The History Book Club discussion

Welcome Dan to the History Club. We are glad you joined us.

Hello everyone, My name is Eileen from Upstate New York. I'm a librarian who worked at a college for 25 years and I now own my own business - doing research and/or developing,organizing people's private libraries for them. Love my job! History has always been my interest, particularly American and English history. Looking forward to the discussions and book recommendations. Best wishes to you all.

Hey guys I'm new here still trying to figure out how to use this app. I'm David a 22 year old history major from unc Charlotte.

Welcome, Eileen and David. 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.

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Jon Meacham

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Hello Eileen and David, glad you joined us. Much here to explore so please feeel free to join in any of the discussions and recommendations. We look forward to your participation.

Hi David, Eileen, 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

Eileen welcome to the History Club. Your career sounds fantastic as you love books and you must meet some interesting folks too. Let's see, upstate New York and the winter season, I can only imagine snow.

Welcome David we love history majors in the club. UNC Charlotte is on the rise with a well built campus and J. Murrey Atkins Library. I wish the 49er Nation much success with your new 2013 football program.

Wow thank y'all very much for the warm welcome. I hope to contribute to the group ASAP

Welcome Eileen and David. I'm sure you'll love it here.

Glad to see new members, Dan, Eileen, and David. You will find much here to pique your interest in history. Questions?.....just ask any of the moderators......and enjoy.

Hello! I'm Lauren and I live in New Orleans and just graduated from UNO with a M.A. in Public History. (My thesis work was on New Orleans burlesque history.)
Besides reading history books I also knit (friend me at Ravelry under NolaLola!) and I'm a member of a Doctor Who-themed Mardi Gras parading Krewe. Can't wait to get started on the books!

Welcome Lauren....what a great introduction!! We are glad you found 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.

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by William L. Shirer

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And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask any of the moderators. I look forward to discussing books with you.

Nolalola, I love your alias and your intro was great. Glad you joined us and hope you join in the discussions and book recommendations!

Welcome Lauren to the History Club. History is certainly amazing and all around us.

Welcome Lauren.

Hello everyone,

Glad to be a member of this group. I have a special love for history, particularly military and ancient history. I am currently reading Diamonds, Gold, and War: The Making of South Africa by Martin Meredith because I am in an Africa phase right now. I can't wait to begin to contribute.

by Martin Meredith

Hello George. Great job with the book citation! Welcome, 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 books you mention should look:

by Jeffrey Toobin

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Thanks and glad you joined us.

You have found a great club for your reading interests. Welcome to the History Club George. We look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome George, glad you found us here.

Hello all -
I'm Tom. Not a big reader, but when I do it's usually history. Hoping that joining this group will spur me on to read and discover more. My daughter recently joined, so this is also a family adventure.

Welcome, Tom. Glad it has become a family affair.

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:

Robert A. Caro

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Hi Lauren, George, Tom, 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

Hey everyone! My name is JP and I'm a 20 sophomore going to community college in Cape Cod, MA. I (like someone else who posted recently) found a love of history while reading Declarations of Independence, by Howard Zinn. Howard Zinn

From there I've hit the ground running and since I'm applying to transfer to a bunch of top tier (or almost top tier :-P) schools in the fall, I've really tried to learn as much as I can about as much as I can. I'm a History major right now, but I'm planning on (at least) double majoring when I get to a new school (either in Political Science or Economics). I'm very interested in the history of economics and conflicting political systems, and so that's where most of my study takes me. I recently finished John Adams, by David McCullough David McCullough and the next book I pick up to finish will be the History of the Pelopponesian War, by Thucydides. Thucydides Lookin forward to the group! :-)

Welcome George and Tom.....please take some time to browse the various topics and join right in the discussions/book recommendations. Lots to do here!!

Welcome JP to the History Club. Cape Cod Community College is an excellent educational institution as witnessed by the many fine college professors, who have chosen to live with serenity on Cape Cod. I resided on the Cape for several years and your post brings back fond memories of the beautiful sunsets, sunrises and the great native folks along with the solitude of reading books on secluded beaches and rock jetties. I encourage you to soar!

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.

