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[Tim]

Alisa wrote: "Tim wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Hi Tim! Welcome, we are glad to have you. With your interests I think you will find plenty to explore and discuss with other members. Enjoy!"

Hi Alisa,
Thank you fo..."


thanks :)

[Jeri]

Greetings!

My name is Jeri and I live in North Carolina. Although, I do have summer homes in Solace, Braavos, the Black Forest and Oxford, among others. :) I like to read and dive into different worlds and stories. A good yarn, is a good yarn. That being said, I read a variety of genres. Such as the classics, fantasy, historical, horror, mystery/suspense, and a little sci-fi. I am not a fan of romance by itself. If it is historical romance, I may give it a try. I also enjoy some young adult novels as well.
My favorite book is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Other favorites are the Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin, Dragonlance by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, Deerskin by Robin McKinley, Cabal by Clive Barker, and Watchers by Dean Koontz. Besides these authors, other authors I really enjoy are Juliet Marillier, Rick Riordan, Phillipa Gregory, Laurell K Hamilton {Merry Gentry series}, Alice Borchardt, Charlaine Harris, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Morgan Llywelyn, and Carrie Ryan. My favorite poet is Percy Shelley-he has my heart.


I am fairly new to the workings of goodreads. So, please add me as a friend, if you would like. And recommend me a good book! :)

[Bryan]

Welcome, Jeri. 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/books you've mentioned should look:

Mary Shelley
George R.R. Martin
Margaret Weis
Philip Pullman
Robin McKinley
Clive Barker
Dean Koontz

Marillier Juliet
Rick Riordan
Phillipa Gregory
Laurell K. Hamilton
Alice Borchardt
Charlaine Harris
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Llywelyn Morgan
Carrie Ryan
Percy Bysshe Shelley

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.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Tim and Jeri and welcome to the group, I hope you both have a fun time here finding new books and authors and chatting about old favourites.

[Alisa]

Jeri, welcome, glad to have you. Plenty here to explore and discuss so please jump into the conversations!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Bryan and Alisa thank you for giving all of the newbies so much assistance.

Welcome all.

[Emelie]

Hi!

My name is Emelie and I'm 22 years old from Stockholm, Sweden.

I'm interested in almost every time period and every culture. I just think everything is interesting, from the stone age through our modern history.

[Alisa]

Welcome Emelie, glad you joined us.

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. An example of how books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

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]

welcome Emelie. I hope you enjoy your time here with the group.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Emelie and welcome to the group, I hope you have a fun time here discussing great books and authors.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Emilie - we are glad to have you with us.

[Emelie]

Thank you all for your welcomes!

[Mara]

Hi everyone!

My name is Mara, and I'm glad to find such a great community for group discussions. My love of reading started at a young age. I have fond memories of participating in the Great Books program at my elementary school. I am an attorney and live in Florida. I look forward to learning more about different historical periods. One of my favorite books is The Time-traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer. I am fascinated with English history and how it has impacted our government and its laws.

I am new to this website and look forward to participating in this book club.

[Alisa]

Welcome Mara, we are glad you found us and happy to welcome you.

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. The book you mentioned should look like this:

Ian Mortimer

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.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Mara, we are delighted to have you with us. Thanks to Alisa, one of our assisting moderators, I can see that you have all of the helpful links to look at.

There are quite a few legal eagles who are members.

Enjoy.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Welcome, Mara, glad you found us.

[Mara]

Thanks Alisa, Bentley and Bryan. I will make sure to read your links. Hope you are all having a nice holiday weekend.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mara and welcome to the group, I think you will enjoy yourself here :)

[Håvard]

Hi

My name is Håvard Bergli. I am living in Oslo, Norway. Educated as lawyer but now working in real estate. I have always been interested in history and was at one point in time studying Intellectual History in the university as my main topic. That is however history now... Hope to get some inspiration fromt this group and look forward to participate.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Håvard. Glad you could join us. I find intellectual history very interesting myself and sometimes gets lost.

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.

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.

[Alisa]

Welcome, Håvard, glad you decided to join us. There is plenty here to explore and Bryan provided you with some helpful links to get you started. We look forward to your participation.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

We are glad to have you Håvard.

Thank you to Bryan and Alisa for their assistance and greetings. What is Intellectual History?

[Håvard]

Alisa, Bentley and Brian

Thanks for welcoming me.

