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[Bryan]

Welcome, Josh, Chris, Ricky, and Kelly. I'm glad you found us here. Enjoy and jump right in.

[[deleted user]]

Hello All
My name is Lori and I just discovered Goodreads and your History Group. This is truly exciting as I am rarely without a book in my hand and my interests lie with history and biographies. In fact my bookcases are overflowing.

I am a recently retired accountant who also enjoys cooking, birding and crosswords.

Looking forward to interesting discussions with all of you.
...lori

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Lori,
welcome to the group!
BTW: A nice birdie!!!!

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

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Lori,

What is that bird anyways; it appears to be giant but that might be the telephoto lens. Is it a real bird? I was thinking it was not at first.

Hope you enjoy our group as much as we enjoy having you.

Thank you to Andre for doing the formal introduction and adding the helpful links which will ensure that you get off to a great start.

[Mark]

Welcome Lori and we are glad you found us! History is interesting.

[Bryan]

Hello, Lori and welcome to the group.

[Nicole]

Welcome to the group Lori!

[Becky]

Hi Lori and welcome! Lots of great stuff here - just poke around the threads a bit.

[Alisa]

Welcome Lori, we are glad to have you. Enjoy the discussions!

[Becky]

Hi Bill!  Welcome to the best little international  history book club on the net! :-)   We've got great books, discussions and people here so pull up a chair and get comfy.  

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 ( in that order) at the bottom of the post, after the text. 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 you mentioned should look: 

by Erik Larson

by Candice Millard (no photo)


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...

If you have any questions feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us.   Happy reading!   

[Alisa]

Welcome Bill we are glad to have you in the group. Hope you find books and topics of interest to discuss with other members.

[Bryan]

Welcome Bill. Glad you found us.

[Mark]

Hello Bill and welcome to a wonderful worldwide History Club!

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Bill, 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

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Bill. It's great to have you with us.

[[deleted user]]

Bently and Andre, the bird is a nose-to-nose shot of a blue footed boobie. I saw tons of them on a trip to the Sea of Cortez several years ago.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Fascinating a real bird. A boobie. Are they one of the birds that are indigenous to the Galapagos Islands?

I learn something every day in this group and many times it has nothing to do with history.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Josh wrote: "Becky wrote: "Hi Josh - welcome to the best little history group on the internet!

Speaking of the Reconstruction era Redeemers, I read Eric Foner's Reconstruction a few months ago - excellent ..."

Josh, do not forget the required citation: (book cover, author's photo and author's link) - I am not sure which book you are referring to. (I will assume this one)

by Eric Foner

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Lori wrote: "Bently and Andre, the bird is a nose-to-nose shot of a blue footed boobie..."

Thanks, Lori, I don't think I have met Boobie before...

[Ayça]

Hello! I'm Ayça from Turkey. I'm so glad to join this group. However, I should have joined a year ago, It would be very helpful for my lecture "Making of the Modern World" at the college. I'm a linguist, but interested in the history also. I can live just with my books, coffee and music. :) I love reading the classics, history fiction and non-fiction. By the way, I want to thank you who have created this group so comprehensive.

[Mark]

Welcome, Ayça. Glad you could join 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 (when available) 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 a book you might mentioned should look:


Tim Weiner

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.

[Alisa]

Hello Ayca, welcome to the group we are glad to have you.

[Bryan]

Welcome Ayca, glad you found us.

[Mark]

Ayça wrote: By the way, I want to thank you who have created this group so comprehensive.

The credit goes to Bentley, the "Big Dog", the founder of the History Club and our official moderator.

Turkey certainly has a lot of history. I loved Ephesus and wish to see more of Turkey someday.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Ayça, 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

[Tomerobber]

Hi everyone . . . I'm Tomerobber . . and I LOVE books!! I've only been posting to this site since Nov. 2011. I'm a retired nurse . . . after 42 years I decided it was probably time to start taking care of myself ;) Now I have the time to read as much as I want . . . and I've been plowing through my huge to be read pile of books. I hadn't thought about joining a particular group as I have such a large stash to get through . . . But I realized that a great many of those books were dealing with history in it's many forms so I thought . . . Hmmm, maybe this would be a good group to join. 
My favorite format has become eBooks and Audiobooks although I also have print books as well. But I find the electronic media to be most satisfying . . . having the ability to alter my reading environment to suit myself is great . . . I have 9 different reading apps on my 2 iPads and 3 iTouches and I can change the font, text color, page color and size of the font at the tap of my finger. Most of them also allow me to highlight, make notes, and look up words with a dictionary feature. And my local library has made many improvements in lending electronic media as well . . . and many books can be downloaded for FREE!! I also love listening to audio versions of some books as well . . . as I can LISTEN faster than I can READ (LOL).
I'm looking forward to finding more GOODREADS with this group. 

