History Book Club, I'm Genia, and I'm an addict.

Welcome to the history book club. I am also a history addict.

So glad you could join the rest of us "addicts", Genia and Julia. Reading and history in general are the best addictions in the world. Enjoy yourself here at the HBC.

Hi
This is Rohit
I am an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, in Punjab, India
20 years old
I have deep interest in history and I like historical fiction, and alternate history works

Hope we have coffee and cookies at the club

Hi everyone
This is Rohit
I am an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, in India
20 years old
I have deep interest in history and I like historical fiction, and alternate history works
I have a special interest in Ancient history
Right now I am looking into exploring Central Asian History

Hope we have coffee and cookies at the club (less)

Hello and welcome Rohit Coffee and cookies would be wonderful if we could just figure out how to do it!!!! Your love of history has led you to the right place here at the HBC. Follow the link below to find your favorite topic.

Ancient History

You might also want to browse our home page to find areas that are of particular interest to you.

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 a book that you mention should look:

by David Halberstam

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.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Well Rohit you can have as many cookies and coffee as you want at home while you are reading your favorite books. We are glad to have you with us.

Welcome Julie and Genia

Welcome Vincent (we have a lot of legal eagles in the group), welcome Henry and Luke from down under.

Welcome Hamid from Morocco - we are delighted to have you with us - and Mahak from Bangalore

Hello, my name is jay. I am excited to be a new member of this group. I'm a huge history guy. My favorite time period is from the mid 1700's up till the 2nd world war but enjoy the medieval and renaissance period too. When it comes to books I'm really into historical fiction, non-fiction and classics but will read anything that grabs me. I look forward to getting to know everyone and enjoying some history with like minded readers.

Welcome to the group, Jay--we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in.

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

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

Welcome, Jay!

Welcome Jay - glad to have you with us.

Hello everybody. My name is Ernst from the Netherlands and I am a great fan of (military) history. I have been reading a lot of books on the various aspects of warfare, but the human side fascinates me most. Looking forward to join the discussion!

Asma - you are doing great and we are delighted to have you with us all the way from Morocco.

Ernst - welcome to you from the Netherlands - we have a large contingency from the Netherlands here already.

Welcome Lynette/Jeni and Lily.

Hello, Lily. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Europe - European History
Medieval History
Ancient History
Second World War

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

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 and authors that you mention should look:

by Stacy Schiff
by James S. Robbins (no photo)

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

Lynette wrote: "Bentley wrote: "Folks, we have this new thread open for introductions. You can always read all of the other welcomes and introductions in the other archived threads which we have closed because the..."

Hello Lynette - one of our moderators will be contacting you shortly to help you out and give some suggestions.

For now - we have a strict no self promotion rule which applies to authors, budding authors and others marketing themselves in any way.

Our moderators will fill you in more but in the meantime please read our rules and guidelines and orientation which outline our expectations - I hope this helps.

Caesar. Need I say anything more!?

Bentley wrote: "Lynette wrote: "Bentley wrote: "Folks, we have this new thread open for introductions. You can always read all of the other welcomes and introductions in the other archived threads which we have cl..."

Thanks Bentley!

Hello Book and History Nerds,

My name is Jeni Kirby. I am from Harrison, Arkansas, but I am originally from West Monroe, Louisiana. In 2013, I moved to the Ozarks to study and research the Civil War and Trail of Tears.

I am a senior at Southern New Hampshire University pursuing a Bachelor's degree in history. My main focus is European, American, and African history.

In addition, I study historical fiction. This group is perfect for me and my interests.

Happy Reading,


Jeni

Hello, Gaius Julius Caesar. Welcome to the History book club!

Yes, I do believe words are redundant here. :)

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out our thread on Roman Empire:

Roman Empire

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

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 Edward Gibbon

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

Hello, Jeni. Welcome to the History book club!

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

American history
Historical Fiction
American civil war
Africa
Europe - European History

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

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 Scott Weidensaul (no photo)

by Alexis de Tocqueville

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

Welcome to our group, Ernst. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

Military 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

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

Welcome to the group, Asma! We have many different topics and books 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

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

Welcome to new members Jay, Ernst, Asma, Lily, Jeni and Caesar. Please browse our threads and find those topics that interest you. There is much here for the history lover. Enjoy!

Gaius Julius Caesar wrote: "Caesar. Need I say anything more!?"

No but he has been a part of history for a very long time - of course deceased - you might want to tell a little bit about yourself - I guess you like all things Roman (lol).

Hi, my name is Trish. I am an avid reader. My deep interest in history is fairly new. Homeschooling my children has led to the realization that I don't know much of ANYTHING about history, minus the mass media presentation. This realization has led to my interest in all history-related topics. I'm looking forward to being a part of this club!

Hello, Trish. 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

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 and authors that you mention should look:

by Bill Bryson

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

Hi I am Daniel from Switzerland. My last book on History was
by Stephen Greenblatt

I am interested in medieval history, medieval economy/politics, ancient technologies and ancient Rome. I now try to move on to renaissance... let’s see. I am curious about the topics and recommendations in the group.

Hello,
I am from Virginia and I like medieval history. The feudal period in Europe is one of my favorites.

Hi everyone,

My name is Mattis, 19 years old and I am from the Netherlands. I've been interested in history ever since I can remember. My particular interest is piqued towards Legal History, with a focus on Roman Law/Comparative Law. I look forward to reading/discussing with everyone here!

-Mattis

A warm welcome, Brady. There are many topics here that will further pique your interest in history. Go to the link below for one of your favorites.

