The History Book Club discussion

Hello, my name is Deborah, and I live in California. I read a lot of short stories, novels, biographies, and pop psychology books. Spiritual books too. I love Chekov, and Russian literature in general, as well as French literature, my favorites being "Candide" by Voltaire and "L'Assommoir" by Zola . I also love music biographies, and my favorite author in this category is Peter Guralnick.

Greetings from Berkeley, California, Deborah. Which part are you from? I'm sure you'll find this group to be very interesting.

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

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by Voltaire
by Émile Zola

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi Everyone,

My name is Megan. I'm from Pennsylvania and I have a BA in History with a minor in Art/Art History. I also took a few graduate courses in Museum Studies. I worked as a museum curator for 2 years, as well as a museum docent and a volunteer archivist. I particularly love Presidential history, as well as WWII History, Early American History, Native American History, and Ancient History. I look forward to getting to know other members and participating in discussions.

Thanks,

Megan

Welcome to the group, Megan--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 these topics:

Presidential series
World War II
American history
Native Americans
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

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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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

Hello Lucas, and welcome to The History Book Club! Feel free to look around at all of our discussions and topics of interest. We have a wide variety of folders which may be of interest to you.

Based upon your introduction, here are some folders that you may want to look at:

Historical Fiction
The Second World War

The HBC's discussion list can be found here, on our main page:
The History Book Club Discussion List

Here is a link to the HBC's Focus Areas, to help you find all of our topics quickly:
The History Book Club Focus Areas

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.

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by George R.R. Martin

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Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

Greetings! I'm Eduardo, 63 and a avid reader since I can remember. I love history and biography, and while I also enjoy good historical fiction, I keep them well distanced, for as a result of this love of history I deplore when fiction is tried to pass as fact.
History and biography are presently at their best moment in time, with so many good authors who narrate them in ways that grip our interest. A well written history or biography can be a page turner and, to me, reading one such work is time well spent.
I hope that being part of this group will help me find more wonderful books to read.

Hello, Eduardo. Welcome to the History book club!

Based on your introduction, I suggest you check out Presidential Series thread, where you will find an abundance of biographies to start with:

Presidential series

Of course, the rest of our thread have biographies listed in them, too, so 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

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

Hi, my name is Ronen.
I enjoy reading history of all types and time periods with special interest in ancient history, specifically ancient Rome. I am looking to learn more about ancient Eastern history and more ancient near East history, specifically ancient Eastern literature, but anything to do with history of some sort be in anthropology, sociology, archeology, philosophy and the sciences interest me. I love the way that all the disciplines can and should be integrated into the study of history and that a pure history of political happenings is too incomplete of a picture of how a society functioned.

Hi I am jam from India.
I was a political science and administration student.
I like historical accounts.
I think they are funny and real source of fuel for conducting tomorrow.

I hope to learn from the group.

-regards

Hello, Ronen. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Roman Empire
Ancient 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

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by Edward Gibbon

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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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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, Jam. 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 familiarise 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.

by Paul Danahar

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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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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 Amy. I've only very recently begun reading from the History section of the library. I'm currently reading The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Flemming (kinda for a paper, but it's an enjoyable read).
I'm generally interested in most history, but I've currently been interested with reading more about: Russian History, American Revolution and Civil War (kinda) period, and maybe some military/war history.

Yeah, so I'm a bit of a newbie. :)

I recently visited the Hermitage museum in Amsterdam and now I find Russian history interesting too!

Hi Amy, and welcome to The History Book Club! I'm so glad you found us. I think you will find a comfortable home here. We have a wide variety of folders which may be of interest to you.

Based upon your introduction, here are some folders that you may want to look at:

Russia
American Civil War
American Revolution

The HBC's discussion list can be found here, on our main page:
The History Book Club Discussion List

Here is a link to the HBC's Focus Areas, to help you find all of our topics quickly:
The History Book Club Focus Areas

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 Candace Fleming

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.

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

Welcome to The History Book Club, Omar! Please take a look around. We have a wide variety of folders which may be of interest to you, so make yourself at home.

The HBC's discussion list can be found here, on our main page:
The History Book Club Discussion List

Here is a link to the HBC's Focus Areas, to help you find all of our topics quickly:
The History Book Club Focus Areas

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 Alexis de Tocqueville

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.

