The History Book Club discussion

Thanks Bently for your advice and help.


Bentley wrote: "Here are links to the World War I thread and I know that Aussie Rick who is the Assisting Moderator - Military History would be very happy to greet you:

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

Bentley wrote: "Here are links to the World War I thread and I know that Aussie Rick who is the Assisting Moderator - Military History would be very happy to greet you:

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

Elizabeth S wrote: "Welcome Bryan and Jan! Sorry to be so behind on my welcomes. Always glad to have people like you join up. Hope you are enjoying it so far."

You are very welcome; we want you to be happy here.

Hi all, my name is Kim and I'm in Michigan. I work in auditing and, to state the obvious, I am an avid reader and particularly enjoy history.

I signed up for the group a few weeks ago but have been trying to follow along a bit to get a feel for it before jumping in. I've had the book "The First World War" by John Keegan on my to-read list for a while now and when I saw a discussion was starting for this book, it seemed the perfect time to officially jump in. Thank you!

We are delighted to have you with us Kim. You are right we will be starting the discussion of the book by Keegan on February 21st. We are happy to have you with us.

Welcome to the group, Kim.
Well, we are glad to have you with us and are looking forward to reading your posts.

Thanks again,
Joe

Hi Jan -

Welcome to the group. My wife and I are actually planning a trip to that part of the world, possibly in the fall. Any suggestions?

Hi, I am Lexi. I have jujst joined this club. I love to read all kinds of books, mainly history and "horror" types. As long as it isn't a romance. Anyway, I love history. Especially the American Civil War and then World War II. Those are the two wars that really stood out to me and still do in history class.

Hello Lexi,

We are delighted to have you with us. We are developing a more robust American Civil War folder. And there is already a well developed general thread. We have a World War II thread as well. So you are in good company.

Bentley

JP wrote: "Hi Jan -

Welcome to the group. My wife and I are actually planning a trip to that part of the world, possibly in the fall. Any suggestions?"

Hi JP and Jan,

We now have a traveler thread where this great discussion can take place. This thread is just reserved for intros and welcomes. Let me post the link here to help out:

The thread is called Travel Talk and is in our conversation folder:

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

Hi, Kim and Lexi. Good to have you both join us. There is always lots going on!

Hi, Kim and Lexi, just a short note to say hi and also welcome you to the group. I'm looking forward to discussing some good history books with you both soon.

Hello Edd..welcome to the History Book Club. We are glad to have you with us.

We love history here...not sure about addicted to it on a religious level (smile).

I am sure that you will find a good group of people here to discuss your love of history. Sorry about the loans.

Bentley

Hi Edd,

Welcome to the group, I think I fit that profile of being addicted to history, it is a religion to me! Sorry Bentley I don't have much religion but going into a library is like going into a church, a place of reverence for me :)

Aussie Rick..sorry I forgot about you (smile). That is probably true.

Welcome, Edd. Being from the midwest myself, I've been to Kalamazoo a number of times. I have a good friend that went to school there. Your description of student loans made me laugh! And this group needs all the history addicts we can get. Glad to have you.

Welcome to the group, Lexi and Edd.

We are all happy to have you with us. Please stop by the thread of your choice, and post some interesting thoughts on history.

Joe

Hello everyone,

I am so glad to have found this place - I recently graduated from college. I majored in history, and one of my greatest worries upon completing my studies is that I would no longer be a part of a community or group to learn and discuss new topics in history.

As an undergrad, I studied many areas but I am most partial to Russian history, post-Napoleonic Europe and 20th century world history.

However, having been released from the constant required non-fiction reading, lately I've been delving into a lot of easy reads.

I'm currently living in New York City.

CM,

Welcome to The History Book Club. We are glad that you found us too. (smile)

We all love history and there are many different folders where you can discuss all aspects of history and also discuss some great books along the way with some moderated discussions.

Russian History..now that is an area we can potentially enhance although we do have a thread on the Russian Revolution but there is so much more to the history of Russia.

Aussie Rick, our Assisting Moderator - Military History will love the fact that you have joined, he loves talking about Napoleon and post Napoleonic Europe. I am sure we can enhance our world history section with some of your suggestions.

