The History Book Club discussion

Hi Mike, welcome to the group. There are lots of discussions to be had here. Jump in wherever you have an interest.

Mark wrote: "Welcome Mike to the History Club. Don’t feel intimidated by the size of the club and as for your participation you have already begun!

I love the writing of William Manchester, who is one of the ..."

Thanks for the info Mark,

I have already started looking into it- and using it!

Yes William Raymond Manchester has so many books out there. And they are great history! I also have read the



and




I have yet to tackle




And like Alisa said I will look into the varied discussions!

Mikey, make sure when you post books to use all three components using the add book/author feature (book cover, author photo (when available) and author link). Also, if you group the books at the end of the post it makes it easier for folks to read. For a group of books by the same author you can cite them together, like this:

and and all by William Raymond Manchester

Hope that helps. You'll get the hang of it but if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Happy reading!

Hello, My name is Marie, and I'm from Wisconsin where I work as an environmental engineer. The recent political escapades have increased my interest in American history, especially the founding fathers and presidents.

Welcome Marie. I’m glad you joined the History Club where there is an abundance of discussion of the American founding fathers and presidents.

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Jon Meacham

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Welcome Marie. Lots here to discuss and explore so please check out the threads and join in the conversations and book recommendations. Enjoy!

Hi Marie, Mike, welcome to the group!

Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best wishes,
André

Hello everybody,
I am German, living in Belgium and reading almost exclusively in English. I just started updating my goodreads shelves and realised that of the books I read in the last years the non-fiction ones left the biggest impression. At the same time I find them the hardest to rate. So I am hoping for some insight and feedback through this group.

I am currently not reading anything related to this group though because I need a little break from the "heavy" stuff. I am still somewhat haunted by

by Timothy Snyder

and trying to get my head around

by Jason Stearns.

I have a feeling that my next foray into history will probably be another American president ;-). And soon.

Welcome Silke to the global History Club. I enjoyed reading your comments. Your book posts were a great first attempt.

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Timothy Snyder

Jason Stearns

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Hello Silke, welcome to the group and hope you enjoy the discussions.

Welcome new members Mike, Marie, Paul, Aaron and Silke. This is truly an international book club and you will find much to pique your interest in history.....and make new friends. Please join right in and most of all, enjoy!!

Hello All,

I am living in Meadville, PA and working at Allegheny College. I am a big history buff, and am looking for an opportunity to get in touch with others with my passion for the past. Currently Im reading Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of IraqLinda Robinson and I am also reading some William Faulkneron the side for fun

Hello Quinn, glad you found us and decided to join. We are glad to have you as a member.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. 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 after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post . Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how the books and authors you mentioned should look:

by Linda Robinson
William Faulkner

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Thanks and glad you joined us.

Glad you joined us Quinn.....there is a lot to see here that will probably add to your TBR list! If you have any questions, just ask any of the moderators.

Welcome Paul, Mike, Marie, Silke and Quinn. There's a lot of history out there, and we cover it all here.

Welcome Quinn to the History Club. We are glad you joined us. This is the place for history buffs.

Hello,

My name's Cameron. Goodreads just got so much more awesome because I found this group. I'm fascinated by all history, but I'm especially interested in the history of Christianity and Nazi Germany. I'm currently making my way through a book about the textual history of the New Testament, and I'm about to start Richard J. Evans' book In Defense of History, and there's a dozen more in line after that.

Bart D. Ehrman

Richard J. Evans

Hi Cameron, Silke, Quinn,
welcome to the group.

For this club as you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment.
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 after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post. Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post.

This is how the book you mentioned should look:

by Richard Holbrooke


More information can be found here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.

If you have any questions feel free to ask any of the moderators.
Best wishes,

André

Cameron, glad you joined us here at history central!!!! Lots to see and many good book recommendations/discussions. Enjoy!

Welcome Cameron to the History Club. History is fascinating. Some past and current history is full of excitement, while other times and issues are difficult to comprehend yet need examination and documentation.

Welcome Cameron, and great job with the citations. So much to explore here including your areas of interest. Please explore the threads and join in the discussions and book recommendations found here. Glad you found us.

Welcome Cameron, you're in good company here.

Hi all - I rediscovered the reading bug a few years ago but have only recently begun to return to non-fiction. I have always enjoyed history and I am looking forward to adding books to my to-read list from this group. I recently finished "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson and thoroughly enjoyed it - although the topic was very disturbing.

Welcome SweetPea to the History Club.

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 reply box.) When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo (when available) and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text, because this visual alignment not only calls the reader's attention to the book/author promotion, but helps Goodreads software connect books with groups and further increases the readability of your posts.

