The History Book Club discussion

Hello Nancy, welcome from Michigan - could you let us know approximately where you are reading from in Michigan - we like to celebrate where everybody is reading from with city and state if in the USA (approximate is fine) or if global - town/village/city and country.

Hello Shanaya from Mumbai, India.

We like to celebrate where every member is from globally.


The Bandra-Worli Sealink


Skyline of Mumbai from across Back Bay

What lovely pictures, Bentley!. Now if only it were safe to jump on a plane!
Regards,
Andrea

Hi everyone, my name is David Steinman. I was senior adviser to Ethiopia's democracy revolution for 27 years. I also exposed the Ethiopian "TPLF" (Tigray People's Liberation Front) dictatorship's atrocities and corruption in western media. Before that, I was a consulting expert to the US National Security Council regarding the removal of Haiti's "Baby Doc" Duvalier from power and helped shape democracy promotion policy under Reagan to include right wing dictators. (For you history buffs out there, you'll note this represented a divergence from the Kirkpatrick Doctrine then in effect which prioritized Communist dictatorships.) I also coordinated private support for Southeast Asian anti-Communist resistance movements in the late 1980s. I have a degree in economics from Wharton and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for my Ethiopian work and contributions to peacebuilding in the Horn of Africa.

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

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

David wrote: "Thanks for your kind welcome, Vicki. What is the policy regarding an author recommendation of his own book?"

I'm pretty sure this is not in accord with the rules set out by the group owner Bentley.

Hi everyone- My name is Leilani and I live in Michigan in the US. I love learning new things and this group seemed like something my mom and I could do together. She's a huge history buff. I am excited to meet new people and discuss these books.

Greetings, Leilani (what a beautiful name!)! What a grand idea to make this a Mother-Daughter membership. All my Mama and I did was to wear matching outfits sewn by my Grandmama. Hopefully, you’ll start a trend!
Regards,
Andrea

Welcome to the group, Leilani--we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in. It's great that you and your mom are both interested in history.

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

History Book Club main page

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

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello All,

My name is Santo. I'm from Massachusetts, have a BA in history and currently way too much time on my hands. I burned out a little bit reading history books in college, but I dream of getting my MA in history some day. I need a good excuse to get back in the reading habit, and would like to meet new people as well!

A warm welcome Santo, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from Massachusetts. 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.

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by Rick Atkinson

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

Welcome, Santo! You’ll find the History Club is a great place to get reading recommendations!
Regards,
Andrea

Hi everyone, my name is Doug and I'm new to the group. I'm from Virginia and i like all genre's of books but I enjoy U.S. history the most, especially American Revolution and the Civil war. But I am trying to expand my reading into other history topics such as European history -- France, Spain, England, etc..

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

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

American Revolution
American 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 James Romm (no photo)

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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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, Doug! you might want to jump into reading one of the featured books: “The British Are Coming” about the beginnings of the American Revolution. It’s marvellous!
Regards,
Andrea

by Rick Atkinson

Bentley, Lorna, and Vicki, I’m not sure where to post this, but there are some suspicious posts from a Gracie someone showing up on some of the discussion sites. Thought you ought to know. Now, I’ll go back to sleep.
Regards,
Andrea

Hi fellow historians. I am Stephenie from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Been an addict for history since my high school days and although I could not be an archaeologist, I am still able to digest history through books. Anything related to history fascinates me, especially past political leaders, wars, historical events, and historical fiction. I don't confine my reading preference for historical books according to regions, hence, my TBR list of history books are of variety. So glad to have found this group and looking forward in learning from the many sharings in this group.

Welcome Stephenie, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thank you for your interesting introduction in outlining your reading interests in history. We will look forward to your participation.

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 Rick Atkinson

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, Stephenie, and welcome to the Club. You should take to this as a duck takes to water!
Regards,
Andrea

Lorna, Could you please give me Step-by-step instructions on how to cite a recent Newspaper article?
Regards,
Andrea

Andrea, you need to clarify whether you are requesting information regarding how to properly prepare a citation of an article or how to provide a link to that article.

At any rate, your inquiry needs to be in the "Ask A Mod" thread. This is the link to that thread for your convenience: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This thread is to be used for introduction posts by new members and welcomes from the moderators to provide them orientation as to the History Book Club offerings and guidelines.

Thank you.

Hello everyone,

My name is Sindre Dijkstra. I am currently studying to become a history teacher in the Netherlands. I like reading, and was hoping to find some good book suggestions and/or to discuss books I have read. That's why I joined this group. Hope everyone is doing great!

A warm welcome Sindre, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from the Netherlands. 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

Welcome, Sindre, you’ll find that membership in this group will lead you to all sorts of book recommendations!
Regards,
Andrea

Hi there! My name is Camila and I'm an International Relations student from Argentina. I'm particularly interested in Ancient & Medieval history, and political history from South America and Asia.

Camila, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Argentina. Good luck on your studies.

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

Ancient history
Medieval history
Latin America

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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello all! My name is Edward, I'm an active duty member in the USAF. Originally from Florida, but have spent the past decade living out of Las Vegas.

