The History Book Club discussion

Welcome to the HBC, Scott. It is a great place to meet other history buffs and find good book recommendations and discussions. Try this link below to find topics that will be of interest to you.

Military History

As well you might want to browse our home page for more subjects.

Home Page

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by David McCullough
by Rick Atkinson

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

HELLO!!!!!

Introducing myself here and hoping to connect with some fellow history buffs.

I am a presidential biography reader and would love to hear reviews and thoughts comparing different biography's of presidents.

There are so many books on each it will be nice to see some debate on which ones to go with.

Hey Drew.....welcome to the History Book Club, the place for the history buff. Here is a link that will take you to your favorite topic.

Presidential Series

As well you might want to browse our home page for more subjects.

Home Page

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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:
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.

Thank you for the welcome to the group, it is appreciated. I am looking forward to some wonderful recommendations for what I hope will be a wonderful reading year.

Happy holidays to everyone!

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, hi, hi... I'm a history enthusiast from Florida, USA. My interest in history includes American, European, Asian, and World history in general. I have a special interest in Ancient Rome, Science, Wars, and Religion.

Hello, Yordie. Welcome to the History book club!

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

American history
American Civil War
European History
British History
Ancient History
Japan
China
Roman Empire
Health - Medicine - Science
Military History
History of Religions

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 Albert Camus

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

Thank you very much, Samantha. The topics you selected are right on.

Welcome to our new members Larry and Yordie. This is the place to be for the history buff. Browse our topics and join right in...............happy reading!

Hi Everyone!

My name is Liliya, and I love to read (or more accurately, to listen to) all kinds of books but especially history books because I love learning facts in the context of a larger story; it makes me feel more connected to the events that are happening around me - knowing that they are shaping me and influencing me and that I'm also a part of that "larger story."

A little bit about myself: I'm a Portlandian (Oregon not Maine) but originally my family emigrated from Ukraine in 1998. I have a strong connection to Eastern European and Russian history as well as the historical events of the US. I'm finishing up my Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy (graduating on Dec 23rd!) and currently involved in all kinds of crafts: crochet, cross-stitch, knitting, and scrapbooking. I have a loving family and I'm a devout Christian (my books tastes also include Christian allegories and biographies).

Thanks for reading this and I'm looking forward to being a part of this group!

Hi everyone,

I'm Margarida from Portugal and I've been living in Scotland for a couple of years now.

I joined this group because I want to focus on reading more non-fiction books and this group seems to be full of wonderfull resources for that.

As for special interests I love reading about Ancient Greece and Greek mythology, the Vikings, the Mongol Empire, Piracy and Naval history in East Asia and South East Asia, and WW2.
I also really like reading biographies, letters and memoirs.

No problem, Yordie. Enjoy! :)

Hello everyone!

My name is Zhi and I am currently a student studying history and computer science at a liberal arts college in the state of Iowa in the United States. But my family and I reside in California.

As for my historical interests, I have a fascination with the Soviet Union, a passion for ancient Egyptian archaeology, and an attraction with East Asia. I would like to increase my exposure to Ottoman history as well as food history.

Hello, Zhi. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Ancient History
Military History
Russia
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.

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by Steven D. Levitt
by Jennifer Tilton (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

Hello, my name is Vasudev and I'm a robotics engineering student from India. I have a keen interest in the world wars and the history of the British colonies. I like to use it as a medium to see how it has effected the border lines and politics today.
I am currently reading "The guns of August" and "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand.
I hope to learn a lot of new stuff from this group while hopefully being able to make my own contribution to it.

Hello everyone,

My name is Chami and I'm from Sri Lanka. I study physics and mathematics at a small university in Indiana. When I'm not doing so, I enjoy reading a wide variety of genres. However, I've recently been interested in history when I took a class on the Great War, and that interest has only been increasing ever since. I particularly like books on world history and ancient civilizations but will sink my teeth into any book if it's written well.

I look forward to discovering some great titles in this group!

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Hello everyone. My name is Michael Faherty, and I just joined your History group. I live in northern New Jersey, and enjoy reading history and historical novels. My interest in history includes military history, political and military biography, historical memoir, 19th and 20th Century social and intellectual history, the history of landscape design, and art history. I look forward to learning and contributing to this group. Thank you.

