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[Alisa]

Welcome Bob! Glad you found us and with your interests there should be plenty here to explore so please dive in.

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Bill Clinton

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[Robert]

I read a school library book while I was teaching there, I forgot the book's title and author.
The book's story was told in Ivan Doig's narrative way,told by a foster child hustling and manipulating his way through a succession of Montana(?)foster homes. I think in the book's final sentence the boy says he's grown up and joined the marines.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Bob, Becky and Elizabeth,

We are glad to have you with us and hope you enjoy your time here at the History Book Club.

Bentley

[Linda]

Hi Bob and welcome! My job takes me to Italy often and I love it. I became interested in the Renaissance and ancient Rome. Right now I am reading about WWII another of my interests.


Linda

[Bob]

Linda wrote: "Hi Bob and welcome! My job takes me to Italy often and I love it. I became interested in the Renaissance and ancient Rome. Right now I am reading about WWII another of my interests.


Linda"

Linda, a book recommendation if you have not read:

Rick Atkinson

It should be up your alley.

Bob

[Linda]

I have read this book. My Uncle was one of 70+ soldiers in WWII that were in all the campaigns of the 3rd ID. He was in an anti-tank regiment or platoon ( I need to get my divisions in the army straight.) I do genealogy and found out he was kept 6 months later interviewing death camp survivors~ My Grand parents were from Poland.

I am a member of the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago. Mr. Atkinson was in Chicago last spring. He was very interesting. The 3rd book is supposed to be out early 2012. I am going to reread the first 2 in the fall so I will be ready for the 3rd in the late winter or early spring.

Thanks for the reccomendation!!!

Linda

[Rose]

Hello everyone,
I'm not very good at talking about myself so apologies in advance. My name is Rose I'm from Dublin, Ireland. I'm almost 20. At the moment I'm a Carer for my mother and also look after my niece(2) and nephew(5). In September I'm planning on returning to college to do a course in legal administration.
And that's basically me right now in a nutshell. Thanks a lot for letting me join.

[Alisa]

Welcome Rose, glad you could join us.

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Rebecca Skloot

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[Max]

Hello Rose,

Good to meet you- it was a wonderful and thorough introduction for someone who's not very good at talking about themselves!

It's nice to have you here, and I look forward to reading your posts. Hopefully you'll have lots of fun talking about your favourite periods of history, books and authours, whilst learning a little something along the way. :)

Glad you found us. Thanks for joining!

[Bud]

Hello,

My name is Bud and after some tedious bouts with the site, it looks as if my attempts to introduce myself might have worked. This site just came up for me last night. My choices of books center around non-fiction U. S. military history. Also my thanks to one of the moderators for getting me this far. Although it took me quite a while to get my computer to get to the right place in spite of my fimgers striking the wrong keys, it has been a neat experience reading the many comments. Meanwhile, if this works, at least the introduction was finally conquered.

[Max]

Welcome Bud, nice to have you with us.

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[Alisa]

Bud, success! Great to have you in the group. I am sure you will find plenty to explore and discuss with others.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Bud ....we are very glad that you found us and hope you enjoy your time here.

Great job Max with the introduction and the links for Bud.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Rose and Bud and welcome to the group, I am sure that both of you will have a fun time here chatting about great books and authors, enjoy :)

[Robert]

I sure would like to read some Aussie history books. You betcha. Especially WW11 and since.
azbob

[Robert]

Hi everyone. My name's Robert and I'm currently writing-up my PhD thesis on Ancient Greek history and literature. This looks like a very interesting group, and I look forward to hearing what other people are reading.

[Douglas]

I am a doctoral candidate in history at Canada's York University. My fields are Canadian, Aboriginal, and US history. I'll be doing my comprehensive exams this fall in Canadian and Aboriginal, and at the moment all of my reading (and most of my waking hours) are consumed by reading books on the comps lists for my two examination areas. Thus I'm not going to be much fun where discussions of current titles are concerned, but I will be hovering and interested to see what others think of new releases. I read pretty broadly, although my main areas of expertise and interest are exploration and North American colonial history, with an emphasis in the latter case on Indigenous peoples.

[Robert]

I have never read any book about Canadian history, government or politics. Can you recommend a couple?
azbob

[Alisa]

Welcome Robert and Douglas! Glad you found our group and decided to join.

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. This is how the books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

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[Alisa]

Robert wrote: "I have never read any book about Canadian history, government or politics. Can you recommend a couple?
azbob"

Robert, I am moving your post to this thread ~
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

It is the best and most appropriate place to ask for recommendations from the membership.

