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[Alisa]

Jackie, looks like a couple of interesting books. Thanks for posting the book covers, make sure you also provide the author photo (when available) and author links in accordance with our guidelines. Your posts should look like this:

Don Higginbotham
Benson Bobrick

thanks for sharing!

[Jackie]

Thanks Alissa.
I clicked on the book link only, do I need to click on book and then author to get both of them to post? I have to admit I am not usually on GoodReads that often so I am still learning how to do things here.

J

[Alisa]

Yes, immediately after clicking on the bookcover go back into the tool and click on the author tab, it will have the author of the book you selected listed there.

info on our our guidelines:
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[Jill H.]

I finally am starting this book which was highly recommended and loaned to me by a book reading friend. It has started out well so I think he was probably right......and he would tell you that he is always right!!

by Paul Dickson

[Kathy]

I am currently reading How to Mellify a Corpse by Vicki Leon. It is a quick read. A couple page synopsis of the history of ancient (Greek/Roman/etc.) beliefs and practices. Some interesting nuggets interspersed with lots of tedious filler. Don't recommend it.
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[Patrick]

I, just purchased SoldatSoldat: Reflections Of A German Soldier, 1936-49Siegfried Knappe I will be starting it today

[Alisa]

Kathy F and Patrick, please remember the citation guidelines: book cover, author photo (when available) and author link (always.) We do it this way for our memebership so that people can see what you are reading and link to the book and author. Kathy F, thanks for the book cover, when there is no author photo just add the hyperlink instead, like this

Vicki León

Patrick, your post would look like this

Siegfried Knappe

once you get the hang of it becomes second nature, but let any of the moderators know if you need a hand. thanks!

[Jill H.]

Patrick.....here is another book you might want to read on somewhat the same subject.....the story of the German Army from Frederick the Great until the fall of the Third Reich. It covers both the common soldier and the military hierarchy. I thought it would be rather dry but it turned out to be truly fascinating.....and chilling.



by John Laffin(no photo)

['Aussie Rick']

I have just started reading; "Death in the City of Light" and so far it has been a pretty interesting account.

by David King

[Jill H.]

I am not familiar with that book or the incident of a serial killer in occupied Paris, AR. Looks very interesting....might have to find it.

by David King

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jill, I wasn't aware of this case/incident either. So far the book has been interesting with accounts like this explaining the start of forensic pathology in France in the early 1920’s while working on the serial killer case of Henri Landru:

“Dr. Paul had cracked the case when, replicating Landru’s technique of disposing of his victims, he burned body parts in a kitchen stove. ‘A right foot’, Paul learned, ‘disappears in fifty minutes, a half skull with brains taken out in thirty-six minutes, the whole skull in one hour ten minutes. A human head with the brain, hair, tongue, etc. disappears in about one hour forty minutes.’ The most difficult to dispose of were the trunk and thorax, possibly explaining why the murderer at rue Le Sueur chopped the bodies up before feeding them to the fire.”


by David King

[Patrick]

Alisa, thanks for the heads up I'll continue to try to get it right.

[Patrick]

Jill, Thanks for the heads up.I have it in my to read pile I just have not put everything in it yet. John Laffin

[Jill H.]

In post 1211 I said that I was ready to start by Paul Dickson..........well, I didn't because I found this book at the library and couldn't resist it. So now I am reading it and loving it......very interesting. The other book will just have to wait. I appear to be in another phase....first it was the Crimean War and now it is the Great War......I am so obsessive!!!!!

by David Fromkin(no photo)

['Aussie Rick']

Nothing wrong with that Jill! You should check out; "The War to End all Wars" by Adam Hochschild as it is getting some very good reviews as well.

by Adam Hochschild

[Jill H.]

It is already on my TBR list. He also wrote one of my favorite books on colonial Africa....one of my classics.

by Adam Hochschild

['Aussie Rick']

It's on mine as well :)

[Bryan]

I started a spy novel. I don't read a lot of them, but I thought, why not:

Alex Berenson

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Bryan wrote: "I started a spy novel...:

Alex Berenson"

Let me know what you think, Bryan. Of his books I liked this one the best.
Alex Berenson

['Aussie Rick']

I've just started reading the hardback edition of; "Napoleon at Work".


by Colonel Vachee

[Kathy]

Jill wrote: "It is already on my TBR list. He also wrote one of my favorite books on colonial Africa....one of my classics.

[bookcover:King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror & Heroism in Colonial Afric..."

I just finished it. Very interesting book.

[Bryan]

Kathy: Don't forget to cite the book in a proper citation. I agree it is a very good book:

Adam Hochschild

[Christopher]

I just started reading by Diarmaid MacCulloch. I've had this one on my to-read shelf for a long time now and I'm excited to get it started. So far, it's pretty interesting.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

It looks good Christopher; let us know how you like it.

['Aussie Rick']

I have just started reading a new book just released in Australia titled; "The Pengiun Book of Australian War Writing".

by Mark Dapin

[Krystal]

I will be starting by Diane Chamberlaintomorrow. I enjoyed one other book by this author by Diane Chamberlain.

[Morgiana]

I started

by Conrad Totman

So far this book is pretty interesting.

