The History Book Club discussion

What a nice introduction, Isabella. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you. There are many topics for you to peruse and we have discussions on lots of different books. Hope you can join in.

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

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

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by George Orwell
by Pope Francis
(no image) Bernadette by Francoise Bouchard (no photo)

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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

I am Bob, recently retired from a surgical career, many of those years in the US Air Force. Still working part time but with more free time to read. I enjoy exploring history and look forward to the discussions of this group. Recent reads The Liberation Trilogy, The Gulag Archipelago, Catherine the Great by Robert Massie, Killers of the Flower Moon (mostly because we are building our retirement home in the Osage Hills), Empire of the Summer Moon. Currently reading The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes.
By Rick Atkinson
By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
By Robert K. Massie
By David Grann
By S.C. Gwynne
By Robert Hughes

Welcome to the group, Bob--we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in. Excellent citations, BTW.

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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

My name is Michael Darmody. I'm a leadership development consultant who loves to read books on many topics, but especially history. I believe we truly need to understand where we've been to reflect on how things may have been done differently for better results. Humans have short term memories so we tend to repeat our mistakes, but at least history books are there for us if we will uses them. Some of my faves include Team of Rivals, A Brief History of Almost Everything, The Ascent of Money, Peter the Great, and Medici. All fascinating

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

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

History Book Club main page

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

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

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Doris Kearns Goodwin
by Chris Brazier (no photo)
by Niall Ferguson

More information:
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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, I'm Gillian (not Jillian); I'm a Reference Librarian, in a busy branch library of an urban Texas library. I love to read, obviously, and history is one of my pleasures, but I also purchase history titles for the Adult Collection, so as I, for example, remove older books in a subject area, I am always looking for new, high-quality books on specific topics, whether they be broad or narrow. I look forward to asking for, receiving, and sharing good advice!

Welcome to our group, Gillian! 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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi, I'm Lindsay. I'm a historian by training and trade, but it's also my passion. I primarily read history books on American history, especially on the presidency, politics, and military history. (I do read fiction for fun too, especially historical fiction!).

One of my favorite books is by Annette Gordon-Reed. I also really love by Joanne Freeman.

Thanks!

Welcome Lindsay, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction, and sharing your varied interests in history.

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

American History
Presidential Series

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well. 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 mention should look:

by Annette Gordon-Reed

by Joanne B. Freeman (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, please don't hesitate to ask the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Thanks for the opportunity to join and contribute. For fun, I dabble in a few biographies about identities of 20th century America. In particular the early moguls of Hollywood and the music industry, and presidential politics up to and including President Reagan. In terms of historical fiction, at the moment my three authors of choice are Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

Professionally my interest is 19th and 20th Century Britain, and I'm currently contracted for a series of political/historical fiction novels with a UK publisher.

Thanks again, and it's nice to be part of the group.

Welcome to our group, George! 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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to all of the newcomers to the History Book Club. We love it here and encourage everyone to contribute as much as you can. We look forward to reading your posts and welcoming you to our group.

Hello folks,
My name is Bill. I enjoy reading non-fiction History, national security, military history, and ancient history. Studying history as it pertains to national security is my avocation. The most compelling book on my list is The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman. I also enjoy philosophy and poetry.

On the fiction front, I enjoy literature such as Faulkner. If I Forget Thee Jerusalem is one of my favorite books. Last but not least, I enjoy spy novels like John Le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Solder, Spy.

Thank you for allowing me to join your group.
Best regards,
Bill

Welcome Bill 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. I am a fan of John le Carre as well.

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

Ancient History
Military History
Philosophy and Politics

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 the books you mentioned should look:

by Barbara W. Tuchman
by William Faulkner
by John le Carré

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
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

A warm welcome Ani, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us. Thank you for your nice introduction and sharing your interests in history. Please feel free to join in the many discussions.

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 books you mention should look:

by Candice Millard

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,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello! My name is Samia and I live in the United States. With the political climate changing so rapidly and so much misinformation out there, I wanted to join intelligent discussions regarding history and how the past applies to the present. I am hoping this is just the group for that!

Rama Bakadam wrote: "Hello, my name is Rama I’m a 4th year medical student from Saudi Arabia . I used to be a fan of history in high school but then life went on and I forgot about it but here I’m again back to history..."

Hello. My favorite is by C.V. Wedgwood.

Samia, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from the United States. 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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to the group, Rama--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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello and thanks for having this group on Goodreads. I am originally from upstate New York and I have traveled in or lived in 60 different countries. I like studying the histories of the places I have been to (Asia, Middle East, Europe, North America). My primary preferences are for modern history (19th century to present), social and cultural history, and political conflicts and upheavals. I have a strong interest in countries that have been written about less; I would rather read a book about Laos or Indonesia than a book about Japan or China for instance. But I also do not limit myself to too narrow a range. Hopefully by joining this group I can find good discussions and book recommendations for the things I like reading about. Otherwise, I am also interested in science, literature, art, cooking, and travel narratives. I also have a strong interest in counter-cultures, subcultures and groups of people that have fallen outside the boundaries of mainstream society. I am definitely not interested in conspiracy theories (real conspiracies are OK though) or revisionist history unless they are written about as sociological studies.

Welcome everyone who is new to the History Book Club - we are delighted to have you join us. One of our assisting moderators will be along shortly to welcome your formally (if they haven't already) and will give you some pointers and some assistance directing you to focus areas which are of interest to you as well as to threads which may be particularly helpful in recommending additional books. We have a variety of group book discussions that are on going as well as three beginning on September 1st. Check those out too.

Regards,
Bentley - Group Founder

Welcome Jason, to the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from upstate New York. Thank you for your interesting introduction outlining your interests and travels. We will look forward to you joining us in our discussions.

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

American History
Europe - European History
History of Southern Asia
Middle East

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well. 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 Bruce Cumings (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 the moderators. We look forward to your participation.

Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

For introductions - use the following link to the new thread:

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

Hello Jason,

Welcome to the club. A suggestion for your sub-culture reading is by Christine Garwood (No photo), It was an excellent examination of the history of Flat Earthers.

Thanks William - I am sure that Jason will appreciate your suggestion. We are moving to this new thread now:

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

This one will be archived but accessible to read.

Hello William,

Thanks for the recommendation.