The History Book Club discussion

My name is Clayton Cummings. I am currently pursuing a master's degree in History at the University of North Texas. The subject of my thesis is unionism from the founding fathers to the civil war. I love early American History the most however I also enjoy books on the enlightenment, books about the Cold War, books about the Civil Rights Movement, books about Lyndon Johnson, books about diplomacy, books about Immigration, and books about Economics. My top five favorite historians are Joseph Ellis, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Richard Brookhiser, David McCullough, and H.W. Brands.

Hello,

I am Ashutosh. My interest lies in History and Mythology, in particular of ancient civilization of Indian sub continent.

Thanks for making me a member of this group :)

message 294: by Kelli Nov 12, 2015 07:15PM
Hi everyone!

I'm new to the group and new to Goodreads! Glad to be here, and excited to figure out how to make connections on this site.

I'm a word nerd, and a historical fiction addict. I'm a stay at home mother of four young kids, so reading is the only escape I get most days. I love all historical fiction, but have a particularly special place in my heart for World War II. I was a Russian minor in college, and spent time studying in Ukraine, so I've spent a lot of time studying and reading about the Great Patriotic War from the perspective of the former Soviet Union.

Self Promotion excluded

I currently live in Florida with my husband and children. I look forward to learning from all you history buffs, and finding new books to read!

Kelli, I am sorry we have very strict rules about self promotion.

Glad you joined us, Andres. This is the place for the avid history buff. We have many topics for you to peruse and we have discussions on lots of different books. Hope you can join in.

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Vicki
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Hello from Maine!

New to the group and looking forward to reading along with you all.

Thanks.
Lisa

Hello Everyone!

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this group.

I'm Jhankar from India and a lawyer by profession. I've always been intrigued by history, not just Indian but also international and understanding the psyche of people back then, both the good and the bad guys. I'm however wary of the way history is projected today to suit the political agenda. This group, however, seemed to be a perfect platform to help me in the right direction.

Look forward to reading with you lovely people.

Warm Regards,
Jhankar

Hello everyone,

My name is Lisa, I am 17 years old and I'm from Belgium. I study archaeology at the university of Ghent, which is the beautiful medieval city I grew up in. As you may expect of an arhaeology student, I do love history! Other things I enjoy include: art, music, science, sporting and of course reading! Unfortunately, it is hard to find the time to read lately because of my studies.
The reason I joined this group is to meet other people that have the same interests as I do and also to learn new interesting things about history.

Furthermore I'd like to apologize in advance for any mistakes, English is not my mother tongue, nor my second language. But if you notice any mistakes, you may always bring my attention to them!

What a nice introduction, Lisa. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you. There is no need to apologize for any mistakes, we are a large international group and you are doing just fine.

Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

Art-Architecture-Culture

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Bentley
Group Founder

Welcome to the group, Lisa. I hope you find good stuff here.

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Glad you joined us, Jhankar. We recently did An Exotic Book Cavalcade to Iconic India and here's a link to a section on India.

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

I have been away from the boards for over a week due to personal business so I haven't had a chance to welcome all the great new members. We are so glad you joined us and I know you will find much here to further pique your interest in history. Enjoy and happy reading!!!

Hi, my name is Koen. I'm a 25 year old history student. I'm studying to become a history teacher in the Netherlands. My passion is the history of warfare and most of the history books I read are about this beautiful subject.

Welcome Clayton to a site for those who love history. There are many folks here who have majored in history and love the subject matter so you should be right at home. Since you have such a great interest in American History - we would like to recommend our American History folder:

American History

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Hi and thanks for adding me to Amazing Group , i really wanna add something new to my interests so I choose History for the fact that i don't know big deal 'bout it ,Thank you again for adding me , hope i'll get much more than am expect.

Hello Koen. Welcome to The History Club. This is a great book club, and I think you'll find lots of suggestions and great discussions here to participate in.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

You may also be interested in the following discussion:

The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe

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Francie
HBC Administration - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello ThatSo. Welcome to The History Club. This is a great book club, and I think you'll find lots of suggestions and great discussions here to participate in.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

You may also be interested in the following discussion:

The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe

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Francie
HBC Administration - Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

So glad you joined us Clayton, Koen and ThatsSo. This is history lover's central....you will meet many nice people and find some good discussions/book recommendations. Welcome.