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

Hello, my name is Baron Deschauer. I am also relatively new to Goodreads, and this is only the second group I have ventured into. Good writing should capture the essence of history--ours, and other's. When I read a good history or biography, I feel that I am able to catch a glimpse into what makes a person who s/he is. I love this about powerful, weird, and dangerous people. As I can't live a hundred lives, I can read and live vicariously through a hundred great biographies. I like sweeping histories that give me perspective on an era or place.

Welcome to our group, Baron! 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

Welcome to the group, Miriam--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

Hi! My name is Anna and I am a book lover since childhood. I live in Italy and I am currently finishing my BA in modern languages. I have decided to join this group as I want to learn a bit more about history, as I have always been interested on this subject. Thank to you all for having let me in!

Hello, I am not new to this website, however have not used it much. But I am beginning to explore the community groups of this great website. As I am interested in History, I felt that this was the right group to join and introduce myself.

My name is Costa (22 y/o), no I do not hate Starbucks (haha), and I live in the U.K. I have always loved history, growing up watching documentaries, reading small historical information online, and generally being interested in war movies/battles etc.

Growing up I also loved reading, however have never read a history book until the last few months (have no idea why, but just used to read spy books growing up), so feel now is the right time to read history and delve into the many interesting books. I just finished by Martin Middlebrook (hopefully I have added it correctly!

I have just ordered by ] Robert K. Massiewhich I cannot wait to read! I find the last Tsar's really interesting, having readbits online, watched documentaries etc. Apologies if this is too long!

Anna.....Welcome to the place for all things history. There is a lot here that will meet your reading preferences.

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 to the group, Costa--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 Anna from Italy - We are so happy you joined us! This is a great place to learn more about history, and you will find many wonderful discussions that you can participate in. Modern languages sounds fascinating!

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

Welcome Costa from the U.K. - Thanks for sharing some of your interests with us! This is the perfect place for history lovers. Feel free to continue exploring our many varied discussions.

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

Welcome, all new members! I'm sure all of you will something of interest here. Enjoy! :)

Welcome, Joanne. Those comments about DKG brought a huge smile to my face. Looking forward to seeing you in the group.

Hello. I am excited to be part of this group! I'm a high school English teacher and a lover of sports, especially basketball. Not surprisingly, my favorite history books are sports-related: Boys in the Boat tops that list. I think Doris Kearns Goodwin's best book, in fact, was Wait Until Next Year, her memoir about growing up in Brooklyn when the Dodgers still called it home.
That said, I'm into politics too, as well as historical fiction.
I am intrigued by the idea of reading about Ireland's history, since my ancestors are from the Emerald Isle. I might start with Paddy on the Hardwood: A Journey of Irish Hoops (I told you I was a basketball buff, right?)
Again, glad I found this group and will be looking forward to reading about what you all are reading.

Hello, Joanne. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Historical Fiction
Sports History and Hobbies

Here is the link to the Emerald Isle Challenge (follow the instructions to set up a shelf where you will put all the books you read as part of the challenge): Ireland challenge

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

Please take a moment to familiarise 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 Daniel James Brown

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

by Rus Bradburd (no photo)

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

Welcome new members! You might want to check out our 50 BOOKS IN 2017 section. You can see what other folks 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.)

Hi all!

My name is Jack and I'm from Wisconsin, USA. I joined this group in search of recommendations for the personal library of history books that I am slowly building. I am particularly interested in reading about the history of science and how politics, religion, cultural movements (such as the Renaissance and Enlightenment) influenced scientific advancement.

Currently, I am very interested in reading and learning more about Medieval History in Europe and how Northern European Kingdoms rose and fell.

Jack

Thank you for the welcoming message and the chance to be a part of your group!! History is a passion of mine with a particular interest in Roman and Greek cultures as well as medieval time period history. I love anything obscure and am constantly aware of just how little I know! Sorry, my name is Robyn, from U.S., and am dedicated to being a life-long student~ Looking forward to interesting discussions!

Hello, Jack. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Health-Medicine-Science
Medieval History
Art - Architecture - Culture

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 Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Mechanics of the board

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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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, Robyn. Welcome to the History book club!

