The History Book Club discussion

Welcome, Cindy. Glad you could join us. We have a topic on

World War One

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by Robert A. Caro

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Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

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..."

Hello - I work in a diplomatic corps in an embassy in Africa. I enjoy a good drink, looking at the sky, and reading about turning points in history, military tragedies, evolutions of mere mortals into great leaders (TE Lawrence), why big things suddenly turned in a big way (so many examples), and what might the world look like if it had gone otherwise. I do enjoy solid historical fiction if it's a vehicle to describe non-fiction (Tree of Smoke, The Bridge Over The River Kwai, A Town Like Alice...). I also enjoy reading works in progress. I'm new here (obviously) so "Hello!" to all.

Welcome, History Lover. Glad you could join us. No worries about feeling introverted, this online community will make you feel at home pretty quickly.

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 should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators.

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Welcome, Jon. Glad you could join us.

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 authors and the books you mention should look like:

by Denis Johnson

by Pierre Boulle

by Nevil Shute

T.E. Lawrence

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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Jon, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from Africa. With your interest in history, you should find a lot of focus areas that may be of interest to you. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello, I'm June and I live in Barbados 🇧🇧. I have enjoyed history from school days. From first form I learnt ancient history, Middle Ages, Caribbean history as well as World History from First World War up until the Cold War. And at one point was being pressured to studying geography instead. Nope, history is too fascinating and I stuck with it. There are some gaps in my knowledge but I'm quite happy to get back into history.

I tend to read more historical fiction but may willing to tackle non fiction more. And seeing the group with the summer recommendations made me check out this group. Liking what I see and hopefully I can learn some more about one of my favorite subjects. I am eclectic reader so I'll read whatever intrigues me.

Hello! My name is Rich, and I'm a big fan of studying history. My grandfather instilled in me a love of history (and reading) early on, and it stuck! I also enjoy fiction, but historical nonfiction is my favorite genre. I'm glad I found this group! I've listed some of my recent favorite reads below:

by Ron Chernow
by Laura Hillenbrand
by Stephen E. Ambrose

Thanks for letting me join!

Hi my name is Ashley and I live in Northern Virginia. I grew up an Army brat and lived most of my life in Germany. I am interested in the American civil war and European history mainly but love learning about other areas of history. Living in Northern VA, I have access to many civil war battlefields which my family and I try to visit on weekends.

Hi! I'm Kaja from Slovenia and I'm interested in European history (especially British history) and I found this group accidentally from Summer reading book group recs and I'm really happy to have found this page.

Hi, my name is Ivan. I'm from Jakarta, Indonesia. Been around in Goodreads since 2007 but just came across this great club today! I enjoy reading non-fiction, biographies, and history. Just recently finished reading two Yuval Noah Harari's remarkable accounts on Homo Sapiens. I've also read the Sympathizer by Mr. Nguyen (what a great journey and the sacrifice and fights to come to America are inspiring.) I'm definitely going to read his new book, The Refugee. Looking forward for amazing discussion in this club!

Cheers,
Ivan

Glad you joined us, Ivan. 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:

and by Yuval Noah Harari
and by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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, June. Glad you could join us.

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 should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Welcome, Rich.

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.

Great first effort on your book citations, just missing some author photos:

by Ron Chernow

by Laura Hillenbrand

by Stephen E. Ambrose

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Welcome, Ashely. Glad you joined us.

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 should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Welcome, Kaja. We have a folder on British History

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Hello everyone. I'm Marina from Indonesia (Southeast Asia). I love to read history books since i was junior high school and currently i'm really interested with Holocaust story (WW II, Red Khmer in Cambodia, Gwangju's uprising in South Korea, etc). I'm also curious about China History by jung chang is one of my favorite books)

I hope after join this group i can expand more my history reading.

Nice to meet you! :)

Hello! I'm Steven, from Toronto, Canada. I have taken a bit of a break from non-fiction lately, but am looking to get back into it! Most of my reading has been focused on 20th century history, but I'm looking to expand into other areas which is what prompted me to join the group. I look forward to joining in on some discussions and learning new things :)

Aloha! I'm Lauri from Hawaii & I'm happy to be here. I've always loved history & my favorite genre is historical fiction. I enjoy reading about ancient civilizations, Asia- particularly China, and Europe. American history is all well and good, but I much prefer mine, well...older!

Hi. My name is Sara. I live in Madeira, a little island in Portugal. My country was famous in XVI ceuntry, because was the first country who wants to discover the world.

Portugal is very beauthiful, full of History and nature. The clime is soft in the summer and cold in the winter. My island Madeira is famous because of the wine and the wonderful landscape.

I always love History. My favorite era is the ancient egipt. But I love to the middle era and the discover era.

Hi, my name is Mubina and I'm from England. I stumbled upon this group and it re-ignited my passion for History. I've been busy with my studies all year, fortunately summer has come around so I have a lot of time to read and get reacquainted with this fantastic genre.

I haven't really had time to do this, so it's late. Hi, I'm Maddie. Turning 20. From Canada. I like history for a multitude of reasons but more than anything, I like reading about experiences that are unlike my own. Trying to understand experiences that I never truly will. I like to listen, basically. I like to care. People and their stories matter to me. I'm not sure if I'll always keep up with stuff because I struggle with my mental health, but I'll do my best! I'm excited to learn.

Welcome to our group, Steven! 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

Lauri.....Welcome to the place for all things history. There is much here that will meet your reading preferences.

