The History Book Club discussion

Hello everybody - I'm Danny, a life-long history nerd and more recent Civil War buff. I've always been fascinated by history, especially American history. My step mom has taught American History for years, so that's the environment I grew up in. I minored in History at the University of Florida, with a special focus on American foreign policy. Over the last few years, I've developed a huge interest in the Civil War, so that consumes most of what I read now (as my GoodReads profile can attest...). I have an interest in Space History as well, though social/military history is a more immediate passion.

I'm excited to join a group of other history buffs for some great book recommendations and lively conversations!

A warm welcome, Danny..........I guess we all are history nerds here at the HBC!! Sounds like you grew up in a history loving family which gave you an early interest in the past and what we can learn from it. You mentioned two particular topics and you may find them at the link below.

American Civil War
Space Travel

Take a look at our home page to find other subjects which might catch your eye.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

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

Hello, Mohammed. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Military History
Art - Architecture - Culture
Health - Medicine - Science
History of Religions

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HBC mainpage

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by Robert Fisk

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

Hi,

I'm Joel Dick and I love reading books about history, especially history of science, mathematics, economics, politics, business, and linguistics, or human intellectual development and technological progress in general.

I am 33 years old live in Toronto, Canada and hold a Bachelors of Applied Science (AKA Engineering) and am currently studying for my Masters of Engineering at The University of Toronto. I have also worked as an investment banker and computer programmer and am currently involved in the internet start-up sector. I enjoy discussing politics - I hold conservative-libertarian - and I am also enthusiastic about nature & outdoors, and these topics are reflected in my preferred reading.

I read almost exclusively non-fiction, and occasionally classical fiction or fiction with some historic, political, or scientific interest, like
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
and
by Andy Weir.

I like deeply researched and detailed books, like
by Richard Rhodes,
by Robert A. Caro, and
by Siddhartha Mukherjee,
but above all I enjoy a highly readable style, like
by Bill Bryson.
In fact, that last one is my favorite author, and I loved his
by Bill Bryson,
by Bill Bryson,
and
by Bill Bryson,
as well as pretty much anything else by him.

I like reading about the personal stories of great scientists, inventors, businessmen, or otherwise heroic figures, especially books that give me a feel for the times in which they lived, or a deeper insight into how human discovery progresses, like
by Thomas Hager,
by Richard Feynman,
by Walter Isaacson,
by Dava Sobel,
and
by Laura Hillenbrand.

I also like to read about economics, linguistics, politics, and mathematics. Some of my favorites are
by John McWhorter,
by Milton Friedman,
by Jonathan Haidt,
by William Dunham,
by Tom Wolfe,
and
by Paul Hoffman.

I hope you check out my shelves and tell me some of your favorites, and discuss with me some of our mutual favorites.

Regards,
Joel

Hello, Joel. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Health - Medicine - Science


I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. I'm sure you'll find many of your interest in different threads. You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

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by F. Scott Fitzgerald
by Andy Weir
by Richard Rhodes
by Robert A. Caro
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
by Bill Bryson
by Bill Bryson
by Bill Bryson
by Bill Bryson
by Thomas Hager
by Richard Feynman
by Walter Isaacson
by Dava Sobel
by Laura Hillenbrand
by John McWhorter
by Milton Friedman
by Jonathan Haidt
by William Dunham (no photo)
by Tom Wolfe
by Paul Hoffman

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Hi, I'm Tea from New Jersey and history is a passion of mine. I know they're not always accurate, but love a well written historical fiction piece. So happy to have found this group!

Hello, Tea. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out our thread on Historical Fiction:

Historical Fiction

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by Anthony Doerr

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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..." I'm Gregory Ness and I have a deep love of history, US and World. My academic background is in economic history, especially The Middle East. I'm a tech entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Great to meet you! Greg

Hello! I'm from Southern California and an a 30ish mother of 2. I love all things history, but particularly love reading about American History. Many years ago, history was my major in college and I just love picking up a great history book. I recently finished a great book about Mary Todd Lincoln and am currently reading biographies of Tesla and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Glad to be part of the group!

Hi, I am from Bombay, India. I am an avid reader since decades. I prefer to read nonfiction especially history. I don't have any particular favorites amongst historical periods but I have read a lot ofworld war histories and books on the cold war period.
I am now concentrating more on general human history especially related to development of nation states and the advent of world religions.

Welcome to all our new members, Mohammed, Aleksandar, Joel, Tea, Shannon, Greg and Amar. We are so glad that you joined us here at the place for all things history. Please join right in to the discussions/book recommendations. Enjoy!!

Welcome 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.

Hi I am Mary Catherine. I am an avid history buff especially church history and royal history. Not particularly a fan of military history though.

Hello and welcome Mary Catherine. We are glad that you have joined the HBC and know that you will find much here of interest. Here is a link to two of your favorite topics.

History of Religion
British History

Take a look at our home page to find other subjects which might catch your eye.

