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message 2001: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Hi Mar. Cambodia must be something else. Very interesting. Take a peek at our growing Asia topic, and feel free to add materials:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) by Robert A. Caro by Robert A. Caro Robert A. Caro

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message 2002: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Welcome, Dr. Tirth. We are reading two books on WWII now:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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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An Army at Dawn The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson by Rick Atkinson Rick Atkinson

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message 2003: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Glad you could join us Kathyrn. Sorry you had to leave your books in the States. I had my library in boxes for years and I missed them.

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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Eleanor of Aquitaine A Life  by Alison Weir by Alison Weir Alison Weir

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message 2004: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Kenneth! ~ Welcome, we are glad to have you as a member. You might find these threads of interest:
Africa: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
Roman Empire: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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message 2005: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Andy in the U.K., welcome! We have a world wide group so you will find many people with differing interests and perspectives here. Hope you explore the discussion threads and participate. We have a thread on British History: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
and one on the Roman Empire: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...


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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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

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message 2006: by Jill H. (new)

Jill H. (bucs1960) A warm welcome to Clare, Surya, Marc. Dr. Tith, Sscarlett, Kenneth and Andy. Thank you for replying so quickly to our invitation to introduce yourself. Once more it proves that we are a truly international book club. Join in the book recommendations/discussion and if you have questions, ask any of the moderators.


message 2007: by Katy (new)

Katy (kathy_h) Welcome to our most recent new members: Clare, Surya, Marc. Dr. Tith, Sscarlett, Kenneth and Andy. So glad to have you all aboard. I look forward to reading your comments.


message 2008: by Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History (new)

Vicki Cline | 3835 comments Mod
Wow - a bunch of new members! Welcome Jim, Margaret, Tony, Narayanan, Marisa, Clare, Christy, Surya, Marc, Dr. Tirth, Kathryn, Kenneth and Andy. It's great to have you here.


message 2009: by Valerie (new)

Valerie | 3 comments Hi my name is Val. Love to read most history books. Especeailly biblical history,Bodie Thoene is a favorite. Also like Bill O'Rielly and political reads. WWW 2,civil war,NYC and London in the 1800's,slavery I could go on and on. I live in upstate N.Y.


message 2010: by Jerry (new)

Jerry Lutkenhaus | 2 comments Hi, 65 year old history buff. Partially retired lawyer. Currently reading the presidents from A-Z in a Shelfari reading group. I am currently reading Grover Cleveland by Brodsky. The author asserts he is our most overlooked and most honest president. There are many parts of history I like: medieval times, Roman history, Byzantium, etc. We live in Richmond, Va but also have a condo at Virginia Beach.


message 2011: by Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief (new)

Bentley | 44291 comments Mod
Sorry Venkatesh - no self promotion allowed.


message 2012: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Jerry, we are glad to have you as a member. You can find a list of our topical focus areas here: Focus Areas. It is a good place to find threads of interest and start exploring. We have a presidential series that might interest you and provide ideas on your quest to read about every president: Presidential Series

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:

Grover Cleveland A Study in Character by Alyn Brodsky by Alyn Brodsky (no photo)

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message 2013: by Alisa (last edited Sep 14, 2013 01:17PM) (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Val, we are glad to have you as a member. You might be interested in our threads on the civil war:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
and our thread on WWII:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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. For the authors you mentioned, they should appear like this:

Bodie Thoene Bodie Thoene
Bill O'Reilly Bill O'Reilly

When you mention a book this is how it should look:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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message 2014: by Jill H. (new)

Jill H. (bucs1960) Welcome Val and Jerry. You have come to the right place for the history lover and Alisa has given you some good starting points. But please browse all the threads since there is so much here to pique your interest. Questions?.....ask any of the moderators.


message 2015: by Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History (new)

Vicki Cline | 3835 comments Mod
Welcome Val and Jerry. I hope you'll be able to join in on some of the book discussions we have.


message 2016: by Bob (new)

Bob Finch | 1 comments Hi. I am Bob and I joined last week. I've been a history buff since I was young (which has been a while!). I'm kind of partial to American history ("Metaphysical Club" is one of my all-time favorites) and history of science, but I am also interested in the historical context of current events worldwide (esp. Egypt & Middle East and East/Southeast Asia).