My favorite historical periods are Ancient Rome and Age of Enlightenment.

Looking forward to finding new and interesting books to read! :)

Hello everybody! I am Vahid, from Iran, interested in history of modernity as well as history of science. I have PhD in prehistoric archaeology and I am currently an academic staff. My honor to be among history lovers!

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

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

Ancient history
Roman empire

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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to the group, Vahid--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 this topic:

Science

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 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 us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome Vahid from Iran.

Welcome from Iran - we are not sure where exactly you are reading from in Iran - what town/city or village - so we are doing a general welcome for you. We like to celebrate where every one of our global members is from and we hope you enjoy the group.

Traveling Iran by train | DW Documentary
Link: https://youtu.be/lqSoLVkYYu0


Persepolis

One of the world’s most magnificent ancient cities, Persepolis is a place of soaring columns, stone-bound beasts, and architectural splendor. Persian king Darius I began building the royal city, which sits at the foot of the Mountain of Mercy (Kuh-e Rahmat), in 518 BCE. Comprised of palaces and throne rooms, Persepolis was a majestic symbol of the monarchy perched on a defensible half-built, half-natural terrace whose walls were carved with the myths of sovereignty and spirituality. Looted and partially burned by Alexander the Great’s invading army in 330 BCE, the ruins of Persepolis remain a monument to Western Asia’s great Persian Empire. Persepolis was among the first sites from Iran added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. Today the country has 24 sites of exceptional cultural or natural value inscribed on the list.


Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan (Jameh Mosque)

This great mosque in the city of Isfahan was a labor of love 1,200 years in the making, one of the oldest still standing in Iran. Begun around 841 CE, the Masjed-e Jāmé was the first to use a four-courtyard layout, which spans over 200,000 square feet at Isfahan’s center. Topped with double-shelled domes and detailed in stucco carvings and elaborate blue tiles, the Masjed-e Jāmé inspired the design of mosques throughout the Islamic world for centuries to come. The complex is still in use today as a “Friday Mosque,” a congregational place of worship.


Bam

This fortified city was at the crossroads of trade routes that carried silk and cotton from east to west between the 7th and 11th centuries. The fortified town resembles a medieval castle but instead of using stone, its builders constructed its forts and domes of bricks and layers made from desert mud. Littered around the citadel’s core are mausoleums and some of Iran’s earliest underground irrigation channels or qanāts. Though Bam is now in ruins, those canals still run with water, a testament to human innovation in a harsh, dry land. The Arg-e Bam, the citadel at Bam’s core, is the largest adobe structure in the world. The 44-acre complex, begun in the 6th century BCE, is surrounded by 20-foot high walls.


Yazd

Nicknamed the “City of Windcatchers,” Yazd is a nearly 2,000-year-old city where aspects of Zoroastrian, Muslim, and Jewish culture and religion exist side-by-side. Made largely out of adobe taken from the surrounding desert, the city is built to keep the heat out, with the courtyards of traditional homes built below ground level and partially covered alleyways. With a population of over 500,000, Yazd brims with traditions that have long been snuffed out in other large Iranian cities. At the historic bazaar, vendors sell Persian cotton candy and other unique confections, as well as locally woven silk and carpets. At the edge of town the Zoroastrian “Tower of Silence” has kept a fire continuously burning for more than 1,500 years straight.


Golestan Palace

This masterpiece of Persian architecture and craftsmanship at the center of Tehran became the Iranian seat of government in 1779 CE. Seventeen palaces, museums, and halls make up the Golestan Palace complex, each graced with intricate artwork including the Marble Throne, a lavish terrace used for crowning royalty, and shining mirror-work and chandeliers like those in Brilliant Hall and Diamond Hall. Outside, the palace is surrounded by royal gardens irrigated by underground canals. Those same waters pool inside the Karim Khani Nook, part of a former king’s private residence, and the Pond House, a summer chamber used by rulers during the Qajar era.



Adjacent to the modern town of Shush lie the ruins of ancient Susa. The Biblical town where Esther reigned as queen was first settled over 6,000 years ago. The Jewish prophet Daniel is said to be buried in its earth. Since then, Susa passed from hand-to-hand among the world’s earliest empires—the Sumerians, the Elamites, the Ur Dynasty, the Assyrians, the Persian Achaemenids, and others—until its conquest by Islamic armies in the 7th century CE. When invading Mongols razed the city in 1218 CE, Susa began a slow march towards abandonment. By the 15th century, most of its population had immigrated to the nearby city of Dezful. Today, all that remains of Susa are the ruins of its former palace complexes, along with the marble, ceramic and stone-carved artwork created over thousands of years of occupation.

Source: Fodor's Travel

Welcome Edward from Las Vegas. We like to celebrate where our new members are reading from.

Camila wrote: "Hi there! My name is Camila and I'm an International Relations student from Argentina. I'm particularly interested in Ancient & Medieval history, and political history from South America and Asia."

Camilla where are you from approximately in Argentina?
We like to celebrate where everyone is from. If global - your approximate city/town or village and country.