Hi. I'm Patricia, American by birth but have lived in Singapore for the past 20 years where I work as a senior docent at the Asian Civilisations Museum, guiding and training/teaching our new docents. (I've also lived in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Oslo, Norway.)

I used to teach Asian history & religion at Boston University and my love is obviously Asian history, but I've been branching out to other geographies as I become more and more curious as to how China interacted with the Roman Empire, Central Asian influences on SE Asian art, etc. I finance my love of travel by being a 'specialist speaker' on cruise ships in the region, which enables me to keep up to date in my research and visit new sites. Most recently, I visited Sicily with an Italian friend and was totally enchanted.

Like most of the group's members, I am an avid reader, usually reading 3 or 4 books at the same time so I can pick up just the right one to suit a mood or allotted time (there are 'bus' books and 'bed' books and "I need to be at my computer when reading this" books).

I started up a non-fiction book group with some friends a few years ago and thought the Goodreads history group would be a good next step for me as I'm always looking for recommendations.

Welcome all new members! We have a variety of topics here and interesting book discussions. Jump right in and I hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Hi everyone, my name is Davis. I am a history graduate student, currently working on finishing my master's thesis. I am an Americanist (as much by accident as by any particular fascination with the U.S.—I can't speak any other languages, unfortunately, so that sort of limits my geographic focus), trying to include elements of environmental history, history of race, labor history, and the global history of capitalism into my studies and my work. I don't have much time to read outside of my classes presently, but I'm always interested in hearing what people think about history they are reading and talking about history in general.

Welcome, Ashutosh. We are delighted to have you join our group. We have a thread on Ancient South Asian History and a folder on History of Religions. Check them here:

Ancient South Asian History

History of Religions

We have a current historical fiction book which has been called the English War and Peace. The discussion is on A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott and is part of the Raj Quartet. Our group is reading all of the series. However, you can always catch up on the first couple of books when you have time because each of the books in the series stands alone.

Here is the link to the Week One discussion and I know it would take you no time to get caught up:

A Division of the Spoils: Week One

by Paul Scott

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José
HBC Administration - Ancient and Medieval History

Hello, Andrés! We are glad to have you here. Please, check our main page to find books on your favorite areas:

History Book Club's main page

You might also be interested in our future discussion of On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present:

Discussion about On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present

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HBC Administration - Ancient and Medieval History

Greetings, Aglaia! It is wonderful to see your enthusiasm for History. Please, check our main page to find books on your favorite areas:

History Book Club's main page

Check out our folders as well if you want to search for any specific topic and discuss it with our fellow members. Feel free to contact any one of our assisting moderators for any assistance you might need. We are all here to help.

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HBC Administration - Ancient and Medieval History

My name is Jill Snyder. I have always loved history and historical fiction. I love novels and nonfiction works that transport me to unfamiliar places and cultures. I've been inspired to travel all over the world to visit the places I've read about. As a teenager my favorite writer was Daphne du Maurier and one of my favorite novels was The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. Recent favorite was The Black Count by Tom Reiss. With a busy corporate career, I haven't read as much as I would like. I look forward to being part of this group and connecting with other history lovers.

Welcome aboard HBC, Cosmic! Since you have such a great interest in the World Wars - we would like to recommend the following folders:

The First World War

The Second World War

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by J.D. Salinger

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HBC Administration - Ancient and Medieval History

Hi my name is Dale. For most of my life I have been an avid fan of science fiction and fantasy. Recently though I discovered that history is not only for more interesting but in most cases stranger than anything fiction could come up with.
I particularly like history with a twist. The Romanov sisters and how Russia's final tzar was overthrown. How a wrong turn in a vehicle led to WW I. Napoleon's haemorrhoids as a possibility to his inexplicable loss at Waterloo.
In all honestly though I love just about all genre of books once my OCD kicks in. Hopefully this group can steer me through the jungle of historical books and memoirs towards the best of the best. I am also looking forward to contributing my suggestions and input in the upcoming months as well.
Thanks for having me here and for the excellent group.

Hello, Dale. Welcome to the History book club!