message 2017: by [deleted user] (new)

Hi, my name is Jessica and I majored in European History (specifically politics of Medieval-Renaissance Europe and Russian History) in college and got my BA from University of Albany, SUNY. I currently work as a stage manager and am trying to get my MA in Political Science & International Relations.


message 2018: by Jill H. (last edited Sep 14, 2013 06:51PM) (new)

Jill H. (bucs1960) Hi Bob and welcome to the place for the history buff. Let me get you started with a link to current events/politics.
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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 the way the book you mentioned should look:

The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand by Louis Menand Louis Menand


More information:
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message 2019: by Wafaa (new)

Wafaa | 1 comments helloo every body
I'm wafaa , new member here
I'm looking forward being one of you


message 2020: by Jill H. (new)

Jill H. (bucs1960) A warm welcome Wafaa......this is a great place for all things history.

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 the way the book you mentioned should look:

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman by Barbara W. Tuchman Barbara W. Tuchman


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. Questions?.....ask any of the moderators


message 2021: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Pam! we are glad to have you as a member. You can find a list of our topical focus areas here: Focus Areas. You might also be interested in our WWII thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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.


message 2022: by Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History (new)

Vicki Cline | 3835 comments Mod
Jessica wrote: "Hi, my name is Jessica and I majored in European History (specifically politics of Medieval-Renaissance Europe and Russian History) in college and got my BA from University of Albany, SUNY. I curre..."

Welcome to the group, Jessica - we are glad you found us. We have a section on Russian history here - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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:

Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) by Colleen McCullough by Colleen McCullough Colleen McCullough

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

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message 2023: by Jeffrey (new)

Jeffrey Lambert | 1 comments Hello everyone! My name is Jeff and I am a high school history teacher from Massachusetts. I currently teach six social studies courses, covering all grades from 9-12. Historical reading, both fiction and non-fiction, serve a dual purpose for me as a hobby, and also a way to increase my knowledge base in order to be a more successful teacher. I look forward to getting to know all of you while in the process of discovering and reading some great new books.


message 2024: by Jill H. (new)

Jill H. (bucs1960) A warm welcome Jeff......you have very eclectic reading tastes and this is the place for you. Browse our threads and find those subjects which catch your eye. We are a truly international book club so you will meet many new friends.

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:

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman by Barbara W. Tuchman Barbara W. Tuchman

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......

Please join in the discussions/book recommendations......we look forward to your participation.


message 2025: by Brian (new)

Brian Hello, everyone my name is Brian, and it is a pleasure to be apart of your book club. I enjoy non-fiction reads and also mysteries and cannot wait to discuss some of the books we read.


message 2026: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Brian, we are glad to have you as a member. You can find a list of our topical focus areas here: Focus Areas. Please look around and join in the discussions and book recommendations.

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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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

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message 2027: by Merve (new)

Merve | 1 comments Hi everyone,I'm sure I'll find this group to be very helpful.My name is Merve and I am Turkish.I am expert in the field of İnternational Relations.I love Political History, mainly I interest in history of France and The balkans.


message 2028: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Hello Everyone,
My name is Sarah and my main history interests are ancient Egyptian, WWI, and WWII. I am looking forward to the readings and discussions!


message 2029: by Hagar (new)

Hagar | 1 comments Hi!I am from Egypt and I definitely love history!My mother was a history teacher and history was her obsession,so I inherited this gene from her.


message 2030: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Zaidgoovay, we are glad to have you as a member. There are many topics to explore and we hope you join in the discussions. You can find a list of our topical focus areas here: Focus Areas

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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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

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message 2031: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Merve, we are glad to have you as a member. You might be interested in our thread on politics: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_....
You can find a list of our topical focus areas here: Focus Areas

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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
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message 2032: by Bryan (last edited Sep 16, 2013 07:19AM) (new)

Bryan Craig Welcome, Princess. You got good genes and picked the right place to be.