This is how the books you mentioned should look:

Howard Zinn
David McCullough

Thucydides

Please use the “(preview)” tab to view your alignment before officially “posting”.
More information:
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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Welcome, JP to the place for the history lover. Great introduction!!!! Enjoy browsing the topics and please join in the discussions/book recommendations.

Hello, my name is Bryan. I'm a 43 year old with 2 kids who reads nearly only non fiction when my schedule allows. I have lived my entire life in Northern California and was a political science major 20+ years ago. My love of non-fiction most likely came from when I was a paperboy and took time to read about sports then expanded to news and world events.
I usually pick a book about something,place, or time that I know little about.
I am always hoping to find recommendations for new books.

I'm thrilled to find a group of people who don't think me odd for reading 95% non-fiction.

Welcome, Bryan.....we are glad that you found us here at "history central".

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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Mark Twain

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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

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

Welcome Bryan to the History Club. You may have noticed that quite a few historical figures and successful entrepreneurs had a paper route as a youth and they likely scanned the headlines too. I’m another from the lot who finds nonfiction more interesting than fiction.

Welcome Tom, JP, and Bryan. Lots here to explore so please jump in! Glad to have you with us.

Hi JP, Bryan, 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

Hello HBC,

My name is Sara, I am 26 and I love history. I am studying history in Massachusetts with hopes of becoming a high school teacher. I am very excited to join a book club that will aid me in teaching others as well as my own education. i'm looking forward to all of the reads.and discussion to come.

Hello! I'm Sara, mother of four beautiful kids and wife to a Drill Sergeant- soon- to -be-civilian. My undergrad is in history and I have been accepted to a MA program, but time has become a wee bit crunched. Greetings from the historic hills of Oklahoma!

Welcome to the group. There are hills in Oklahoma? I thought it was just a myth.

Welcome Sara. I’m glad you joined the History Club as you certainly have an appreciation for history.

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.

This is how a book you might mention should look:

Tim Weiner

Please use the “(preview)” tab to view your alignment before officially “posting”.
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And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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

Hi Sara and Sara, 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

Yes welcome to both Sara’s from different locations within the United States!

Hello JP, Bryan, Sara, and Sara. I hope you find the group interesting and a great resource for you. Jump on in.

Hi I'm Travis from NY. I read many genres including those of the historical nature. Very soon to be starting The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl can't wait to see what this group will have to add to my tbr list.

Welcome Sara and Sara, glad to have you with us!

Welcome to Travis of NNY, and good effort on using the citations. You came close - it will come as second nature after you do it a few times.

Welcome, 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 book you mentioned should look:

by Timothy Egan
More information:
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...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

Welcome Travis, glad you joined us.

Hi Travis, 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

Glad you joined us, Sara, Sara, and Travis. You will find many books her to add to your TBR list. Please join in the discussions/recommendations and most of all, enjoy!

Travis, welcome aboard the History Club.

Hello, everyone. My name is Larry, from Amarillo, Texas. I work as a healthcare Chaplain and professional Counselor, enjoy running and travel, and am delighted to have shared 41 years of marriage with my wife (a retired teacher). I read across several genres but somehow always find myself drifting to the history shelves. So I think this club is a good fit for me. Recent reads are listed below. I hope to have a good dialogue with many of you in the days ahead.

Hello Larry and Gareth. Glad you found us.

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.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

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Timothy Egan

Walter Isaacson

Nancy Bilyeau

Thomas L. Friedman

Keith Thomas

Hugh Thomas

Alan Bullock

(no image)When Was Wales?: A History Of The Welsh by Gwyn A. Williams

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Hi
My Name is Carly from Houston Tx. I love history. My favorite topics are British history and Texas history. I am hoping to get great recommendations on books of any historical topic from this group. Thanks!!!

Welcome Carly to our international book club. There are many avid British history fan here and I am one of them!!

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.

This is how a book you might mention should look:

by Mark Twain


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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask any of the moderators and I look forward to your participation

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Glad you joined us, Carly. Welcome.

Welcome Larry, Gareth, and Carly. Glad to have you all in the group. We look forward to your participation!