The History Book Club discussion

Hello,

My name is Sam (Samantha) and I live in eastern WA state in the U.S. I have a degree in history and love reading a wide range. I read a lot of conservation, environmental histories, Native American histories, natural history, early American. But also like European, Medieval, ancient history. Reads in the last year include Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War, The Snake River-Palouse and the Invasion of the Inland Northwest, The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America. Current wonderful read is Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art Look forward to exploring this group!

Hello. My name is Nancy. I’m from CA. I wasn’t at all interested in history growing up. As I’ve gotten older, I find myself soaking up as much of it as I can. I’ve got a strange fascination with all things WWII. I read about it, watch documentaries about it and generally enjoy all of it. I’m hoping to learn more about many historical things as a part of this group. I’m very happy to be here.

Hi everyone, my name is Russell. I am a senior History major in college and recently I’ve gained interest in sickness and medical care (or lack thereof) during the American Civil War. I also enjoy reading about Russian History, Cleopatra VIII’s reign, WWII, and the Salem Witch Trials. It’s great to meet you all!

Hi everyone,

My name is Matt. I’m from North Carolina. I’m currently finishing a BA in History, and part of the reason that I use Goodreads and joined this group was to keep track of some of the books I am reading for my history degree. I also enjoy reading popular history books, biographies, and science fiction for fun. Glad to be here.

Hello, my name is Cedric Crumbley. I'm an avid reader, writer, and author. History and business books are my passion. The history books recommended by this group are some of the best. I remember the book, Fear: Trump in the White House, was recommended by this group. It was a real eye opener.
Thanks for the recommendation and look forward to the upcoming books to read.
Have a great day!

Hi Everyone, 🙂
I’m Emma, mother of 2 and wife. I’m from England.
I studied history (ww2) and enjoyed it.
I also enjoy reading about British history (specifically the Stuart Period)
I am open to any history (fiction, non fiction) as I feel I don’t currently read as much history as I used too.

Hi All,

My name is Alexis. I recently joined the History Book Club, currently residing in Baltimore. I'm an avid history reader and currently interested in Central European wars, China, and the European middle ages.

I'm currently reading:
by Misha Glenny

and recently finished:
by Norman F. Cantor


Sincerely,

Alexis

I think I posted my introduction years ago but will again.my name is Evelyn and I live in New Brunswick Canada. I have an MA in History and work in a large living history museum as their collections (artefact) manager. I am a mother of two boys ages 21 and 24 and am married. My interest is in non fiction history.

Hi, lm Linda I live in California, USA. I am a wild land firefighter and love history. I prefer historical fiction and am currently reading from a list of one book from every country in the world. I’m up to Australia as of now. I find that reading relatively unknown authors who are recommended on the world list I avoid commercial clichés. I look forward to getting recommendations and discussing books with all of you.

Hello everyone,

I've been a member of this group for a while now and cannot remember if I ever introduced myself. My name is Diana Thomas, I'm in my mid 40's and I am disabled so I can usually find plenty of time to read. I went back to college in 2015 and received an Associates degree in history. I'm currently working on my Bachelors. My favorite history to read about is Early American and British history especially the Tudor and Victorian eras, though I've recently started reading more about the Stuarts. Because of college classes, most of my reading time is taken up by schoolwork. I'm currently taking an Indiana history class which is interesting, but my favorite class this semester is a German film history course which is a unique way to look at the social history of Germany.

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. My name is James. My interests are First Nations History and Archaeology, especially the Great Lakes Nations of North America. This includes ethnography, auto-history, biography, and all forms of history considered 'primary documentation'.

Alexis wrote: "Hi All,

My name is Alexis. I recently joined the History Book Club, currently residing in Baltimore. I'm an avid history reader and currently interested in Central European wars, China, and the Eu..."

Welcome to the group, Alexis! These sound like great titles. I'm particularly interested in the one about the Balkans as my grandfather was from this region.

Hello. I have been a member of this group for some time but it seems I never posted an introduction, so here goes. I am a retired public servant (Environmental Protection Administration) living in Michigan and in Florida in the winter. I got my love of history from my grandfather who taught high school history. Having grown up with him, history was never far away. He taught U. S. History but my favorite period is post-Roman Britain.
I hope to learn from many of you and maybe make a friend or two along the way.

Hey, my name is Ryan. I joined this club a little bit ago. I’m in school to be a history teacher and I’m currently reading through biographies of all the POTUS. And books about major events during the time period. I’m currently reading Ralph Ketcham’s James Madison biography. I believe I saw this group was reading it as well. But I’m not exactly sure how to follow along. I need to familiarize myself with this group and any tips for doing that would be great!

