The History Book Club discussion

Returning to the History Book Group and I hope to discover some great books during my participation.
Country: The Netherlands
History interests: WWII, Vietnam war and the politics that influenced the continuation of the war, current USA politics especially learning about the increasing polarization in US society and lastly I would like to read more about the Supreme Court, its importance and the justices who have served/serving.
Looking forward to many hours of reading and learning.

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

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

Vietnam War
WW II
Supreme Court

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

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by Suetonius

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello!

I'm in Southern California and excited to get involved in the History Book Club! I've started developing more of an interest in policy and I want to dive in on policy history, particularly for California and the United States. I'm looking forward to the education and discussion!

Welcome to our group, Abigail! 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 Suetonius

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

This is just a reminder to our members that advertising and self-promotion is prohibited throughout the History Book Club site. Posts that are in violation of that rule will be deleted.

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

Lorna,
Did I promote myself in my intro? If I did, it was unintentional. Please let me know so I can remover whatever it was that motivated your message. Thank you - William Sonn

Hi William, thank you for your response. While I usually send a PM outlining how you have violated our rules and policies and how to improve your introduction, your Goodreads home page prevents messages from being sent. But yes, any references to you being an author or your books are in direct violation of our policies prohibiting any mention of authorship. Please let me know if you have further questions.

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

Bentley wrote: "This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yourself,..."

Hello everyone,
My name is Kara. I was born, raised, and still live in Colorado in the United States. My grandmother loved history and I learned to love both history and books by enjoying her collection. I have an undergraduate degree in history and I'm working on a masters in library science now.
In joining this group, I'm hoping to get a broad range of book recommendations and get some opinions on other books I have read.

Hello! My name is Glaston and I'm a church historian (MA) and a systematic theologian (PhD). I'm from Iceland. When it comes to history I'm mostly interested in the medieval period in Europe and the Middle East.

Hello! My name is Sugar and I'm a history buff and teacher from NYC!

My favorite thing to learn/read about is everything-but specifically Ancient Rome has my heart. Did my undergrad thesis on the force of the Roman military and how it led to the growth of the empire.

Im excited to get to know everyone and take part in discussions!

Welcome Kara, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from the beautiful state of Colorado. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. We wish you well with your studies.

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 books you mention
should look:

by Adrian Goldsworthy

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

And our guidelines:
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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

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

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

Medieval History
Europe - European History
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 the books you mention should look:

by Barbara W. Tuchman

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

Welcome Sugar, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from New York City. We look forward to your participation in our book discussions.

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

Ancient 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 books you mention should look:

by James Romm (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

This is just a reminder to our members that advertising and self-promotion is prohibited throughout the History Book Club site. Posts that are in violation of that rule will be deleted. This includes mentions of your blog.

Thank you.
Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi all, I'm Yves and I work in the commercial real estate industry in Canada.

I joined the group to find book recommendations and also to find others to discuss and learn history with.

I think I've been interested in history for a while now, but only recently started to dedicate serious time to learning history. I just finished a book that covered the Middle Ages and a bit of the Reformation and the Age of Exploration, so currently I'm trying to focus my reading/learning between the Middle Ages and the Age of Revolutions in the 1800s.

After that, I'd like to focus more on the Greco-Roman world in classical and late antiquity, as well as East Asia with a focus on China's history.

Cheers,

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

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

Ancient history
Medieval history

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

History Book Club main page

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

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

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Suetonius

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. I just joined the group a short while ago. I’m Sujata Shukla, from Bangalore, India. A Chartered Accountant (similar to a Public Accountant) by profession, I have varied interests such as in Food and in Books.

I got into reading books on history about 4-5 years ago. Currently my main interests are books on the history of countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region - from Turkey to North Eastern Africa as well as books on Indian history.
I’m presently reading Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore as well as A Taste of Time by Mohona Kanjilal ( a book on the Food History of Calcutta, India).