We are a group focused mainly on non-fiction history books but we also have a large number of (historical) fiction lovers.

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

WWI,
Russian civil war (1917 - 1920) and
Historical fiction

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by Steve Berry

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Samanta
HBC Administration - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

A warm welcome to all of our new members. This is the place for the history lover and we hope you will actively take part in the discussions/book recommendations. Enjoy!

Samanta wrote: "Hello, Dale. Welcome to the History book club!

We are a group focused mainly on non-fiction history books but we also have a large number of (historical) fiction lovers.

Based on your introductio..."

I wasn't wanting or intending to reference any particular book but I will do that in the future thanks!

Hi,

I am Nadia and I am 29 years old. I live in Montreal. I am a software engineering student. History was my favorite subject in high school, and I would like to feed that interest by reading history books.

I don't have any favorite books to list as I haven't read anything other than assigned textbook readings. In school though I was always intriuged by recent Western European history, WWI and WWII. I would like to branch out though, and I am hoping that by being a part of this group I will be able to widen my horizons and read books that I might not have heard of otherwise.

I am looking forward to turning the pages!

Nadia

Dale wrote: "Samanta wrote: "Hello, Dale. Welcome to the History book club!

We are a group focused mainly on non-fiction history books but we also have a large number of (historical) fiction lovers.

Based on ..."

Hello, Dale! In our welcome posts we always put an example of how to do a citation of the book you are mentioning. You didn't mention any articular book, so I chose a random one, as an example of the book citation and the interests you mentioned in your post.

Hello, Nadia. Welcome to the History book club!

Well this group consists of a bunch of people who love history so you came to the right place.

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

WWI and
WWII

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

Feel free to join one of our ongoing book discussions Buddy Read - The Pope and Mussolini

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Samanta
HBC Administration - Croatia - Art, Architecture and Culture - Ancient and Medieval History

Hi All,

I've always loved history, though I tend to read primarily historical fiction. I supplement it with non-fiction history works, as I find that just increases my enjoyment of well-researched novels.

I've always loved history, probably since I first started reading Asterix in grade school. These days what I read is a bit more mature ;)

My favourite period is probably anything up will WWI - as long as it's well researched. I'm partial to ancient Rome, and I'm planning on reading up on 19th century Russia for a future project.

I'm here mostly to lurk, but I'll jump in if I have anything to meaningful add.

Cheers!
Assaph

Hi all! I am Athira and I am from India but staying in Virginia. I love history but just don't read enough of it.

Couple of years ago, I started reading and listening to more nonfiction, focusing mostly on narrative nonfiction. Then I started reading more subject-focused books, such as The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease, Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, and Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation.

Now I'm looking to read the books that I consider most challenging for me - books about important historical events - the wars, certain specific Middle Age time periods, even events going very far back in time. Hopefully, I can discover some wonderful reads over here! Excited to start exploring!

A warm welcome, Athira. So glad you decided us to join us and further your interest in history. We have just the topic that will meet your current interest.

Ancient History

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

Hi all,

I'm Rosi, from Indonesia. I work in development and I studied the same topic for my master degree last year in UK. I only spent one year there to be amazed to find out that there are lots of Indonesian history-related books that I've never encountered before piling up in the university library. I then start reading more historical books, not only about Indonesia but also Asia, in general. Moreover, I've been an avid fictions reader for a long time but then I find a number of interesting fiction books with Indonesia history as their background. I now find interests in pursuing a research on how development is narrated in fictions. This is only a personal research for now, but who knows I may be able to pursue a doctoral research on the topic. So, I would love to expand my reading lists by joining this group, and hopefully to contribute in the future!

Hello History lovers, I live in Queensland, Australia. I have no qualifications in history but discovered the importance of history while reading my favourite genre, historical fiction. I am not a fan of Science Fiction because the stories are based on speculation of what might happen in the future.

I think we need to understand our past to make better decisions for our future. I also like Memoirs but pure History books can be a little dry for me depending, of course, on the author's writing style. I also quite like Historical Fantasy.

Thank you to the Moderators for this Group.

Welcome to the group, Rosi - we are glad you found us.

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello to you from Australia, welcome Laureen. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you.

Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

The Raj Quartet

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.