Argentina boasts some of the most dramatic landscapes on the planet Credit: Getty

David wrote: "Hi everyone, my name is David Steinman. I was senior adviser to Ethiopia's democracy revolution for 27 years. I also exposed the Ethiopian "TPLF" (Tigray People's Liberation Front) dictatorship's a..."

Welcome David - where are you reading from?

Leilani wrote: "Hi everyone- My name is Leilani and I live in Michigan in the US. I love learning new things and this group seemed like something my mom and I could do together. She's a huge history buff. I am exc..."

HI Leilani - where approximately in Michigan are you from? Just an approximate city or town is OK. We like to celebrate every new member.

Hello and welcome Douglas from Richmond, Virginia.

Art Trip: Richmond, Virginia | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

Link: https://youtu.be/4RAUzAfhRxA

Discovering Richmond, Virginia: Travel Journal

Link: https://youtu.be/dDHG3pryVRg


Maymont

Source: PBS

Sindre wrote: "Hello everyone,

My name is Sindre Dijkstra. I am currently studying to become a history teacher in the Netherlands. I like reading, and was hoping to find some good book suggestions and/or to disc..."



Hello Sindre,

Where are your from approximately in the Netherlands? Are you able to share an approximate city/town or village? We love to celebrate where every new member is from.

Welcome to you Sindre from the Netherlands:

The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
Summary: Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam: from Haarlem to Rotterdam, and from Delft to the Zuiderzee. Along the way, we enjoy charming towns with fragrant cheese markets, soggy polderland, mighty dikes, and windmills both new and old. Rolling through the Netherlands and connecting with its people, you can’t help but think, “Everything’s so...Dutch!”
Link: https://youtu.be/imjq5yQzNiI

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, the country where you are from (approximate city/town/village as well) and what you like about history or why you joined the group or anything else you would like to share.

Remember we allow no self promotion or spam. All such posts are deleted immediately.

Please feel free to read the introductions on this thread as well as the archived introductions and welcomes of our other group members. After you join, please also welcome newcomers. It is always great to make folks feel welcome and say hello.

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Hi everyone,

I'm Emma, and I'm from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK. My favourite historical period is Soviet Russia, but I'm looking to get into some Ancient History :)

Welcome Emma to the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.

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

Ancient History
Russia

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

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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

Hi everybody,
My name is Sayeh, Persian originally from Iran. Living in Canada. History student at Ryerson University. History is my passion. Especially history of Art and cultural interactions in the ancient world. Hope I can learn a lot in this club.

Hello Sayeh from Canada - originally from Iran. One of my assisting moderators will be along soon. Where in Canada are you from - can you share an approximate city/town/village/province location and also with Iran. We like to celebrate where folks are from.

Welcome Sayeh, thank you for your interesting introduction. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Canada, originally from Iran. 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

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

Hello! My name is David Fishel, I am a retiree living in Central Indiana. I have relearned and regained my love of reading after a decades long dormancy.

Thus far in 2020 I am averaging two new books per month. My favorite genre is history; with a sharpened interest in WWII.

I look forward to joining in on many good discussions on the books I have read and that I will be introduced to.

Welcome David.

Welcome David to the History Book Club. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. Congratulations on your retirement. We are happy that you have joined us from central Indiana, and look forward to your participation in our many ongoing book discussions.

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

The Second World War

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

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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

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

This is an example of how the books you mention should look:

by Rick Atkinson

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

David hello and welcome. I am the founder and creator of the group and the group leader.

We want to get you off to a good start. Lorna has sent you some very helpful information and links that you should read and become familiar with before posting. I have also sent you via PM some links which I know will get you started and on the right track.

We have standards in this group that are the same for all posters and we adhere to them to keep the group site tidy, organized, and easy to find what you are looking for. We do not allow threads to be set up aside from moderators with oversight in order to maintain these standards. Most of the time newbies just do not know where the thread is that they are looking for. We are happy to tell you where that thread might be - all you have to do is to post on the thread titled ask a mod and we will respond to you or you can send us a PM which is a private message. Look for the icon of the envelope to the left of your avatar (profile photo) and we will give you any help you need.

We are here to help you learn the citation format which is not hard at all once you get the hang of it and we will help you along the way.

Glad to have you aboard and I have sent you a few PMs already (smile).

PS: Nice photo of cute pup - we like dogs and books - cats too (smile)

Just in case you cannot find the PMs yet - here are some of the links that might help you.

Here is the thread to help you out on the Mechanics of the Board

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

Here is a thread called Ask a Mod if you are not sure about anything:

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

Here is a thread on how to get started:

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

Here is one of the suggestion boxes:

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

Here are the rules and guidelines:

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

Welcome Pete, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Dixon, California. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. We look forward to your participation.

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

American History
American Government

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 your books you mention should look:

by Ron Chernow

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

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

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

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

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

Hi all, Arthur from New York, USA. Have a particular interest in military history in general, mostly American and European (in particular Polish).

The book I am currently reading is The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II -- The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy

Welcome Arthur, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from New York. Thank you for your interesting introduction and outlining your current interests in history.

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

American History
Military 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 book you mentioned should look:

by George Weigel

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