Ryan - I am going to be setting up the threads for the Presidential read this month - I got behind - we are all volunteers.

Right now we have Evicted opened up in the buddy read section - The Return starts next week and we have Becoming the week later - we will set it up by the end of the month.

by Matthew Desmond

by Michelle Obama

by Hisham Matar

Hello everyone,

My name is Yen and I am from Vietnam. I am studying in the US by scholarship and sponsorship. I do love to read books in the library, because I have no good conditions to buy. I have experienced exciting and challenging situations and therefore I hope to read many books and discuss about them.

I am so glad to participate with you guys.

Hello,

Sorry for not posting sooner but I am godawful at introductions.

I'm Cari.
I've loved history since the 4th grade, particularly the US Civil War.
I also love ancient history, the World Wars, and a myriad of random topics that tickle my fancy at the moment.

So...hi!

Glad you joined us, Hillary. 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

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by Erich S. Gruen (no photo)

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Efthimis, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Greece.

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 Erich S. Gruen (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

Welcome all, I am fairly new to this group as well but I enjoy discussing historical events and their effect on world events. I look forward to discussing history with all of you

Lara.....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:

Women's history
WW II

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 Erich S. Gruen (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

Hi everyone! My name is Kata and I'm from Hungary. I'm in my last year of high school and history is one of my biggest passions. Currently, I'm studying history in English and I'd love to read more about that topic to prepare for my final exam. I'm particularly interested in the Ancient Roman times (I've read a couple of books about that) and the Enlightenment era. I'd appreciate if somebody could suggest me some books worth reading about one of the topics mentioned above. Thanks for taking me into this group!

Hi. I'm Michael, currently living in Northern Alabama. I've been a Civil War "buff" as long as I can remember. While my vocation is that of systems engineer, my avocation is Civil War history. I look forward to interacting with the group.

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

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

History Book Club main page

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

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

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by Erich S. Gruen (no photo)

And here's how author citations should look:

Helen Garner
Richard Lloyd Parry

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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to the group, Doreen. 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 Erich S. Gruen (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

Hello,

My name is Michelle. Reading is a passion of mine and in the last couple of years I have found great joy in studying history. I am slowly working my way through Susan Wise Bauer’s Well Educated Mind list and the more I read through it the more history I want to read! I am a busy Mom of three at the moment so I do not have as much time to read as I would like but I do like to try and keep up with this club (haven’t so far!) 😀

Michelle

Hi, I am Bill from Canada. I have been an avid reader since the early 60s. Since the early 70s, I have mainly been reading science fiction and science related non-fiction. Recently I have started reading more philosophy and classics. I would like to read some history to provide context for the philosophy and classics.

Currently I am reading:
by Marc Van De Mieroop
before reading:


When reading books from Ancient Greece, I will borrow my son's textbooks for the corresponding history.

I haven't found history books to read along with ancient Indian and Chinese philosophy. The earliest Indian writing on my list is from 1500 BCE, and the earliest Chinese writing is from 500 BCE.

Hi, I'm Sandy. I split my time between Minnesota and Florida. I used to be an avid reader but feel like the internet is turning my brain to sludge. I joined this group to force myself to get back to reading books. I love anything about the American Revolution, Ancient Rome or Tudor England.

Hi, I’m Holly and I live in England. I enjoy learning about all periods in history and I am currently undertaking a history specialism and leadership module within my university course where I am training to be a Primary School Teacher.

Hi everyone. If I haven't introduced myself already, I'm Joe in Buffalo, NY.

Hi, I'm Daniela and I live in Mexico. I started getting interested in History books since I realized that I don't know much about it and I would like to change that.

I already started reading the History of my own country but I plan to continue with other countries.

Now that I have my e-reader makes it easier to read books and cheaper (no shipping cost).

Hi All!

I’m Emily, residing in Indiana, USA. I’m excited to participate in this book club! I’m an avid non-fiction reader and have enjoyed history since I was young. Lately, I have been gravitating toward books on the suffragist and civil rights movements in the US, and American political history in general. I have also developed an interest in Russian history, from the end of the Romanovs to the present. If I had to spend the remainder of my life studying a specific topic, I would analyze the psychology and sociology behind political movements across the ages.

Hi everyone! I’m Maddy and I love reading and history, of course. I’ve always had a love for everything social studies, and have a degree in anthropology. I also have a teaching credential in social studies, but trying to find a job teaching has been harder than I imagined. Reading fuels my passion of learning and I’m always looking for new things to read and people to share those books with.

