The History Book Club discussion

Hello all! My name is Camille and I love reading about history! I prefer reading non-fiction to fiction and history is just one of the topics that I enjoy reading about. I enjoy reading books about the ongoing Iraq/Afghanistan War, terrorism, and religion and politics. I look forward to getting recommendations from all of you and following the challenges that you have set. Thanks for allowing me to join!

Hello - my name is Jess. I studied history and art history in my student days and would love to catch up on some lapsed reading. These days I tend to go for macro-historical treatises and look forward to your recommendations!
Recent reads:
Homo Deus, by Yuval Harari
The Swerve, by Stephen Greenblatt

Welcome Camille to the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

Military - Iraq/ Afghanistan
History of Religions
Political Science

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

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Ron Chernow

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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Jess to the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us. Thank you for your interesting introduction.

Please feel free to explore as there many folders that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

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 the books you mentioned should look:

by Yuval Noah Harari
by Stephen Greenblatt

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello, my name is Maggie. I've joined this group to try and expand my non-fiction reads. I would also like to learn more about world history, as I work at a library and we have plenty of patrons who borrow from that section. I would like to be able to discourse with them better at checkouts. :)

Hello everyone! My name is Guilherme and I am from Brazil. Nowadays I am really interested in the history of Brazil, Europe (mainly Portugal) and America (primarely US and Latin America). As an example, I have been interested in reading:

by Roger Crowley

I hope I have done the citation correctly. Thank you for your attention =)

Maggie.....Welcome to the place for all things history. There is much 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.

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This is how books that you mention should look:

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

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

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

American history
Portugal

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 Candace to the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us from California.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

Roman Empire - This History
The First World War

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

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 books you mention should look:

by Mary Beard

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi everyone,
I'm Davis and I am from India.
Got interested in reading History Books after spending time in r/Askhistorians sub on Reddit.
Mostly Interested in Ancient Indian History.

A warm welcome Davis, to the History Book Club where we all share your interest in history. We are happy that you have joined us from India.

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

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 your books you mention should look:

by Ron Chernow

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Good evening,

I'm Jim, a 54-year-old, married history buff from New Jersey, USA. I read many genres and am particularly interested in nonfiction, historical fiction and classic literature. I also like to read about sports, especially baseball.

Jim

Hello, my name is Bob and I recently joined the group. I live in Huntersville, NC, a suburb of Charlotte. I'm currently reading "One Nation After Trump" by E.J. Dionne (obviously not a history book!), but next on my list is "The Last Ballad" which is about a 1929 textile mill strike in Gastonia, NC. Looking forward to good discussions.

Welcome to our group, JIm! 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 this topic:

Sports

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

Bob.....Welcome to the place for all things history. There is much 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 E.J. Dionne Jr. (no photo)
by Wiley Cash

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

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

I would like to introduce myself as a new member, but I'm not sure this is where I do that. My name is Pat, I'm retired. I love history, biographies, good fiction and some science fiction.

Welcome to the group, Pat--this is exactly the place to introduce yourself. 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 Ross. I am a semi-retired, mechanical engineer from Vancouver, Canada, with a broad range of reading interests from new scientific and technical developments to history. My historical interests are similarly broad from the ancient history of Asia and the Middle East to modern Canadian history.
My job has taken me all over the world and my travels have provided me with plenty of fodder for investigative historical reading.
I normally have at least 4-5 books on the go at once of different genres.
A couple of years ago I downloaded list of "must read" fiction books and have been ticking many of these off. I have not, however, found a good list of "must read" history books on different subjects. By joining this group, my aim is to identify the "must reads" of history. so far, I have seen a few to look at.

Ross

Hi! My name is Rebecka and I'm from Sweden. I absolutely love reading, I read non-fiction and fiction, I read most genres. In terms of history I read anything that catches my interest! To date I've mostly read European and Middle Eastern history, particularly focusing on Yemen. For next year, I plan to read up on Scottish history.

Welcome to our group, Ross! 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, Rebecka--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

Hello, my name is Gary and am new to Goodreads. I live in a small city (by California standards at least) in the Central Valley and work as an analyst for the University of California. I have always loved reading and enjoy a wide range of genres but have primarily been reading non-fiction over the last year or so.

Welcome Gary, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. Thank you for your nice introduction.

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

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 the your book you mentioned should look:

by Ron Chernow

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello all! I'm Jeanette and I'm an adjunct art history professor. My scholarly focus is pre-Hispanic South America but I love all areas of history.

Welcome Jeanette, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. Thank you for your nice introduction.

Based on your area of interest, you may want to explore the following focus area:

History of Latin America

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

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 books you mention should look:

by Ron Chernow

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi all!
I am Cathleen Sarti from Germany. I am first and foremost a reader (I worked in bookshops and libraries), and secondly also a historian (which basically means that I have to read a lot)... I am a researcher of Early Modern European History but also enjoy books on world and global history, history of ideas, methods and theory, and bold books with big arguments.
I recently re-discovered goodreads as space to enhance my reading experiences, an hope to join some interesting discussions here
Best wishes!