[Max]

Bentley wrote: "Great job Max with the introduction and the links for Bud."

Thanks Bentley.

Hello and welcome to Robert and Douglas. It's nice to have you with us. I'm sure you'll both have lots of fun discussing history, your favourite books, and authours. I look forward to reading your contributions.

[Bryan]

Welcome Bob, Rose, Bud, Robert, and Douglas. Glad all of you found us and I do hope you find the group rewarding.

[Conor]

Hello everyone,

It's great to find such an active reading group as this-- I look forward to contributing if time permits. My name is Conor; I am 24 years old and about to start pharmacy school at UC San Diego. I have switched career paths twice- first from dentistry to English PhD, now to pharmacy. I really hope this one sticks; I could use some more stability in my life!

While pursuing English I became especially interested in French literary theory, philosophy, and culture, and was excited by the international artistic community that was active in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. This is one of the historical moments I would like to learn more about.

The other topic that has piqued my interest recently is ancient Greece. It sits at the boundary of myth and the beginning of history, and seems the foundation of almost everything that followed. Many philosophers have lauded the Greeks' way of life for one reason or another, and I would like to better understand what the big deal was.

Finally: I did a lot of work on Samuel Beckett and Nietzsche as an English major. Both of these writers fascinate me and I would like to develop my understanding of them for as long as I live.

Having said all this, I am still very open to reading new books and topics related to history. I used to read only fiction but find myself entering a nonfiction phase of my life. There is so much to know that I prefer to connect more directly to the world I live in.

Anyways apologies for the extended intro. I hope to learn more about you all and the world we live in through this reading group. Thanks for having me!

[Bryan]

Welcome, Conor. 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. This is how the authors you've mentioned should look:

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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[Alisa]

Conor, glad you found us and decided to join. With your interests I am sure you will find much here to explore and discuss with other members. Glad to have you!

[Linda]

Welcome Douglas, I would be interested in what you have to say about the colonization of "the Bruce" My ancestors were some to the first there.


Linda

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Robert, Douglas and Conor and welcome to the group. I am sure that all of you will have a fun time here chatting about good books and authors and discovering new titles to read.

[Max]

Welcome Conor, glad to have you with us.

[Douglas]

Robert wrote: "I have never read any book about Canadian history, government or politics. Can you recommend a couple?
azbob"
Hi Robert: that's a pretty broad field, Cdn history. I am going to take a wild stab and suggest one for starters: John Mack Faragher's A Great and Noble Scheme, on the tragedy of the Acadian expulsion. Faragher is an American academic, and because so much "Canadian" history is really continental in the pre-Confederation era, some of the essential reading has been produced by American historians.

A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

[Douglas]

Linda wrote: "Welcome Douglas, I would be interested in what you have to say about the colonization of "the Bruce" My ancestors were some to the first there.


Linda"

Hi Linda: I live on the other side of Georgian Bay, outside of Midland. I don't have any books on the Bruce colonists that immediately come to mind. But if you're interested in a grounding in the 19th-century history of the peninsula, it's worthwhile investigating the treaty-making with Indigenous people, as it remains contentious and the subject of ongoing land claims. J.R. Miller's Compact, Contract, Covenant is a good start.Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada

[Alisa]

Douglas, please be sure to post your book recommendations using the book cover and author links as required in the club's guidelines. Use the book cover, author photo when available, and author link. Your posts should look like this:
John Mack Faragher
J.R. Miller

Thanks!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

All,

This thread is only for intros and welcomes. We do have an off topic and conversation thread where the sky is the limit for conversation. However, no matter what thread you are on, we do have a citation rule for any citations of books and authors. This helps everyone find the conversation on any book or author and cross reference it to various threads on our site and goodreads. The software is very powerful and we try to take advantage of it.

Thank you Alisa for the reminders and assistance that you have given.

[Lessa]

Hello everyone,

My name is Lessa and I'm a recent graduate living in OK. I've always loved history (particularly political history) so finding this group was a case of love at... Well, I won't say at first sight, so much as love at first-glance-through-the-reading list. I look forward to reading and discussing with you all.

[Karolina]

Hi Robert and Welcome. I am Australian (I have heard all the jokes ;) My childhood sounds remarkably similar to your own. The first book about myths I read was by Gustav Schwab. I was hooked completely, I eat, breathe and sleep Greece. When I finally arrived in Greece, as corny as it sounds it felt like home and that I had been away for much too long. The Greeks have a word for that feeling of longing to be back in Greece - they call it Xenitia.