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Erik Larson

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Hi SweetPea, glad to have you with us and hope you find the book discussions and recommendations of interest to you.

Glad you joined us, Sweetpea. Lots to see here....good book recommendations and discussions. Jump right in and enjoy!

Glad you joined us, Sweetpea. Lots to see here....good book recommendations and discussions. Jump right in and enjoy!

Hi Sweetpea, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

Hi Everyone,

I am Doug. I am 28. I live in Indiana. I first took interest in reading about history in college when I picked up Howard Zinn's Declarations of Independence. (and then A People's History of course). Once I realized that there was so much more to studying history than the garbage in the K-12 text books, I was hooked. I took a Civil War class as an elective that centered around James McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom. I am especially interested in American history, all the way from the British colonies to today (I'll add 2 more favorites below). I like to draw on other sources while I read a book to compare perspectives and supplement what I'm getting out of the book. I always take notes and add them to my extensive notebooks about various topics. I have read many books over the years and had chats with family members who read them too, but I really look forward to exchanging ideas with a bigger group here.

Mentioned above:

Howard Zinn

James M. McPherson

My other favorites:

Jay Winik

Murray N. Rothbard

Welcome to the place for the history lover, Doug. You did a great job with the book citations. You might want to add the word "by" prior to the author's name. And if there is no author photo, it is not necessary to use the avatar.
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 reply box.) When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo (when available) and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text, because this visual alignment not only calls the reader's attention to the book/author promotion, but helps Goodreads software connect books with groups and further increases the readability of your posts. The citation should look like this:

by William L. Shirer


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Welcome Douglass, with your interests I think you will find many discussion threads ripe for participation. Great job with the citations. Please explore and enjoy!

i am from the city of cagayan de oro, republic of the philippines. my aunt introduced me to the art of reading when i was a kid. from then on i cant get enough of it. even wrappings from anything i read. non-fiction i love most, bios, philosophy, religion and politics. seldom i red non-fiction.

Hi Rey, Doug,
welcome to the group.

For this club as you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment.
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 after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post. Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post.

This is how the book you mentioned should look:

by Richard Holbrooke

More information can be found here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.

If you have any questions feel free to ask any of the moderators.
Best wishes,

André

Welcome Doug and Rey to the global History club. Have fun and contribute. We are glad you joined us.

Welcome Rey, glad you joined us and hope you enjoy the discussions.

Welcome to our truly international book club, Rey. Please browse the threads and join in the book recommendations/discussions. Most of all, enjoy!!

Welcome Sweetpea, Doug and Rey. Check out the various sections here - there's bound to be something that grabs you.

Hello everyone. I'm primarily a sci-fi/fantasy enthusiast, but my love of military history was recently rekindled. I'm sorry I didn't join the group sooner because you just finished The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy, and that topped my to-read list. I'm rabidly interested in post-Thirty Years' War Europe and the Great Northern War's major players right now. There's a lot to be learned about how historical perspectives change over time when you compare biographies written in different eras through the lens of literary criticism. I find that almost as interesting as the histories themselves.

I mentioned:
by Peter H. Wilson

I am currently devouring:
by Peter Englund
by Robert K. Massie
by Ragnhild Marie Hatton

Hi all. I'm from right outside New York City and love to read about History. I read predominately US History, particularly revolution to Kennedy but am broadening my scope to other periods and places. I also live Manhattan history. I hope to fill in my book list soon

Welcome Michi. I’m glad you joined the History Club. You are very professional and seem to be quite a unique individual! We hope to hear more from you in the future. Your posts were perfect. The information below is generic for all new members.

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Welcome Andrew to the History Club. Having lived for a year close to Manhattan’s Central Park and being able to walk to work I too have an appreciation for the history, architecture and culture of the “Big Apple”.

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Wilborn Hampton

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Welcome Michi and Andrew. This is the place for the history lover and you will find good discussions and book recommendations. Please join in and enjoy yourself.

Hello Michi and Andrew, so glad you found us and decided to join. I think you will find a lot here to add to your to-read list. Enjoy the discussions, and please join in the conversation wherever you find something of interest.

Welcome Michi and Andrew. You are in good company here.

Welcome Zara

Hi Andrew, Michi, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

Welcome, Dan. Glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how the book should look:

Jon Meacham

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

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.

Hi Dan, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

Hi Dan, welcome to the club. I am sure you will find no shortage of topics and book recommendations here to suit your interests. Please join in the discussions!

Welcome Dan. This is a great place with great people.