Hello everyone, I’m Jim from State College, PA. I’m nearing retirement, and after a career in science and business, I’ve seem to have found an interest in history, having read dozens of history books the past few years. Initially, the focus was On ancient Roman, Greek and Egyptian history, then Medieval Times. I’ve now progressed to the Time of Napoleon and now I’m in the middle of a great book on his life:

Napoleon: A Life Andrew Roberts
I also just purchased a coming book club book on the Romanovs
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 Simon Sebag Montefioreand I look forward to reading it and following the discussion.

I look forward to being part of the group!

Hello all! I am Lucy, living in Somerset, England. I am in my late 30's and work as an assistant in a law office.

I love reading a wide range of books, particularly around English Tudor History, Roman History and biographies about historical figures. I also enjoy reading books in the genres of sci-fi, romance and philosophy. The only books I do not read are horror. I normally have two books on the go at once, one for lunch time reading and one for the bedside table!

I got The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore for Christmas and am looking forward to reading it and taking part in the associated thread on it in this group in January. It will be my first time taking part in a book club like this and I am very much looking forward to it and hearing different folks views on reading it. When does the discussion thread for this book open? I look forward to participating.

Wishing all a wonderful end to 2017 and a Happy 2018!

Lucy

Hi, I'm Jeremy. I am currently living in a small town in the north-west of Tasmania, Australia. For many years I've had an interest in European history and literature and am looking forward to reading and discussing
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Welcome Jessica to the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

Russia
Political Science

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

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 books you mention should look:

by Ron Chernow

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Jon Kevin, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Norway.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Medieval History
Military History

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

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 books you mention should look:

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Cathleen, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Germany. Thank you for your nice introduction and outlining your varied interests in history.

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

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 books you mentione should look:

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Jim, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Pennsylvania.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

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 mentioned should look:

by Andrew Roberts
by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Lucy, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Somerset, England.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

British History
Roman Empire - The History

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

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 book you mentioned should look:

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Jeremy, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Australia.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

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 book you mentioned should look:

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello everyone! My name is Jean and I live in North Carolina, USA. I love to read. While I will read many different genres, I'm particularly interested in non-fiction or historical fiction. If I find a good historical fiction book, I follow it up with historical versions so I can learn what really happened. I tend to read more military history, specifically WWII era and aviation. I am relatively new to Goodreads and just starting to find my way around. Thanks for allowing me to join your group!

Welcome Jean, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from North Carolina.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Military History
The Second World War

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History Book Club's Focus Areas

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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Greetings!

I read mostly nonfiction, and finding groups that do the same has been difficult, so, I was glad to find this one.

I live in Queensland, Australia. I'm 61 and a semi-invalid. I'm pretty much housebound. I am married to a great bloke, and we have 4 tabby cats. Also, a daughter and son-in-law, and grand-dog.

I particularly enjoy biographies/autobiographies/memoirs. I find micro-histories intriguing, too.

Cheers,
Diane

Welcome Diane, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Queensland, Australia.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Lorna wrote: "Welcome Diane, thank you for your interesting introduction."

Thanks, Lorna!

Jean wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Jean and I live in North Carolina, USA. I love to read. While I will read many different genres, I'm particularly interested in non-fiction or historical fiction. If I fi..."

Welcome Jean. Plenty to read on WWII - Have fun!

good evening,
I am P Van Ooteghem, historian and criminologist from Gent, Belgium.
For the moment i am reading the Hitler Biography by I Kershaw (some 1750 Pages) almost through the first part. I do like the books by Goldsworthy (especially his biography of cesar) an Dalrymple (last Mughal and White Mughals)
From time to time ilike to rest a bit with some good fantazy (like Tolkien) or SiFI (like D Simmons or RC Clarcke)
I also enjoyed the books by Zafon

Welcome Pascal, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Gent, Belgium. Thank you for your very interesting introduction.

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

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Ian Kershaw

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello! My name is Jodi and I live in Michigan, USA. With the current political climate in my country I have come to realize how very little I really know about American history. Looking up lists of must-reads for history is daunting to say the least. I'm hoping to find some excellent recommendations and gain some insight through this group. I love documentaries, biographies, non-fiction, and historical fiction. I am looking forward to some good reads!

Welcome to the group, Jodi--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.

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by Adrian Goldsworthy

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello! I live in Charleston now and as a child, I was the one who sat on the hassock at my grandfather's feet, listening to his tales about "the War." I was fascinated! I write now, and have two children who I strive daily to foster a love of both books and the history that made them.

Welcome Crystal to the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history since you were a child. We are happy that you have joined us from Charleston.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

The First World War
The Second World War

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

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 books you mention should look:

by Mary Beard

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

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Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi, my name is Filip and I like to read books about history. I hope so that I will find some good recommendations here and informations :)))

Welcome Filip, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. Thank you for your nice introduction.

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

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 the your book you mentioned should look:

by Ron Chernow

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

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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna
Admin - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi my name is Isabelle, and I'm very interested in reading about the Renaissance, 19th century Russia, Ancient Rome, Greece + Egypt.