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[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Ted,
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]

Welcome Ted to the ever expanding History Club. Enjoy and participate.

[Becky]

Hi Ted, welcome to the best little history club on the internet. Better get comfy because there's lots of interesting reading and recommendations here.

[Bryan]

Hi Darren, welcome to the HBC. Jump right in.

[Alisa]

Hi Ted, welcome to the group.

[Bryan]

Hello Ted. Andre gave you some good links to help you out. For your author citation:

David McCullough

[Nicole]

Welcome Bill, Ayca, Tomerobber, Darren, Tiffany, Gina and Ted (I think I got everyone). I'm sure you'll find lots to enjoy here.

[Alex]

Hello everyone!
I live in Pennsylvania. I like history, especially ancient and medieval. I like reading
historical non-fiction and fiction books.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Alex. 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.

This is how the book should look:

Tim Weiner

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 Alex!  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 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 a book you mention in a message should look: 

Boris Pasternak

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]

Alex welcome to the group. Lots to explore here so please enjoy!

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Ted. Your son might like the Roman Mysteries series; there are 17 in all. Here's the first one.
by Caroline Lawrence

And welcome Alex. It's great to have you here.

[Mark]

Welcome Alex to the History Club group!

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Alex, 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

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hi Steelwhisper - we do not allow authors to self advertise or solicit - we are glad to have you here but no matter how veiled or minor - we allow no solicitation of any kind. Good luck with your research but keep that in mind. We delete all such posts. We ask that authors focus their intro on history and what interested them in the group.

[Anthony]

Hello All! I got on here a week ago or so but never introduced myself. I am Tony Garn. I am an Army veteran who has studied history on my own and in college for years. I and my fiance both are avid history readers. i just returned from Ireland with a renewed interest in Celtic history.

[Alisa]

Hello Anthony! 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 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.

[Bryan]

Hi, Tony, welcome aboard. There are plenty of things to read about here.

[Becky]

Hi Tony! Welcome to the best little history club on the internet. Better get comfy because there's lots of interesting reading and recommendations here.

[Mark]

Welcome Tony! If you have any good historical Celtic books to recommend please pass the information along on. If you choose, it appears that “Travel Talk” thread in the History Club file folder would be the appropriate location to post such information.

A few years ago I toured Ireland and picked up enough history to know that the national color is royal blue rather than emerald green and the country’s symbol is the harp not a leprechaun! I’m also fascinated by the Guinness family history in relation to beer and the origin of the Guinness Records.

Guinness World Records

[Allison]

Hi everyone! I'm Allie from Florida. Just joined Goodreads. Had been on the site a few times looking for suggestions but never thought of joining until now. I love history & historical fiction. Mainly interested in European history...especially english history, classical Greece, the Celts. So looking forward to some good suggestions here!

[Bryan]

Welcome, Allie. You came to the right spot.

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.

Here is an example:

James M. McPherson

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.

[Alisa]

Hi Allie, welcome to the group. LOTS here to explore so please poke around and join in the discussions and book recommendations. We look forward to your participation.

[Jill H.]

Welcome to all the new members. I am sorry that I didn't get the chance to individualize the welcome but I was on vacation. So to all of you, a warm welcome to all you history lovers. You will find much here to pique your interest and I hope you will participate in the discussions and book recommendations. Enjoy!!!!

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Tony and Allie. It's always great to meet new people who love history.

[Becky]

Hi Allie, welcome aboard - lots of good history reading and recommendations in these threads.

[Mark]

Welcome Allie! Check the various thread sites for recommendations on books.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Tony and Allie, 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

[Allison]

Thanks everyone! Glad to be along

[Jennifer]

Hello! I just found this app/group accidentally & am happy I did. I am a voracious reader, with stacks of books in almost every room, reading several books at a time depending on which room I'm in. History is my favorite, particularly the Kennedys, Civil War, and British History. I find myself reading one book that leads me into a theme, and I end up educating myself. Right now I'm reading Churchill/Truman/FDR books. I'm a married mother of a teen daughter living in Lancaster Co, PA.

[Becky]

Hi Jennifer!  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 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 a book you mention should look: 

David McCullough

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!   