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by T.E. Lawrence

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Bentley
Group Founder

Hello to you from Louisville, Kentucky, welcome Benjamin. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you and there are quite a few legal eagles in this group. History is always their favorite subject.

Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

Philosophers and Politics

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 T.E. Lawrence

by Dante Alighieri

by Kahlil Gibran

by Thomas Merton

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

by Umberto Eco


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Bentley
Group Founder

Hello My name is Gregory. I live in Southeast Missouri (SEMO for short). I love reading and always have. I am eclectic in my reading choices....I like spy novels....historical novels...man VS nature stories...I love reading about History whether it is American or World History.

I run a homeless shelter and raise Livestock on our small rural farm. I have one wife three children and 11 Grandchildren

Hello to you from Southeast, Missouri, welcome Gregory. We welcome you to The History Book Club. It sounds like you are helping a lot of people in your day to day life.

Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

Discussion on Nixon

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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 T.E. Lawrence

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. We are delighted that you found us and you are the first intro on the new thread. Congrats.

Bentley
Group Founder

Welcome all new members! We are so glad to have you here. Enjoy your time here and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

A big hello to everyone here. My name is Dragos, I know it's a pain to spell it, so you can call me Steve :-) (and by the way my name is not connected to the word "dragon" :P) and I live in Romania.
I have three big hobbies during my spare time: my baby daughter :-), reading and playing video games.
I like history (ancient history) and history fiction and I have an obsession for ancient Rome, ancient Greek states, Egypt and Babylon.
Joining this group would enable me to discover new books, what you all read and share experiences.
Glad to hear news from you all!

PS. I'm a beginner with goodreads.com, so I really hope I haven't done anything wrong when posting this "Hello World" message :-)

Dragos wrote: "A big hello to everyone here. My name is Dragos, I know it's a pain to spell it, so you can call me Steve :-) (and by the way my name is not connected to the word "dragon" :P) and I live in Romania..."

What is wrong with your name Dragos? It is easy to spell. Have you seen some of those Welsh names? I want to call you Dragos. I am a new member too. Dragos sounds Spanish to me so it is interesting that you come from Romania..

Dragos, I love Goodreads. This site has opened up new discoveries for me and Goodreads has taken over from TV for my relaxation during evenings. I have added so many books to my "to read" list, all of which I really want to read, that I am afraid that at 66yrs old, I will run out of time to read them, especially as I add new ones to my list almost daily!

P.S. What did you name your little daughter? No need for you to say, I am just curious, being a Grandmother to five littleies.

Laureen wrote: "Dragos wrote: "A big hello to everyone here. My name is Dragos, I know it's a pain to spell it, so you can call me Steve :-) (and by the way my name is not connected to the word "dragon" :P) and I ..."

Hi Laureen and thank you for your kind welcome :-)! Yes, indeed, I have the same very pleasant surprise with always discovering more and more new books I would like to read.
Regarding my name, I can confirm you that Romania is somehow related to Italy, France, Spain and Portugal - our countries were conquered by the Romans and were part of the Roman Empire. As a matter of fact, the Romanian language is so close to Italian that we can understand whole phrases in Italian, without actively studying the Italian. Also the grammar is somehow similar (all these language are called Romance language - please kindly find an article in Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance...). So your intuition was correct :-)!
Regarding my daughter, her name is Erika-Alice, which is a quite common name in my country :-).
All the best and keep in touch,
Dragos

Thank you Dragos, your comments are very interesting. My Grandfather on
my father's side emigrated to Australia from Northern Italy many years ago. Unfortunately, I never learnt the language. My tongue could never do that trill. HaHa.

You have given your daughter a very fine, beautiful name. We had a Romanian girl work for us. She was a magnificent seamstress and very beautiful. Her name was Magda. I will look out for your reading list as I hope you will mine.

Ciao, Laureen.

Thanks for joining us,Assaph.....I know you will enjoy the book discussions and recommendations that you will find here. You might want to look at these particular topics which are of interest to you.

Roman Empire
Ancient History

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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 Jon Meacham

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

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

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

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

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

A warm welcome to new members, Nadia, Rosi, Laureen, Benjamin and Gregory. This is the place to be for the history lover. Please join in our group reads, book discussions/recommendations...happy reading!!