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

Roman Empire
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 that you mention should look:

by Marcus Aurelius

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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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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

Hi Everyone,
My name is Ajay and I live in Pune. I have been reading since I was very young. I have always enjoyed history, historical fiction, biography, etc. When I was a boy I remember reading many biographies of inventors from the late 19th century - early 20th century. As many as I could get my hands on. I also enjoyed reading about early Italian Architecture, WWI, and WWII. I am an avid reader and enjoy my genres but nothing is as inspiring as history.

Ajay wrote: "Hi Everyone,
My name is Ajay and I live in Pune. I have been reading since I was very young. I have always enjoyed history, historical fiction, biography, etc. When I was a boy I remember reading m..."
Hi Ajay

Hi Priti

Hello!
My name is Astrida and I live in Michigan, USA. I have always enjoyed reading and spending time in libraries. I have been in a local book club for 12 years and this has really helped expand the genres and locales that satisfy "a goodread". I am drawn to books set in Europe with flawed but lovable characters. Historical Fiction is probably my favorite. Discussing books always leads to liking the book more, for me. Always looking for a good book recommendation!

Welcome to the group, Zach. 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 these topics:

Classical antiquity
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/...

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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, Ajay! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

World War 1
World War 2

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, Astrida--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:

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello!

My name is Julia. I am from Dallas, TX. In addition to being a life long reader, I am also a gamer and a cine-file. In particular I am interested in political history, and have been enjoying Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast for a year now. www.revolutionspodcast.com I have also just finished this book about Catherine the Great. : Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman I appreciate how the biographer placed her reign in the broad scope history in addition to the details of her motives. Currently waiting on Napoleon: A Life to become available at my library. Looking forward to learning more!

Hello, I'm Gorydesu, currently a resident in Germany. I like traveling and usually combine it with reading the history of the places I'm visiting. My long-standing interest is the history of Japan though. I used to live there and my experience left me with the fascination of the country. Recently I also got interested in the world history. I recently finished Sapiens and some time before that Why the west rules - for now. I'm glad to find this group!

Welcome to our group, Julia! 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.

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by Robert K. Massie
by Andrew Roberts

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Glad you joined us, Gorydesu. This is the place for the avid history buff. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

Japan

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

Hi there,
My name is Sandra and I love to read about historical events, particular with regard to American history. I like to look at contemporary issues and try to figure out what historical events played a part.

World War II is one piece of American history that I have enjoyed learning about. There are pieces of that war that are still unraveling, it seems.

My latest intrigue is about Hawai'i - how the kingdom of Hawai'i was quietly overthrown. I will be spending some time this summer on Oahu, researching and talking with some folks and I can't wait.

I'm glad I found this group and I'm looking forward to finding a sub-group to join to share thoughts about a current read.

Thanks!

Thank you Sandra

Hello Sandra - it's so nice to welcome you to The History Book Club!

We have many different focus areas, so be sure to check them out. Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

The Second World War
American History

There are many other folders that 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 Stephen Hawking

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.

Mary
Admin (T) - Russia and Russian History

Welcome Sandra - We're so glad you joined us! I enjoy comparing contemporary issues with historical events as well. Feel free to look around at all of our discussions and topic folders. Your upcoming research in Oahu sounds wonderful!

Betty
Admin (T) - Health - Medicine - Science

Hi everyone.

I have been in many of the HBC discussions ever since I joined Goodreads, and keep returning to the HBC for the great high-level discussions. I just realize that I have never Introduced myself properly, so here goes:

I am Danish and a social anthropologist by training, educated in Copenhagen, Brighton (UK) and Oslo. My interest in anthropology comes partly from growing up in South Asia, where my Dad worked in development (Fish Culture). I have spent a long time in Bangladesh, Nepal, North India and Sri Lanka. I worked in Sri Lanka with humanitarian aid for a number of years.

I currently live in Ribe and Copenhagen, Denmark with my 13 year old daughter. I spend a lot of time reading and listening to audio books too, reading both fiction and non-fiction, including Nordic, European and South Asian history, anthropology, political theory, and fiction. I have a long time interest in post-colonial literature and literature exploring global dynamics in our changing world, Lately, my geographical interest has been widening.

I have found the discussions in the HBC really fascinating and challenging me to explore new areas. Thank you so much for investing so much in the discussions in this group! I am really reading it with interest.

Hi Ulla!!

Awesome intro!!