Hi all -

My name is Blue and I currently reside in the southern US. I’m a translator and political Scientist/junkie. I’m the same with History. Those who don’t know History are easily swayed.
History favs: South/Central America; Iberian Peninsula; Irish; Russian. The history of the Mafia. Biographies. As a Wisdom Elder (I don’t do ‘old’), I’ve been reading voraciously for many years, but just got my degrees in 2015. I’m looking forward to the interaction, learning and sharing; and finding some new books!

Hello everyone. My name is Supratim Dhar. I am from India and I'm 21 years old. I never liked to read History when I was in school but with time my view changed and right now I look forward to know History of my country and as well as of the whole world. As I am going to appear in the Civil Service Exam thus I cannot deviate from my syllabus and course but I thoroughly enjoy to watch the posts you make and hope in future I can be part of your reading challenges too.
Right now I am reading by Bipan Chandra.

Hi everyone, my name is Francesco and I have a great passion for books and history on peace and conflict, partially for professional reasons (I am a professor at the National University of Singapore where I teach conflict resolution and worked on conflict issues in a think tank in New York for ten years) and partially as intellectual curiosity. I also enjoy reading historical fiction books (but only when they are really good!). Happy to be a member of this great group!

Hi everyone.

My name is Daniel and I come from the UK. Reading is a great passion of mine and with the high target of non-fiction books to read this year, I'm trying to expand into reading more History. Hoping to find some recommendations from this group :)

Hello!

My name is Jerome. I'm from Tennessee. I have also lived in North Carolina, West Virginia, Massachusetts, and Germany. I joined last year while reading
by J.D. Vance
and parts of
by Alexander Hamilton
with the group, but I did not post my introduction on this thread.

I am interested in a wide variety of topics, including US and Germany (history and politics), soccer, and psychology (particularly PTSD and addictions).

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Hi everyone my name is Daniela Grynszpan.
I was born in Argentina from a Uruguayan Mother ( with French Spanish and Portuguese origins ) and a Father with Polish origins. I have studied in Italy, and currently work in Belgium.
My grandfather lives in Israel and my grandmother is for the Palestinian cause.
My aunt is Russian from the URSS and my boyfriend is from South Africa.
It wasn’t until a few years ago that my diversified environment hit me as interesting and started looking around trying to understand their history.
I love books.
I love arguments.
And I love differences because I think they enrich our world.
Let’s get the books coming .
♥️🌏⚡️

Hello, my name is Erich. I live in New York. I tend to focus my reading in history on American government and politics.

Hello!
Laura here and excited about joining in the group discussions! I really enjoy Eastern European and US history! Also I live in the USA.
Thanks!

Hello,

My name is Bob. I live in Colorado. I enjoy reading about history including ancient times as well as more recent events. I am interested in gaining perspective about other cultures and how people lived in the past. I look forward to reading posts on this site as I'm always looking for interesting books to read.

Thanks,
Bob P

Hi, everyone. My name is Jamie. I love reading nonfiction books, history in particular, so this group was a great one to find. I’m currently reading Indianapolis. I have a particular interest in reading WWII, North Korea, and Vietnam-era books. But I’ll of course read outside those areas. As long as it’s a compelling read, I’m there. Thanks so much! I’m looking forward to joining in on discussions and getting some great recommendations.

Hi,
My name is Tarmo and I live in Finland. I retired five years ago and now there has been time for reading. Just love historical fiction. I am interested in history on general level; Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, Middle Ages in Europe, The Finnish Civil War etc. Because during my working life I travelled a lot in Africa, I have started to read African literature as well so that I won´t forget how it was in Africa.

Kevin - thank you for your wonderful post. However, we do not allow links to one's blogs and websites.

I am reposted your wonderful introduction here:

Kevin Key from Memphis wrote:

Thank you for adding me to the group!

I live in the Memphis, TN area. I am a retired elected official and have technology expertise. Being visually impaired now,relying on audible and “screenreader” technology is required.

I now consult with government agencies and corporations specializing in disable persons in the workforce and government administration.

Reading incessantly, my passions include history, especially on the American Revolution, and genealogy. I have at least 8 grandfather Patriots, mostly from NC and VA. Thomas Jefferson is a 1st cousin with direct lineage to the Jamestown founders.

My History bookshelf includes “anything history”, based on factual events and biographies.

It's great that so many of you have introduced yourselves. It will take me a while to welcome you individually, so please be patient. In the meantime, browse the site - there are lots of interesting topics.

What a nice introduction, Anita. 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.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

Russia

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.

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by Erich S. Gruen (no photo)

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Jamie, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

Civil war

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 Erich S. Gruen (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

Sam.....Welcome to the place for all things history. It sounds like you have lots of varied interests in this area.

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 the books that you mentioned should look:

by Daniel J. Sharfstein
by Frances FitzGerald
by Mary Gabriel

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