Greetings,

I am Amanda from Missouri. I am excited to have found this group. I look forward to discovering new books and learning from everyone here. I find myself drawn to early American history but will read other eras as well. I love to read. It is a chance for me to learn something new. I look forward to the recommendations from everyone.

So glad to welcome another avid history lover to the HBC, Michael. Visit the links below to find some of your favorites.

Military History
American Civil War
Presidential Series

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

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 David McCullough

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 and welcome, Amanda. You will find lots of interesting book recommendations and discussion here at the HBC. Visit our home page at the link below to find topics that are 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 books that you mention should look:

by David McCullough

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.

Hi, my name's Labake
I'm Nigerian, 42 years old, a doctor turned fiction writer with a love of history, and I'm here to learn!

What a nice introduction, Liliya. 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.

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.

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

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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, Margarida--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:

Ancient 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

Glad you joined us, Labake. This is the place for the avid history buff.

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

Labake wrote: "Hi, my name's Labake
I'm Nigerian, 42 years old, a doctor turned fiction writer with a love of history, and I'm here to learn!"

Welcome Labake from Nigeria - glad to have you with us.

With 2017 coming up - I want to welcome all of our wonderful global members who make this group a great place to be.

Hi everyone,

I was going to lurk a bit, but I got an email saying I should introduce myself. My name is Kyla and I live in Northern California. I have a BA in Anthropology and a Masters in Public Policy. Right now on my to-read shelf I have histories of China, Montenegro, Yugoslavia, the USSR, Hungary, the US, Mexico, Cambodia, the West Indies, and Russia. So as you can see I'm a bit of a history dilettante but the world is too interesting for me to limit my reading on one area or time period.

I'm pleased to join the History Book Club.
I think it’s difficult to be a sensitive and sensible human being without some knowledge of history and its enduring elements. An insufficient understanding of history is an impediment to decent participation in human society. I am particularly intrigued by the systematic methods of the French Annalistes to examine the deep structures (longues durées) of history. Awareness and understanding of history allows us to create and sustain a mindful context for our past and present adventures.
I look forward to learning from fellow club members.

We are happy to have you Richard.

Hello, Kyla. Welcome to the History book club!

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

American history
American Civil War
European History
Ancient History
China
Military History
The First World War
The Second World War
Russia

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 and authors that you mention should look:

by Yasmin Khan
by Gérard Prunier (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

Hello, Richard. 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 William Shakespeare
by Edwin J. Perkins (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

As a newcomer to Goodreads, I am very happy to have found a group dedicated to history. My favorite pastime of many years is genealogy and increasing knowledge of the history behind the details learned has always been fascinating to me. I look forward to learning more through this group.

Hello, Janet. 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.

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by Paula Hawkins
by Ryan Hackney (no photo)

More information:
Mechanics of the board

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

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.

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

Hello, I'm Margarita I'm from Israel
mostly I'm interested in the history of Imperial Russia, the Romano family and aristocratic families of that time

We are glad to have you with us Margarita.

Hello, Margarita. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Russia

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 Simon Sebag Montefiore

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

Hi, This is Hirdesh.
I like to read about World's History.
I like Historical Fiction too and European History.

Thank you Samanta for your welcomes of the newcomers.

Hello, Hirdesh. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Europe - European History
Historical Fiction

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.

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by Stephen Hawking

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Mechanics of the board

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

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

Welcome to everyone from around the world. We are happy to have you.

Hello all!

My name is Kathryn, I'm 25, and I'm from California in the US.

I didn't always love History, but that is because I had teachers who weren't passionate about it. Once I made it to college, however, I had an amazing professor who helped me to see how much I loved it. It has since became my favorite subject of study and is a huge part of my life.

I am an aspiring genealogist and am working toward doing it professionally. It's wonderful to learn about history, but even more exciting to learn about your own.

Looking forward to discovering new things that I have yet to learn!

Hello, Kathryn. 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.