History Book Club Home Page

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by David McCullough

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

Hi everyone! I'm Nitika Nayar, a student of Political Science from India. I've recently acquired a renewed interest in reading and more so, in having an in depth knowledge of the world around me. I'd be grateful if anyone reading this could drop in a few suggestions as to what I should be reading, being a Lawyer/ Diplomat aspirant wanting to delve deep into the history of different countries, in order to develop my own ideas on it's contemporary relevance on the global front. The Middle East, USA, India and Afghanistan are my main focus points currently. Delighted to be a part of this group and I look forward to further interaction!

Glad you joined us, Nitika. 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

Hi, my name is Derek and I'm a retired engineer living in Eastbourne, which is on the south coast of the UK. I love books of all types, fiction and non fiction. In the later category I'm particularly interested in science, philosophy - and of course history! The history of empires and the Roman Empire is of particular interest, but I wouldn't say I'm a particular specialist in any one area. I hope to have an engaging involvement with this group.

Hello, Derek. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Roman Empire
Health - Medicine - Science

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HBC mainpage

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by Edward Gibbon

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

Hello.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
My name is Fahad, and this is the first time using goodreads, and therefore first time on a Community.

WHY JOIN THIS GROUP?
The older I get, the more I recognize that we as people are no different in our way of thinking and/or reacting to life than those who came before us. We may have become eloquent in our way of talking and the technology we use to express ourselves, but take away electricity and we will act no different than someone who lived 300 or even 3,000+ years ago. With that thought, I am looking for history books with following qualities:
1) Non fiction
2) Written in as unbiased way as possible (no glorification to one side)
3) Talking about important events that happened

SOME INITIAL TOPICS:
I would like to read on what it was like to live in Germany in late 1800s and leading up to WWII and perhaps a little after the Allies won.

There are lots of books out there on history, so I would greatly appreciate in being directed in the right direction in finding the ones that meet the three items mentioned earlier. Thanks in advance! =)

Hello, Fahad. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Military History
Europe - European History - Introduction
The First World War
The Second World War

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

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by Fritz Stern
by R.M. Douglas (no photo)

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

We are so glad you joined us Nitika, Derek and Fahad. it is a great place to interact with other history lovers and discover new books that may be of interest to you. Happy reading!!

Thanks, Jill - great to be here! Already learning a lot! =D

My name is MaryAnn and I live in Colorado, USA. I have always loved US history and lesser so World history. My favorite historical times are: French and Indian War, Rev. War, Civil War, WW2, the Holocaust, and Tudor period in England and the people involved : Lincoln, Kennedy, Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, other presidents and their wives. I am a genealogist
and find the travels of my ancestors interesting.

Looking forward to the group !

A warm welcome, Richard. Since we don't have a particular thread specific to general modern history, you may want to browse our home page at the link below to find various countries and history topics that deal with the period 1936-1956, as well as much more.

Home Page

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by David McCullough

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

Hello and welcome Mary Ann. You have come to the right place for the voracious reader which you appear to be. Visit the links below for some of your favorite topics.

Presidential Series
The Second World War
British History
American Civil War

You may also wish to check out our home page for further areas of interest.

Home Page

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by David McCullough

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

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

Hey!

Jen from Maryland. I teach US and World History (as well as Gov't). I like to read historical fiction (mostly YA or adult romance). My favorite "time periods/era" include revolutions (I love the Russian, French and Haitian), the Civil War era, and I love reading about royalty, imperialism, and post-CRM era politics.

Thanks!

Hello. My name is Anne and I am from Illinois. I work at a university as an office manager. I created a Goodreads account a long time ago but havent really checked in. While doing some mindless task I put the Dark Ages doc on in the background. I kept having to interrupt my task because I was so caught up with it. I want to read a lot more. Does anyone have any recommendations on some good Dark ages history focusing on the end of the Roman empire and the rise of Charlemagne? I seem to be coming across either bios of Charlemagne or mostly Middle Ages books. Thank you!

Hi Everyone,
My name is Katie and I'm joining in from New Hampshire in the US. I am a social worker with two little boys (3 and 1.5). I joined this group because one of my reading goals next year is to read more nonfiction. I'm not a huge nonfiction reader, so I knew that I needed a little support with this one! The topics seem varied and thoughtful - so I thought I would try to join in!

I often wish that I would have majored in History and Literature in college, so I've been seeking out communities to help me grow my knowledge base - the world feels so off-kilter to me right now and I believe that knowledge is power!

As for specific interests, I love reading novels set during WWII, and I would like to learn more about that time period. I also enjoy learning about early American History and how it relates to some of the obstacles we face today. Which is why I'm very excited to join in on this month's group read!

by Alexis de Tocqueville

A warm welcome to new members Jen, Anne,and Katie. This is a fun place to be where you will meet history buffs from around the world.. Questions?.....ask any of the moderators. Enjoy!!