['Aussie Rick']

Looks like a good book Morgiana. I've just started reading; "The Battle of Adwa" by Raymond Jonas.


by Raymond Jonas

[Morgiana]

Rick, indeed, I think
by Conrad Totman
will be a good book - detailed, interesting, what could I wish more?;)
I confess do not know too much about the Japanese pre-history but from now on ;)

And how do you feel about your book?
Let me know you opinions when you finished it.

[Edward]

I'm reading by Patrick Richard Butler. Originally published in 1920, it's a pleasant surprise so far. The author, who was a son of the famous military painter Lady Elizabeth Butler of "Scotland Forever" fame, served on the staff (as an aide de camp) of the British 7th Division. This division was formed at the beginning of World War I from the finest British regular regiments, and Butler witnessed first-hand its destruction at the First Battle of Ypres in October-November 1914, where he was badly wounded. Though written from the staff point of view, Butler's perspective is humane and likeable. Good read for WWI memoir buffs like myself.

[Jill H.]

Edward.....you have indeed added another book to my TBR list as I am very interested in the Great War. Thanks for the tip.

Patrick Richard Butler

['Aussie Rick']

Sounds like an excellent book Edward, another one to track down for the library!

[Avis]

I recently finished Rachel Calof's Story: Jewish Homesteader on the Northern Plains
Calof was unusual, for she was a women who left a nasty life as an orphan back in Russia for an arranged marriage in North Dakota to a man she'd never even met before. It was quite a gripping read.

[Bryan]

Very interesting, HRT. Thanks for sharing. Don't forget to add the author to your link.

by Rachel Calof

['Aussie Rick']

I'm about 100 pages into; "Van Gogh: The Life" by Steven Naifeh and Gregory Smith. Pretty interesting reading so far.


by Steven Naifeh

[Krystal]

I did not end up finishing by Marcus Tanner(no photo)

I've now started by Jodi Picoult

[Janie]

I'm reading Collapse: How Societies choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond. It's very interesting. I like how he takes it from society to society and blends from other chapters related information.

[Jill H.]

Janie......don't forget to use the book and author citations when mentioning a book. It should look like this:

by Jared Diamond

Thanks for your recommendation.

[Kathy]

Currently reading "The President is a Sick Man . . . " by Matthew Algeo. Pretty good so far; lots of interesting tidbits like the origin of the Baby Ruth candy bar name.
by Matthew Algeo (no photo)

[Janie]

Janie wrote: "I'm reading Collapse: How Societies choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond. It's very interesting. I like how he takes it from society to society and blends from other chapters related informat..."

How do I do that? I mentioned both the book and the author, but I do not know how to make the pictures appear.

[Jill H.]

Kathy.......if you like that book you might also want to look for: by Charles Lachman.(no photo) I read it earlier this year and it is fairly interesting. It touches on the subject of the President's surgery but it concentrates on Cleveland's affair and out-of-wedlock child.

[Christopher]

I'm starting by George Crile III this week. I really enjoyed the movie and found it fascinating. I hope the book is just as good.

[Janie]

Jill wrote: "Kathy.......if you like that book you might also want to look for: by Charles Lachman.(no pho..."

Well, the book about Grover Cleveland sounds like a really good read. I'll have to enter it into my Books/Articles to read listing in Excel.

[Alisa]

Janie, if you click on the add book/author link above the comment box, then do a search for the book title. Select the book using the cover radio button at the bottom, then immediately go in and do the same thing for the author. You can always use the preview button to check that it will appear properly. There are instructions in the mechanics of the board thread, let us know if you need a hand. It's a snap once you do it once or twice. Thanks!

[Janie]

Thank you very much. Is this required for every group discussion? This is my first one. Please advise.

[Jill H.]

Janie.....above the comment box is a link that says "add book/author". Click on that link and type in the name of the book. When it appears,go to the bottom of that page and click on "photo", then click "add" beside the book name. That will put the book cover into your post. Then return to the "add book/author" link and click on author tab at the top of the box. That will bring up the name of the author of your book and follow the same process. Many authors have no picture available so only the link needs to be used.
I am terrible at instructions but hopefully that explains the process.
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[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Alix, tome 7 : Le Dernier Spartiate by Jacques Martin

.... one of my favorite classics, having read it about a dozen times.

[Alisa]

Marjorie wrote: "I just finished . I loved this book. To describe it simply as a "historical novel," set in late 18th and early 19th century Japan, hardly do..."

Marjorie, sounds like a great book, thanks for sharing your notes. Please remember to add the author link in addition to the book cover when you cite a book like this so that those who are interested may find the discussion.


by David Mitchell

[Kathy]

According to the book I am reading now, the author tried to insinuate the child could have belong to either Grover Cleveland or Cleveland's father in law, Oscar Folsom. But Cleveland, being such a stand-up guy took the blame, since Folsom had a family. Said with tongue in cheek!
by Matthew Algeo (no photo)

[Bryan]

Cleveland's illness should make interesting reading.

Christopher, I started by George Crile III. I didn't finish it, not because it was bad, but I was reading a lot at the same time, so I stopped it; I plan to finish it though.