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by Bill Bryson

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

Hi everybody, I am Rüdiger from Germany (going by the name of tuxali here at Goodreads), a self-employed marketing consultant (since 1995) and managing director of a small company in the health service sector (since 2005). I have always been interested in history at school and even did two semesters of university courses on this subject before dropping it in favour of a degree in economics.

It was most interesting, however, to follow a course (in late 1974) covering theories about the causes of the outbreak of World War I. Two of the attending students (well, probably guest students) where men in their late seventies at that time who had personally experienced the events in 1914 as young men and could comment on their own impressions and view of things at the outbreak of this devastating war.

Finally, my interest in history and historical literature (and fiction) was enhanced and really got started by the book "A Distant Mirror" by Barbara Tuchman, covering the life and times of the French nobleman Enguerrand de Coucy in the 14th century. This book basically confirmed what the title suggests: that the driving forces, emotions and schemes behind human endeavours have not really changed over the course of time.

When reading, my areas of interest are mainly medieval English history (roughly from Alfred the Great until the Tudors), including the Hundred Years' War; United States history; World War I and II; the Victorian Era and the late eighteenth and nineteenth century in Europe. I also enjoy reading biographies; Churchill still missing from my list.

I am not sure I will be able to really follow a joint reading challenge if it means that all members of the group should read the same books at the same time. Nevertheless, I hope membership in the group will bring up topics or book suggestions that will be interesting to take up and follow.

Hello all
Thanks for letting me be part of the group. I'm based in the UK on the Jurassic Coast and I'm interested in so many aspects of history, particularly what we can learn from reading the landscape, life in Britain from Neolithic times onwards, the Italian Renaissance (particularly Siena in the 1550s) ... I'm also interested in historical fiction and in fiction which we can now read for historical as well as narrative interest - because writers so often record 'how things are' and this becomes 'how things were'. Looking forward to participating.

Hi everyone!
My name is Hannah, and let me just say, I'm so delighted I have been accepted into this wonderful group on Goodreads.

I'm 16 years old, and I am currently in secondary school. I live in Australia. History is by far my best subject (hence as to why I am here), followed by geography and global politics. This year I won two awards at school; History Dux for my year level, and another for Outstanding Excellence across Humanities subjects. (I usually don't boast, but this is the first year I've ever received academic awards, so I'm fairly proud of myself).

I love 20th century history the most. I'm not quite sure why though; perhaps it is because I can see how one thing led to another, and how these things could or will not reoccur in our future. Russian History intrigues me a lot, even though none of my ancestry is Russian. I find the Soviet Union an interesting aspect, especially as life was so different there compared to in Australia. I'm eager to learn a lot more about the Russian Revolution, along with some information about Tsarist Russia. I am also intrigued by other European History and relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

I'm not entirely sure of what I want to study in university, but most likely International Relations, and I may decide to learn Russian or German (if I don't get into Law). Or you never know, I may decide to do a double major with History as one!

I look forward to contributing and discovering in this amazing group, and hopefully finding people with the same interests as me.

Hi, I'm Asta. I'm always up for reading a book about a topic I don't know much about, though I do prefer books that are well written. I'm drawn to social aspects of ancient/medieval history - I find it fascinating to see what made people tick, and how things were similar to or different from our own times. I'm not that picky about subjects though, I've been known to devour books on the history of Paraguay; and 18th century Chinese salt merchants.

Hello, Rüdiger. Welcome to the History book club!

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

First World War
Second World War
Europe - European History
Medieval History
British History
Military History
Napoleonic Wars
American History
American Civil War
Historical Fiction

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

Since you said you enjoy biographies, I suggest you check out our current group read of Washington's biography by Ron Chernow. You can always join the discussion here: Spotlight - Washington - A Life

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

Hello, Asta. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Ancient History
Medieval 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 and authors that you mention should look:

by Robert B. Reich
by John E. Stambaugh (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

Hi, I am Ranit, I am from India, I am new to the whole community segment in the Goodreads section. I like to read about World War 2, Anarchism, Marxism and as many books as I can on Che Guevara. My read on Anarchism has been strictly limited to Chomsky's book on Anarchism but I would love to have some more suggestions.