We have a number of books being discussed now; so jump into any of the discussions which suit you. We look forward to reading your posts.

You live in my neck of the woods and my part of the world; but our group is global from pretty much everywhere.

All best,

Bentley

Hi Everyone!
My name is Lanore, and I am new to this group and goodreads in general. I just received the John Keegan book from amazon, so I am excited to take part in my first discussions. I am 24 years old, and work the reception desk at a gym in Manhattan. The reason I joined this group is become I want to learn as much as I can about history and just become more involved in history in general.

I look forward to joining in discussions with you all!

-Lanore

Hi Lanore, welcome to the group! I am sure you will find plenty to choose from in discussions and interests, and it is a very welcome atmosphere.

Hello Lanore,

We are delighted to have you join us along with CM. Glad that you have received your copy of the Keegan book.

Another Manhattanite like CM...a very small world. I think you will find what you are looking for and you will get out of the group as much as you put into it.

Hope you enjoy the Keegan book and get a lot out of it.

Bentley

Hi Lanore and CM, nice to see you both here at the History Book Club. I am sure you will both enjoy talking about good books with the rest of members. As Bentley has mentioned CM, you will find me hanging around the military history threads, hope to chat to you both soon.

Welcome to Lanore and CM. Hope you enjoy the reading, and the discussing. I find it's all good here.

Welcome Lanore and CM,
We are all happy to have you. If you need any help finding your way around, please feel free to contact us.

Thanks for joining the History Book Club. We are looking forward to reading your posts.
Joe

Hi Hecate, good to hear from another history lover, hope to chat with you more in some of the threads here.

Welcome, Hecate. We have lots of good history reads going on, hope you enjoy the discussions.

Hello, my name is Kay. I love to read, but I find I spend too much time reading "light" stuff all the while feeling like I'm missing out on more interesting things. Right now, probably 20% of what I read is non-fiction. I joined this group because I was hoping it would increase my awareness of what's out there, and encourage me to dive in. Looking forward to some great discussions.

My particular historical interests are early American history, the history of medical, scientific, and engineering advances, and I seem to have a fascination with Russia as well as European history. But really, I'm interested in all corners of the world and how we got to be where we are. So I think this is a perfect group for me.

As for me personally, I retired early from a management position at the age of 48, only to find that I missed the corporate environment. So, last summer I began a new career as an administrative assistant in the research & development department at GOJO Industries, Inc. (manufacturers of PURELL and other skin care products). I'm now 50, loving my job, and feeling re-energized.

Looking forward to "meeting" friends here online.

P.S. Great to see some Michigan folks here. My family lives in the thumb area (some around Frankenmuth and some further into the thumb near Bad Axe). And I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in accounting.

Sorry for the long post - I'm usually NOT this long-winded!

Hello Everyone. My Name is Kevin, and I am a retired Navy vet. When the job market allows I work as a civil engineering tech. I am a voracious reader. I will read just about anything, except romance novels. My interests are in history, sciences, and genealogy. One of the best things I like about genealogy is the historical aspect of my ancestors.

Welcome Kay and Kevin. This is certainly the place to get good recommendations on meatier stuff to read. We even have a historical fiction section for the lighter stuff. Voracious readers who like history will find lots of good stuff. Dive in, and enjoy!

Welcome to the group Hecate, Kay, and Kevin.

The History Book Club here on goodreads has been growing quite steadily, and I would like to extend our new members a warm welcome.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions, and most of all, don't be shy about participating in any discussion that suits your fancy.

Welcome aboard!
Joe

Just a brief note to say hello!
My name is Ruth and I'm from Dublin, Ireland.
Look forward to meeting you all!

Kevin wrote: "Hello Everyone. My Name is Kevin, and I am a retired Navy vet. When the job market allows I work as a civil engineering tech. I am a voracious reader. I will read just about anything, except romanc..."

Glad to have you with us Kevin. I think genealogy is interesting too. You find out a lot about the past which sometimes is quite illuminating. Hope you enjoy yourself here.