Ancient History

You might also want to browse our home page to find areas that are of particular interest to you.

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 a book that you mention should look:

by David Halberstam

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.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

We are glad you joined us from the beautiful Netherlands, Mattis and know that you will find many topics here that will catch your eye. Let's start with one of your favorites.

Roman History

You might also want to browse our home page to find areas that are of particular interest to you.

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 a book that you mention should look:

by David Halberstam

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.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Welcome Brady and Mattis.

Hello my name is Miriam Hannah and I live in the UK. I enjoy learning abut the past, so I thought this might be a fun and interesting group to join.
by Kate Hubbard

Hello and welcome, Miriam...we are so glad that you joined the rest of us history lovers here at the HBC. Lots of good things to see and do.

You might want to browse our home page to find areas that are of particular interest to you.

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 the book that you mentioned should look:

by Kate Hubbard (no photo)

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.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Greetings! I am so happy to join this group. I am Canadian and love the history of my country and its connection to the history of Britain and the U.S. Not so much interested in the wars and treaties etc. that bored the pants off me when studying hx in school, but more interested in the social hx of the people affected. Looking forward to some great discussions!

We are so glad that you decided to join us here at the History Book Club, Lee. We actually do not have a specific topic for Canada but it is an idea that I will pass by our founder/chief moderator, Bentley. In the meantime, browse through the threads on our home page at the link below and see what catches your fancy.

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 a book that you mention should look:

by David Halberstam

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.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hello,
My name is Agnes, 19-year-old from China but is recently in Ottawa. I am a filmgoer and a new medicine student who is just about to begin my introductory classes. I have a particular interest in the history of the Middle-East and have recently developed my interest in wars, especially WWII. I would also like to join in discussions about Chinese history, both ancient and modern.
It is really nice to join this group of so many warm and knowledgeable members. Looking forward to meeting some of you and participating in discussions here!
-Agnes

A warm welcome, Agnes....you are certainly a long way from home but Canada is such a wonderful country that I hope you will feel right at home there. To get you started in the HBC, here are some links to your favorite subjects.

Middle East
China
World War II

You might also want to browse our home page for other topics of interest to you.

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 a book that you mention should look:

by David Halberstam

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.

Jill
Assisting Moderator
Military Hist L/Global NF/Eur/Brit/Music.

Hello Miriam, Lee and Agnes. Welcome to HBC. We are here for you if you have and questions. Enjoy!

Salutations, eager readers. I'm Thomas Caissie from Montreal, Canada, and I love history. History in general, but especially ancient history that pertains to civilisations lost and fallen, or evolved. (It does depend on the point of view!) Even more especially, the Romans and the Greeks. They've captured the imagination of so many and pushed everyone that followed to achieve greater feats than they did. They're inspiring.

Teri wrote: "Welcome Thomas to The History Book Club. We're so glad you could join us from Canada. This is a great place to be inspired. I think you'll find this is a wonderful group to get recommendations.

We..."
Thank you. And that was a good book. Already read it three times, haha.

Lily wrote: "Hi, I'm Lily and I've loved history for as long as I can remember. I'm interested in many historical periods, from ancient Egypt to WWII, especially European history. Most fascinating to me is lear..."

Welcome, Lilly.

Bentley wrote: "This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yourself,..."

Hi. My name is Ian and I am from Toronto Ontario. I am a History Major, so I have an appreciation for historical nonfiction and fiction books. My favourite historical period is Tudor England.

We are glad that you joined the rest of us history buffs here at the HBC, Thomas and Ian. Teri has given you the basics for our guidelines.....now jump right in. Enjoy!

Welcome to all the new members! You might want to check out our 50 BOOKS IN 2016 section. You can see what other members have been reading and may find great suggestions there. Or you may want to participate. (You don't actually have to reach the goal of 50 books, but it's nice to have something to shoot for.)

Bentley wrote: "This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yourself,..."

Elizabeth wrote: "Hi My name is Liz Petersen. Reading is my passion. I began at age four and at age 65 and retired, I devour books of many genres, history being my favorite. One of my other interests is movies, part..."

Bentley wrote: "Folks, we have this new thread open for introductions. You can always read all of the other welcomes and introductions in the other archived threads which we have closed because the threads are too..."

Bentley wrote: "This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yourself,..."

My name is Graham Brown. I live in Sydney, Australia. I am 56 years old, single. I am now retired from working as a Lawyer in Sydney. I was also employed in politics. Way off in the distant past I served in the Royal Australian Navy.

Now that I am no longer working, I have the time to catch up on books I have wanted to read. I am getting through the list.

My approach to reading is predominately based on the subject matter as opposed to reading the published work of a author I would follow.

The subject matters to my liking include social history, political history, architectural history and ancient civilizations generally. From this to the lives and politics and law of the middle ages, through British and European history, mainly the Georgian period, WWi and WWII.

So the bulk of my reading is non-fiction, but I also like to be carried away on a political thriller or by the classic writings of Jules Verne, H G Wells and the like.

I read for pleasure these days but I want to keep abreast on changes in the Law, in particular the Australian Governments approach and the International communities approach in dealing with humanitarian issues resulting from changes in the political and social landscape in parts of the world.

Feel free to get in contact with me. Happy to chat.

Talha happy to meet you - what country are you from - USA or one of our many global countries around the globe. And I do agree that history unfortunately has a way of repeating itself - even though we should learn from history.

There is a saying that we learn from history that we do not learn from history.

Where are you lecturing in computer science? We are delighted to have you with us.