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

Ancient history
China

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, Sara--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, Mubina. 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

Welcome to our group, Maddie. We're glad you could join us.

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

Steven, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from beautiful Toronto, Canada. There are a lot of interesting threads for you to explore in expanding your interests. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Lauri, from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from the beautiful state of Hawaii. With your interest in Asian history, you should find a lot of focus areas that may be of interest to you. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Francis Hsu (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...) asked me to post this intro -

I was born in China after WW2. Like millions of others I was made a refugee by historical events. So history is not merely something read in books. We all experience history, good, bad or indifferent. Some of us are luckier than others: they can experience it from a safe distance. I guess the fact that my family and I could not made me interested in history. I wanted to understand. After a lifetime of survival, I am a lucky one now, I think I have grasped some understanding.

Welcome, Marina. Glad you could join us. We have a topic on the Holocaust

There are also 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 the book you mentioned should look:

by Jung Chang

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

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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Welcome to our group, Francis. 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

I'm Margaret from Melbourne, Australia. I collect World War II
books, especially those written in the first 20 or so years after the event. I also restore books, as an amateur with a little training. The aspect of war that interests me is the politics, prejudices, and differing views on past events. The last books I bought were about WW I, one from the Turkish point of view by an historian experienced in the area, and another series of new essays reviewing the Gallipoli and Anzac myth and reality.

Welcome, Margaret. Glad you could join us from Australia. We have a topic on

Second World War

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

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 should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Hi, I'm Richard in Bishop's Stortford, a medium-sized town in southeast England.

I study a wide variety of subjects informally but only Computing & IT formally (I've just completed Stage 1 of a part-time BSc with the UK's Open University). I recently read The New Penguin History of the World by J.M. Roberts, and have made a start on Europe: A History by Norman Davies and Antony Beevor's The Second World War. I also very much enjoyed both of Andrew Marr's histories of Britain.

On the horizon for me are: a book on the First World War (or the TV series based on John Keegan's one volume history of the war), the audio book of Christopher Lee's This Sceptred Isle, a book on American history, and possibly histories of Asia, Africa, South America and other places after that. But once I'm employed in IT I might find I just have no time to read more history.

I'd like to develop the ability how to talk/write conversationally and sometimes irreverently about history and other subjects. I don't really think in formal, pedantic language, but I regularly find myself forced to maintain an uncomfortably stuffy façade after sending pompous emails.

I'm looking forward to participating in some fun and interesting discussions with members of the group.

by J.M. Roberts (no photo) and Odd Arne Westad (no photo)
by Norman Davies
by Antony Beevor
by Andrew Marr
by Andrew Marr
by John Keegan
by Christopher Lee

Welcome to our group, Jeff! 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:

American Civil War
Presidential Series

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

History Book Club main page

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

What a nice introduction, Richard. 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.

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 J.M. Roberts (no photo)

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

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

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

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Richard welcome - we appreciate your wonderful introduction and we are delighted to have you join us. I think you will find a lot to interest you.

Jeff - very good - you are in a great field for social media - why do folks think they are anonymous on the web and act like they never would in somebody's living room face to face. I always ask myself that since we are volunteers trying to "keep the trains running" on our site. We love history too and non fiction so we hope that you can dive into the conversations and add your own opinions to the threads and also any interesting books. We find that reading and discussing great books is very relaxing and a wonderful way to spend your free time. A lot of us switch back and forth between genres too so you should feel right at home.

Welcome Jeff, from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from North Carolina. I am sure that you will find a lot of information pertaining to your interest in American History. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Richard, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from England. Thank you for your interesting introduction. I am sure that you will find a lot of information pertaining to your varied interests. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

hi
i am alex from israel
i am a military history buff with special interest in the civil war
thx for accepting me
alex

Alex, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us all the way from historic Israel.

Based on your areas of interest in military history and the Civil War, here are some of the focus areas that you may want to explore:

Military History
American Civil War

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well. Here is a list of focus areas:

The History Book Club's Focus Areas

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 an example of how the books you mention should look:

by T.J. Stiles (no photo)

by Ron Chernow

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

Take a few minutes 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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

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.)

I'm Patia from the United States. Right now I'm pursuing studies in STEM, but I have always loved history. I believe studying history is the easiest and most effective way to understand why the world is the way it is now, and gives us a direction of what we can do in the future to make the world a better place. History is also really fascinating for me. I'm interested in reading about places that I don't know that much about, like eastern Europe, Japan, South America, and Africa. I'm happy to join this community!

Patia, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from the United States. Thank you for your interesting introduction. I am in agreement with your views of history. You will find a lot of focus areas here pertaining to your varied interests. Welcome.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome, Patia. Glad you could join us. We have a topic on

Africa

There are also 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 should look:

by Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Bryan
Assistant Moderator (Emeritus)
Presidential Series

Hi, I'm Christie from Scotland. I am interested in most aspects of history, especially areas that are new to me and I don't know much about. I have read a lot about Ancient Rome, the Tudors, the 17th and 18th century and the Edwardian period. I am particularly interested in fashion through the ages as I study something that involves a lot of fashion history.

Very cute little dog - I always notice the canine friends. What is her or his name.

Welcome to the HBC Christie.

Thanks! His name is Harvey. Yours is very cute too ! What is his/her name ?

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

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

Ancient history
British 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

Christie wrote: "Thanks! His name is Harvey. Yours is very cute too ! What is his/her name ?"

This one is Sundance