[Ayça]

Mark wrote: Turkey certainly has a lot of history. I loved Ephesus and wish to see more of Turkey someday.

I hope you will have a chance to visit Turkey some day. So many historical sites to visit. It is impossible not to love history here.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Tomerobber. Glad you could join us. eBooks are great if you ask me.

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 K. Massie

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.

[Mark]

Welcome Tomerobber. We are glad you found us and we look forward to your comments and input.

[Becky]

Hi Tomerobber and welcome! I love your name and also am retired, tackling my TBR ( to be read ) stash and enjoying the new electronics.

[Alisa]

Welcome Tomerobber, we are glad to have you! Please join in the discussions and book recommendation notes. The more participation the better.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Ayca and Tomerobber (interesting moniker). I'm sure you'll both find much to interest you here.

[[deleted user]]

The blue footed boobie (as well as the duller brown footed boobie) is found in the Galapagos but also common in southern Baja. If you google the boobies you will get a more realistic picture of them including one of them doing their mating dance. Fun stuff.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Tomerobber, 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

[Darren]

Hi all my name is Darren (feel free to friend me)

Had to take early retirement in 1995 for health reasons.

Attended Moray Collage & University of Aberdeen.

Now a Self-directed Lifelong Learner in the context of autodidacticism. Taking advantage of the wealth of online resources and tools.

Of interest: Cyberculture; Learning Methods; Mind Mapping; Study Skills; Thinking; Visual Mapping & Visual Thinking.

Fields of Study: Humanities: Cyberculture; Film Studies; History; Literature & Philosophy. Life Sciences: Anatomy; Biology & Zoology. Social Sciences: Geography; Political science; Psychology & Sociology.

Other topics of interest: Computers & Computing; Natural History & Social Networking.

[Alisa]

Welcome Darren, 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 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.

[Becky]

Hi Darren!  Welcome to the best little international  history book club on the net! :-)   We've got great books, discussions and people here so pull up a chair and get comfy.  :-)

[Mark]

Darren, welcome to the global History Club.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Darren. You sure have a wealth of interests - there's bound to be something here you'll enjoy.

[Tomerobber]

Thanks for the welcome everybody!! Have to get back to my TBR pile ;-)

[Tiffany]

Hello all! I am Tiffany, a mother of a 6 year old boy and History graduate student in Texas (my husband is also attending graduate school for history, so things stay interesting around my house). I am rarely without a book in my hand, and usually have several books scattered in different rooms of the house to read depending on which room I am in. I have a BA in English literature and history, so my interest in books is quite wide ranged. Thank you for the add to the group, I look forward to reading the books on the lists (in between the 20 to 30 books I have to read each semester for school) and participating in the discussions :)

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Tiffany,
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

[Mark]

Tiffany welcome to the worldwide History Club. Texas, with the state motto “Friendship” certainly has a history of its own.

[G.G.]

Hi everyone. My name is Gina and I live in New Orleans. My professional background is law. I'm currently on hiatus from working so that I can be home with my daughter. I have a B.A. in English Literature with a Minor in French Literature. I've always enjoyed historical literature and I'm very happy to find the History Club.

[Mark]

Welcome, Gina. Glad you could join 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 (when available) 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 a book you might mention should look:


Charles Dickens

Please use the “(preview)” tab to view your alignment before officially “posting”.
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.

[Becky]

Hi Tiffany and Gina! Welcome to the best little history club on the internet! You'd better get comfy because there's lots of great threads tucked away here with super recommendations and outstanding discussions.

[Alisa]

Welcome Tiffany and Gina we are glad to have you in the group. Lots here to explore, we hope you participate in the discussions and book recommendations.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Tiffany and Gina. You are sure to find much here to interest you.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Gina and Darren, 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

[Ted]

My name is Ted.

I am 46 year old cell phone salesman working on an occupational therapy degree.

I have a 14 yr old that somewhat shares my passion for history.

I like ANYTHING written by David Mcculough and read anything having to do with any war.

Love to find small facts I didnt realize had happened and the large affects the had on the outcomes of conflicts.