[Bryan]

Welcome, Jennifer, you should feel right at home here. Enjoy!

[Jill H.]

Glad you found us, Jennifer. This is the place for the history lover. Please take some time to browse the threads and join right in. We look forward to your participation.

[Jennifer]

Hello everybody!

My name is Jennifer,

I am an '08 grad from OSU in history. For my degree I specialzed in Russian history but my real passion is Tudor England.

I have a 2 year old daughter with my boyfriend, they are my world .

I work at a hotel in TX as a front desk agent.

My goal is to someday write a book. I'm not sure if it will be fiction or non, I have a few ideas for either.

I think that is me in a nutshell :)

[Jill H.]

Welcome Jennifer. You have come to the right place for the history lover.

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 a book you mention should look:

by Robert K. Massie



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

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4......

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8......

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

[Mark]

A big welcome to both Jennifer’s from different regions of America! Your interests transcend to other countries and this worldwide History Club looks forward to sharing book information.

[Alisa]

Welcome Jennifer and Jennifer! Gald to have you both, hope you enjoy exploring the threads and participating in the discussions.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Jennifer, glad you found us here.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Jennifer and Jennifer, 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

[Becky]

Hi Jennifer In TX! Welcome to the best little book club on the internet! Lots to read here, so get comfy.

[Nicole]

Welcome Alex, Tony, Allie, Jennifer and Jennifer! I'm sure you will find lots to enjoy here.

[Denis]

Hi
I'm Denis from Long Island, NY. I am a lifelong reader with a broad interest in all types of history, and I have taught HS history for over 25 years.

My interest in history was kindled by my father, an avid reader and also a history teacher who introduced me to Harold Lamb and Thomas B. Costain when I was quite young, my great uncle Jack who had a seanchai's knowledge of Irish history, myth and legend (and who was proud to be descended from the hereditary family of historians who served the Ard Ri 800 years ago), and by a kindly old man named Mr. George who was a Holocaust survivor from Romania. He owned a bookstore in my hometown and took an interest in my education, giving me copies of Herodotus, Thucydides and Plutarch when my friends were reading the Hardy Boys.

I teach the International Baccalaureate course, History of the Americas and my students' research interest help keep me current with modern historiography. I'm a member of the AHA and the OAH and I picked up Mommsen's History of Rome this summer (which I hadn't read in 30 years) and that's kept me pretty busy for the past few weeks.

One of my former students introduced me to Goodreads just recently and I'm looking forward to being a member of this group.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Denis,
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]

Welcome Denis to the global History Club!

[Jennifer]

Hello! I tend to start one book and then it leads into more of the subject-kind of an informal study. Right now I'm trying to teach myself more about Churchill, which also lead me to the Blitz and Roosevelt. I'm supplementing my reading by watching documentaries. Can anyone recommend some good books on these subjects? I'm reading a Churchill/Roosevelt book & I'm about to start Manchester's Churchill series as soon as I can get Vol. 1 from the library. Any suggestions appreciated.Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic FriendshipJon MeachamThe Last Lion: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

[Bryan]

Hello, Denis. HS history is so important, and I applaud your great efforts!

Andre gave you some helpful links, especially about citing books and authors. Here are some more examples you mentioned:

Harold Lamb

Thomas B. Costain

Theodor Mommsen

Let us know if you have any questions.

[Bryan]

Jennifer, good try on your citation. Don't forget to add a book cover and author image and link:

Jon Meacham

William Raymond Manchester
(This book is a good one I have found)

We have a Churchill thread, so feel free to explore:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

[Jill H.]

What a great introduction, Denis. We are glad you joined us. There is much to see here and we hope, with your background, that you will actively participate in the book discussions/recommendations. Any questions?...just ask any of the moderators.

[Jennifer]

Bryan wrote: "Hello, Denis. HS history is so important, and I applaud your great efforts!

Andre gave you some helpful links, especially about citing books and authors. Here are some more examples you mentione..."

Thanks...I kept trying to add the pix but my computer wasn't cooperating. Appreciate it!

[Jill H.]

Remember that the "link" is the default setting, and you must change that to "cover" or "photo" at the bottom of the window. It just takes a couple of tries for it to become second nature!!!