Hello, My names is Devin Murphy, and I'm an English and Creative Writing Prof. at Bradley University which is south of Chicago. I'm becoming more and more of a history buff as I'm always drawn to new sets of information, and love books that present the past with interesting narratives. Thank you for letting me join your group, as I'm only getting my feet wet with Goodreads, but am very excited to expand my reading list and see what is out there to learn. All the best. Devin

Is this where I'm supposed to introduce myself?

Hello, Michelle! Yes, this is the place. Please, tell us something about youself. Thank you! :)

Hello, Devin. Welcome to the History book club!

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by Ruta Sepetys

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

Hi everyone, this is Vincent from central Illinois. I have only recently discovered goodreads, and have spent a fair amount of time enjoying the cite. After years of reading fiction, which I still enjoy, I have been reading much more nonfiction, especially history and biographies, for about a decade now. I especially enjoy U.S. history. The colonial period has been a favorite era, but now I want to read more about the late 1800s-early 1900s period. I am also working my way through presidential biographies. I look forward to visiting goodreads, and the History Book Club pages as frequently as possible.

A warm welcome to new members, Devin, Michelle and Vincent. We are glad you found us and look forward to hearing about your favorite books. Enjoy!!!

Thanks so much for a great introduction, Tessa and welcome to the History Book Club. We are an international group and there are scholars, teachers, and just plain history buffs here with whom to discuss your favorite topics. Here a some of your favorites.

Presidential Series
The Second World War

You may also wish to check out our home page for further areas of interest.

Home Page

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

Hi everyone, my name is Bianca, I'm from Australia and I am currently studying History at University.

I fell in love with all things history during high school and decided to follow my passion and become a history teacher.

I love many aspects of the History umbrella but I would say Ancient History is my favourite.

Studying history as a university subject has opened my eyes to even more wonderful historical texts and events, which has only caused my library to expand past my book shelf!

I look forward to being a part of this club and expanding my ever growing reading list!

Thanks for reading!

Hey all,

Paul from Texas here. I'm something of an omnivore in what I read, but history is probably my favorite genre overall. You can't figure out why you're here or where you're going without understanding where you've been.

I've read a lot in American history, especially colonial and revolutionary eras. More recently, I've been focusing on history at the margins – particularly the history of African Americans and women in our society.

I also research and write about religious history – specifically the interaction between certain fundamentalist Christian groups and social or scientific movements (civil rights, evolution, feminism, etc.). One of these years, I hope to write a book along those lines, but alas, none so far.

A few of my favorite history-related books are:

by Doris Kearns Goodwin
by Daniel Walker Howe (no image)
by Edward E. Baptist (no image)

Looking forward to diving in. :-)

Welcome Bianca......we are glad to have another member from Australia. There is a lot to see here and you may want to get started by visiting our home page and finding topics of interest.

Home Page

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

Hello Paul and welcome to the HBC. Like most of us here, you love history in general but you might want to visit the link below to find one of your favorite topics.

American History

You might want to visit our home page as well to find other topics that catch your eye.

Home Page

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

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..."

Have always loved reading about history. At age 65 i have been witnessed to many historical events. I have a degree in history from Trent |U. Specaiizing in British and Canadian history.

A warm welcome, Scott......we are pleased that another history lover has joined us here at the HBC. Here is a link to one of your favorite subjects.

British History

You might also wish to scan our home page to find other topics that catch your interest.

Home Page

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

Welcome all new members!

Hi.

I'm a law student from Bombay, India. Always had a bit of an interest in history. I'll read just about anything, but tend to gravitate towards Indian history (from any period, there's quite a lot of ground to cover though), European history, interactions between imperial and oriental civilisations and military history. I would love recommended reading from any of the above or any other period/territory. Recommendations regarding African history, early American (before European discovery) history and early Japanese history are also very welcome, since i know next to nothing about them and would love to fill in those lacunae.

Thanks a lot for having me and please forgive the typos, if any, I'm currently using a mobile device :)

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

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

History of Southern Asia

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

And our guidelines:
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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 our group, Sharmili! 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 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

Hi everyone,

I'm Andrew, I live in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

I became really interested in history (primarily American Revolution, but recently WW 1 & 2) a few years ago, and have loved digging into biographies specifically.

I am excited to be a part of this group, and hope to learn a lot as well as get some great book recommendations!

Hello.

My name is Naciima and I'm from Norway. I love reading books and have become more obsessed over the years. History is one of my favorite topics and although I don't have such a vast knowledge, I am more than eager to learn. I've been om this site for some time now but haven't engaged much. I hope that changes as I want to me work on my communication skills and interact more with people.

I hope I make some friends here and read great books, of course.

Hello, Andrew. Welcome to the History book club!

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

American Revolution
The First World War
The Second World War

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 David McCullough

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

Hello, Naciima. 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 that you mention should look:

by Haruki Murakami

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