Ruthbie wrote: "Just a brief note to say hello!
My name is Ruth and I'm from Dublin, Ireland.
Look forward to meeting you all!"

Welcome to the History Book Club Ruthbie...we are a global group and come from all over the world so you are most welcome.

We hope you join in on one of the threads. There is a lot here.

Bentley

My name is Chris Doherty and I am 39. I have a BA and MA in History. I am currently teaching AP European History and Honors Modern East Asian History in high school. I pretty much only read history books. I can't promise to always read what the group is reading because I usually read books related to what I am teaching in class.

Welcome, Ruth and Chris. Hope you enjoy the group with us.

Chris, it sounds wonderful to teach AP and honors history classes. Even if you don't read along with, you'll surely find a lot to discuss if you want. Glad to have you.

Hello Chris,

We are glad to have you join us and I am sure there will be many threads where you can participate with your background. Look forward to reading your posts.

Bentley

Welcome to the group Ruthbie and Chris.

We are delighted to have you both. It's always nice to have new members who come from backgrounds much different than our own.

We are all looking forward to reading your posts,
Joe

Hi Kay, Kevin, Ruthbie and Chris, like everyone else I'd also like to welcome you to the HBC and I look forward to chatting with you about some good books.

Kay wrote: "Hello, my name is Kay. I love to read, but I find I spend too much time reading "light" stuff all the while feeling like I'm missing out on more interesting things. Right now, probably 20% of wha..."


Hello Kay,

Welcome to the History Book Club. Hope you enjoy the group.

I am sure you will find some threads that interest you.

If we can be of any help to you, please let us know.

Bentley

Greetings and salutations :)

I joined goodreads on account of a friend loving the site to death. I read a lot when I was younger, but became interested in everything else throughout teenage-hood and barely picked anything up. In the last year or 2 I've started reading heavily again, and it's all nonfiction.

I read travel adventure books, a few science-fictions here and there, but I've become addicted to Military HIstory, particularly Vietnam.

Figured this was as good a place as any to get going in good reads. I've read Day of Empires by Amy Chu, and loved it. Hopefully I'll find some more great reads here as well :).

Hi All, My name's Rob, and I'm from Ontario Canada.

Welcome Ruth, Chris, and Rob. I am new to the club also. I am looking forward to reading your posts.

Hello Rdubz (Rob)....we are glad to have you. I guess we can thank your friend..who is that? If he or she is not a member of The History Book Club, be sure to invite them.

You should find an active military history area and because of your interest you should get to know our Assisting Moderator - Military History - Aussie Rick very well.

We always add the book cover, the author's photo when available and the author's link for any book cited. You can find out how to do all that on a thread called Mechanics of the Board.

Amy Chua

We are thrilled to have you and say a special thank you to your friend.

Bentley

Kevin wrote: "Welcome Ruth, Chris, and Rob. I am new to the club also. I am looking forward to reading your posts."

Thank you so much Kevin for taking the time to welcome folks to the group..really everybody should do that. It helps build up the comraderie of the group and the new folks feel more welcome. Keep it up.

Hi Rdubz (Rob), welcome to the HBC, I hope you have an enjoyable time discussion great books and pivotal moments in history here. I also enjoy books on Vietnam and you can find me hanging out in the Military History thread here. Hope to chat with you more soon.

Hello, Rob. Glad to have you join us. There is lots going on, so jump on in!

Welcome to the group, Rob,

We are happy to have you aboard. Please feel free to asked an questions you may have, and we are all looking forward to your posts.

Welcome,
Joe

Hi everyone, I think I failed to introduce myself when I first joined. I'm Alex; I live in Boston. I like to pick a period of time and read both literature from it and non-fiction about it. Lately I've been a bit more scattershot, though. Looking forward to keeping an eye on the selected books here and jumping in at times.

Thanks for stopping by, Alex.
We hope you find something that interests you, and we all are looking for your posts.

Joe

Welcome to the History Book Club Alex, we are glad to have you with us.

Bentley

Welcome, Alex. Good to have you. We've got lots of books going on right now to whet your appetite for various time periods. Hope you enjoy!