Hi all,
I owe my lifetime love of History (with a capital H) to my grandfather, even though he died (in 1950) when I was less than a year old.
During the 1920s and 1930s he collected serialised versions of 3 major works - "The Science of Life" by HG Wells, Aldous Huxley and GP Wells, an Astronomy work I can't remember very well, and "The History of Nations". As a schoolboy aged 6 or 7, I found these magazine-sized treasures stashed in a cupboard in the room I shared with my younger brother, and loved them all immediately, especially the History ones, even though they weren't very suitable for a young child, being filled with apocalyptic horsemen stuff - violence and cruelty on a grand scale, natural and man-made disasters, flood, famine and pestilence.
But then in 1960 my brother caught infectious hepatitis and we were both quarantined in that room for 6 weeks, followed by (horror of horrors) everything in it being burnt - including my grandfather's legacy. I still grieve, 60 years later...
All History is good, but some is better - Ancient (Greece, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia) and Mediaeval (Byzantine, Crusades, Vikings, Renaissance).
regards
Mick
Dubbo, Australia

Hi my name is Dale! I am from the United States. I graduated with two bachelor’s degrees. One in history and the other in global studies from the University of West Georgia. I spent over a year studying history in England and French in France while in college.

I have had a passion for history since I was a child. I work in sales and volunteer in my spare time for my local historical society.

I love reading all types of history, but I read about the American Revolution the most. I also am very interested in Ancient History, British History, and American history.

I look forward to joining this group and contributing when I can!

Hello everyone!

My name is Sara and I'm a preschool brazillian teacher that loves to read history books, because that was my favorite subject in school.

Lately, I've been interested in reading books about colonialism, and about cultures that we don't talk much in our ocidental schools (like, african, asian and oceanic)

Hi, my name is Lisa and I believe that people need history to learn from their mistakes...now more than ever! I'm putting my money where my mouth is and want to spend 2022 reading mostly histories. I have a BA in Russian and an MLIS...neither of which I am currently using in a career. I live in the PNW. Major books on my radar for the year are by Nikole Hannah-Jones, by David Graeber , by Charles C. Mann , and by Howard Zinn . I have a number of other books lower down on the list, mostly WWII related. I'd be happy to also join in on group reads.

Sujata, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from India. Thank you too for your very interesting introduction.

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 Simon Sebag Montefiore
by Mohona Kanjilal (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 to the group, Mick -- we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in.

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

Medieval history
Ancient history

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

History Book Club main page

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

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

This is how books that you mention should look:
by Suetonius

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

Dale.....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:

American Revolution
Ancient history
British history
American history

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

History Book Club main page

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

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

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Suetonius

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

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

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

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to our group, Sara! 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 Suetonius

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

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

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

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Glad you joined us, Lisa. 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 Suetonius

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’s Joe and I’m joining you from Germany though I was born in the US. I’ve been fascinated by history forever, but especially since a freshman history class in Ancient Greece and the Near East for which I had a highly motivational professor. I ended up minoring in both ancient and medieval history, but I read books about history from all epochs.

I’m currently up to The Reformation in the Durant History of Civilization, have read half of Churchill’s WWII series, and recently read The Silk Roads, The Crisis of Islam, Big Chief Elizabeth and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee in the last few years.

I am currently reading The Satyricon… well, maybe that’s not history so much as an ancient near-novel, but it reveals a lot about life in Ancient Rome as a source text. Next up are The Analects and The Conquest of Gaul.

I’m also very slowly reading Mommsen in German… but that’s a very long term project…

I look forward to joining the group discussion!

Hello I'm Tom. I live in Mexico, but I'm originally from Pennsylvania, USA. I'm actually a little confused about where to post stuff.. I'm still getting used to how Goodreads works. I have always been a lover of history, but lately Ive been getting a bit obsessed with reading. I can't stop! I haven't a job currently, so I have a lot of time on my hands. Reading history for me is like having a time machine that I can get in anytime and go anywhere. Anyway... Saludos desde Mexico.

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

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

Medieval History
Europe - European History
Ancient History
Roman Empire - The History

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 mentioned should look:

by Will Durant
by Dee Brown
by Petronius

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 Tom, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from the beautiful country of Mexico. 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 Erik Larson

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

Napoleon: A Life Andrew Roberts
I'm just trying this for the first time. (this is a great book that I'm reading now)

A
Okay.. First time posting cover images haha
I'm 1/3 through this.. Great book!
.. of course I read the link on how to post images after attempting it myself.