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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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) by Robert A. Caro by Robert A. Caro Robert A. Caro

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message 2033: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Welcome, Sarah. We have a WWII topic to take a look at:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) by Robert A. Caro by Robert A. Caro Robert A. Caro

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

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Enjoy!


message 2034: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Great to meet you Kenneth, Andy, Val, Jerry, Bob, Jessica, Pam, Wafaa, Jeff, Brian, Zaidgooray, and Merve.

I hope you find some great books and discussions here.


message 2035: by [deleted user] (new)

Salutations everyone,

My name is Sam, I am 20 and I adore Egyptian history, Asian history and British history. I have read a great amount of books on history, but it has been difficult to find history books on those subjects. Thank you for letting me join your group, I am honored, it is a pleasure to meet all of you.


message 2036: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Welcome, Sammy. Glad you found us. We have Egypt topic:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

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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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado by Lucette Lagnado Lucette Lagnado

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message 2037: by Jenn (new)

Jenn Hi everyone , I'm Jenn. I live New Jersey, married with 2 kids and 4 pets. I love history, my main interest is ancient history, especially Egypt. I'm also into Native American history as my grandfather was part Cherokee. I'm always looking for new history books to read and hope to go back to school when my kids are older to get my degree in Ancient History.


message 2038: by M.K. (new)

M.K. (mkalex) Hi All,
I am MK Alexander from New York, and I love alternate history more than history itself! Well, perhaps that's an exaggeration. Any age or era will do me, from Paleolithic times to the 1960's, and all places and points in between.
My favorite historian of all time is James Burke.


message 2039: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Welcome, Jenn. We have a Native American topic:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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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The Wise Men Six Friends and the World They Made by Walter Isaacson by Walter Isaacson Walter Isaacson

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message 2040: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Hello MK. Feel free to browse our topics:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

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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James Burke (no photo)

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message 2041: by G.K. (new)

G.K. McGilvary Hi there - glad of the opportunity to mix with other like-minded people. I am a Scot, retired, but still 'employed' as an Honorary Post-Doctoral Fellow at Edinburgh University, which is near where I live. My specialist 'arena' is the Honourable East India Company (the English/British one). My interests are wide-ranging, however, in Literature as well as History - taking in the Americas, Europe and Asia. This looks a rich and rewarding site.
Best Wishes
George


message 2042: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello George, we are glad you found us and happy to welcome you as a member. There is much here to explore, and if you have not already done so you might browse through our topics list as a starting point: Focus Areas

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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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message 2043: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Welcome, George. I hear Scotland is a lovely area. Let one of us moderators know if you have questions.


message 2044: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Welcome Jenn and M.K., glad to have you with us and hope you enjoy the discussions and book recommendations found here.


message 2045: by Jenn (new)

Jenn Bryan wrote: "Welcome, Jenn. We have a Native American topic:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature wh..."


Thanks!


message 2046: by Alisa (new)

Alisa (mstaz) Hello Ralph, we are glad to have you as a member. We all come to examine history for different reasons and sounds like you have a life long passion. That is terrific. We have a folder on Ancient History you might find interesting: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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:

Roosevelt's Centurions FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico by Joseph E. Persico Joseph E. Persico

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.


message 2047: by Bryan (new)

Bryan Craig Welcome Ralph. I'm glad you found us here. Public libraries are a great place to find great books and meet great staff. Enjoy.


message 2048: by Daniel (new)

Daniel Herman | 1 comments Hi my name is Daniel. I am 14 years old and live in Washington DC. USA I also go to high school in the USA. I like American modern history especially the civil war.
I look forward to reading some excellent books.
yours,
Daniel


message 2049: by Jill H. (last edited Sep 16, 2013 03:28PM) (new)

Jill H. (bucs1960) Hi Daniel and welcome to "history central. It is good to see a young man who already has a taste for history. Let me get you started with a link to the Civil War (War Between the States)

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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:

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman by Barbara W. Tuchman Barbara W. Tuchman


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Browse through the threads and find some topics that catch your eye. Join in the book recommendations/discussions. If you have any questions, just ask the moderators.


message 2050: by Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief (new)

Bentley | 44291 comments Mod
Please use the PM mode of communication Jenn not the Welcome thread. Thank you.


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