What's the topic of your PhD?

btw I checked out your book. Looks great.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Lessa,

Welcome to the group, I am sure you'll have a great time here discussing your favourite books and authors and I am sure you will find lots of good suggestions once you start poking around in the various threads.

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.

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[Laurence]

Hi,

I am a new author with a lifelong love of history. I have been reading historical novels and non fiction since I was a teenager forty years ago. I am currently enjoying Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore and have recently finished Plagues, their Origin, History and Future, and Gromoires, A history of Magic Books. I hope to contribute as time allows. History is the one subject that will keep me interested until I too am part of our historical story.

[Bryan]

Welcome Lessa, glad you found us and I do hope get super-excited by the reading list and discussions.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Laurence. Glad you could join us and interesting book selection. Thanks for sharing!

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. This is how the books you've mentioned should look:

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Michael B.A. Oldstone

Owen Davies

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[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good to have you with us Laurence. Be sure to take a look at the helpful hints that Bryan provided for you and our rules for citations.

Welcome Lessa. As mentioned about we do have a few rules and guidelines to make it easier for all of our members to cross reference all books and authors mentioned and find related discussions.

[Brian]

Hello all. I'm Brian - 62, married. Looking forward to getting ideas for new books to add to my list.

You might get a sense of me from my "How I Met My Wife" story.

Divorced, a single dad, I read a personal ad (the old classified paper section type).

"SWF, lover of books, NPR, 2 kids, looking for male, similar interests, height proportionate to weight"

A woman who loved books! Figuring I had nothing to lose but the cost of a stamp - I wrote a letter, closing with:

"Now for the truth in advertising. I don't listen to National Public Radio and as for height proportionate to weight - I have to grow 7 inches taller before we meet."

I got 2 points for knowing what NPR was - and scored for honesty and humor. Now, 16 years later (married 14), we still share books.(and I STILL need to grow taller)

[Max]

Welcome Brian. Glad you could join and it's nice to have you with 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. This is how a book you've mentioned should look:

by Tacitus

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['Aussie Rick']

Hi Laurence, welcome to the group and I'm sure you'll have a fun time here. I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying "Jerusalem" by Simon Sebag Montefiore as I have that set aside to read sometime soon as well :)

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Brian and also welcome to the group, if you love good books then you've joined the right group. I liked the story about how you met your wife, well done!

[Alisa]

Welcome Leesa, Karolina, Laurence, and Brian! Good to have you all with us and hope you enjoy exploring topics and book discussions. The links my colleague moderators provided are good resources for understanding book citations and other board administration and it's easy once you get the hang of things. We look forward to your posts.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Brian. Great story, by the way. I hope you enjoy your stay at HBC.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great story Brian and welcome to the group. We are delighted to have you.

Bentley

[Allison]

Hi, I'm Allison - I'm 28 & I live in Vermont. I'm an accountant/analyst at a small software company in Burlington. My reading choices tend to be either WWII related or biographies on presidents and/or their families. I joined Goodreads yesterday, and I haven't read My Life yet, so I may jump into the discussion later on (looks like I have some time to catch up!). I'm really excited to know that something like this exists - my friends and family read a lot of popular fiction, so we don't really have much we can discuss when it comes to books. Nice to meet you all!
Bill Clinton

I'm currently reading:
Evan Thomas

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Allison, welcome to the group and well done of your first posts, you've got the book cover and author link down nicely, well done. I hope you enjoy the group and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact one of the moderators

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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

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[Alisa]

Allison, welcome we are glad to have you. Thanks for being attentive about posting book covers and author links, much appreciated and well done. With your interests you will find lots to explore and discuss here with other members so please jump in. We look forward to your posts!

[Jonathan]

Hi Everyone
Afraid I'm rubbish at introductions, but here goes.
I'm Jonathan. Born in South Wales, I've lived here all my life. I got interested in the Peninsular War period a few years ago when I needed to make a set of tack for a cavalry horse - long story, but I've been a saddler by trade for the last twelve years so that's not as bad as it sounds.
The problem with history, which I hated with a vengeance at school, is it tends to get under your skin. So now, apart from reading as much as I can about Napoleon et al, I have a novel published based on British light dragoons of the time, and more in the pipeline. The highlights of my 'historical' career so far (if you can call them that) have been giving a talk to the Napoleonic Association Annual Conference on 'Researching and Writing a Historical Novel' and getting a congratulatory email from Bernard Cornwell.
See? Pretty unexciting, really.

Great to meet more enthusiasts.