Thomas, you are close but you need to start with the bookcover first, then the author's photo and the author's link, like so:

by Andrew Roberts

Thank you.. Let me try again:
Ron Chernow
I'm working on this book too. Goes good with the Napoleon book.

Thomas, perfect except remember to put in "by" between the bookcover and the author's photo and you are set. Thank you.

Hi! I’m Haley and I’m from Alabama. History is one of my majors and I thought I might be able to find some good book recs on here. My current interest is in pirates and rebels (especially women) in about the mid-1600s through 1700s, although I’d love to read books on other topics as well.

Hello,
The first pirate book that comes to mind is "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates" by Brian Kilmeade. This was the first use of US Marines for and international issue, i.e. the Marine song "...to the shores of Tripoli..." Good book, easy read.

Robin

Welcome to the group, Haley -- 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 Suetonius

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

Robin wrote: "Hello,
The first pirate book that comes to mind is "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates" by Brian Kilmeade. This was the first use of US Marines for and international issue, i.e. the Marine so..."

Thanks for the book recommendation, Robin. Our preferred format for book mentions is thus:

by Brian Kilmeade (no photo)

Thank you everyone for doing everything you do. And thank you for new members for posting your introduction.

Welcome to the History Book Club in 2022.

Hi Lorna,
Thanks for the welcome and the tips, but I don’t see your examples in your comments and I don’t have the linking options you mentioned on the iPad. Maybe if I update the app, or just use the browser version… I’ll try and get back to you later.

Schmaehgol (Joe) wrote: "Hi Lorna,
Thanks for the welcome and the tips, but I don’t see your examples in your comments and I don’t have the linking options you mentioned on the iPad. Maybe if I update the app, or just use ..."

Yes Joe, in order to see my complete post you will need to access Goodreads through your browser. Unfortunately the apps on smart phones and I-pads do not show all of the data. Please let me know if you have further difficulties.

Thank you.

Hi I’m Tríona from Ireland. I’m studying my passion, aka History and Classics. I’m particularly interested in political history, especially American

Welcome Tríona, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Ireland. We wish you the best with your studies in History and Classics. Thank you for your ​introduction and sharing your interests in history.

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

World History
American History
Philosophy and Politics

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 Barbara W. Tuchman

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,
Thanks for allowing me to join your group, I’m honored.
I have always enjoyed reading books, but as I grow older (now 57) I have taken it to a new level, reading two at a time, one at home, another while driving. My wife thinks I'm nuts.
History has always been one of my favorite things to read, watch, hear etc.. And much of what I read currently is historical fiction.
I am from southwest lower Michigan, U.S. and still reside there today. I was a soldier stationed in the former West Germany and also south Georgia (U.S.) what feels like a lifetime ago.

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Welcome Chris, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Michigan. Thank you for your nice introduction. We look forward to your participation and avid readers are always welcome.

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 Barack Obama

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

Hi, I'm Vanessa and I'm excited to join this group and the discussions. I come from Philadelphia, PA and I'm interested in American History.

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

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 Suetonius

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

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

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

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

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

I am from the United States.

While I seem to have a preference for political, legal and economic histories, my interests extend to most areas of non fiction, with the following exceptions:

-Biographies, unless they are the most informative source for a related topic. For example, I would avoid books about Napoleon in particular, with a preference for books placing the Napoleonic wars in a global context. However, I recently added a biography of Park Chung Hee to my ‘want to read shelf’, as it seems to be the most highly regarded work outlining South Korea’s industrialization policies and the deliberations involved in their creation.

- Historical accounts of specific battles or military campaigns.

- Historical novels.

My favorite authors of historical books include Eric Hobsbawm and Adam Tooze.

Welcome Travis, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from the United States. Thank you for your interesting introduction and outlining your varied interests in history.

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

Economics/Finance/Trading
World History
Political Science

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 book you mentioned should look:

by Byung-Kook Kim (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