Bentley: Maybe I chose a misleading term (in Norwegian the term is Idehistorie). Maybe the term History of Ideas is more appropriate. We studied the history of philosophy, literature, art, science, religion, and other more vague ideas of certain periods (the "mentality" of a given period). In Norway - as I also believe is the case in several other European countries - this area of history is organized as a separate entity with its own professors and classes etc and you can get a separate degree in Idehistorie. It is separated from "real" history which then are more concerned with politics, wars, nations and empires etc. I think I remember from my student days that we learned that this division - which may be (and is) debated - is not found in Anglo-American universities.

[Bryan]

I took a college class on American intellectual history, but I doubt it is taught anymore. I like the term "history of ideas", too.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

That is fascinating Håvard and sounds like a tremendous field of study. Thank you for explaining and welcome to the group.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Håvard and welcome to the group, I hope you have an enjoyable time here discovering good books and new authors.

[Mindy]

Good Evening. I am Mindy. I love books. I love history and non fiction but I also love a good mystery.

Emergency medicine is my trade so I also love reading about the human body and biology.

I was born 60 yrs too late. I love the era of the 1920s and 30s. This time in history fascinates me. I just read The Ellis Island Interviews. Life seemed hard but so much simpler then.

I look forward to finding out what others are reading.

[Alisa]

Hi Mindy, we are glad you found us and decided to join. There are so many members with varied interests I am certain you will find plenty to discuss with other folks here.

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 books you mention should look:


Rebecca Skloot

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.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mindy, welcome to the group, I am sure you will find lots here to keep you interested.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Lance, I've deleted your post - no self-promotion allowed as per our guidelines.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Mindy,

Specifically, the book you mentioned should look like the following:

by Peter Morton Coan

Normally, you should always add the bookcover, the author's photo and the author's link which is the author's name in linkable text. Sometimes as in the case of the book you cited; the author's photo may not be available so you simply add just two of the components which are available. Adding citations properly is part of our rules and guidelines but if you need any additional help we are here to help you.

Welcome to you and thanks to Alisa for adding some helpful links.

[Jon]

Hi,

My Name is Jon. I am 37 and presently I live in Long Beach with my wife, daughter (2 years old), a large dog and a docile cat. I am in the shipping industry and so my locations of employment are at the ports, LA and Long Beach being the largest. I have a MBA and I completed my undergraduate at the California Maritime Academy - so I've done some deep sea sailing.

My Father was in the US Navy so I grew up a military brat. This exposure of living in a number of different places such as Saudi Arabia and my parents focus on education has made me an avid reader. My favorite subjects are military history, particularly World War 2. Next in line is American History. I am more of a contemporary history buff as well as American History because I can identify with the concepts and times more readily. I also tend to gravitate to present authors of History because I have found the classics to be more challenging to understand. I do try to read about other cultures when the subject suits me. In summary, I am much more into non-fiction because it happened than Fiction unless it happens to be historical fiction work such as Ken Follett and Jeff Shaara.

Besides reading, as far as hobbies I love to exercise but had neck surgery in April/2011 ala Peyton Manning's type procedure so I am contiuning to rehab at this time. My other interests are watching Football, attending events, eating good food, traveling and spending time with my family. I am excited to learn more and engage with the History Club.Ken Follett Jeff Shaara

[Bryan]

Hi Mindy and welcome.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Jon. Glad you could join us.

You did great with the author citations!

More information on citation if you need it:
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.

[Ivan]

Greetings.
I'm Ivan and I come from Croatia. I graduated history on Hrvatski Studiji but haven't worked in my field so far (although I hope to).
As my parents tell me I loved reading ever since I was old enough to flip pages and look at pretty pictures. I haven't changed much since then and I still remain a passionate reader. If anything, my book addiction got even worse since I got Kindle as I got easier access to many books on English.
I enjoy historical fiction, fantasy, SF but I give a chance to books of different genre. I have only joined goodreads recently in hope to find books I might enjoy more easily.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Jon, what a tremendously thoughtful introduction and you did your author citations so well. I think you will be an asset to the group and like the rest of us - we love non fiction.

Sailing is a wonderful sport and I am sure being from where you are makes for some great sailing weather.

All best,

Bentley

PS: Thanks to Bryan for providing you with some helpful links regarding our rules and guidelines and our citation rules.

[Alisa]

Jon and Ivan, welcome to both of you, we are glad you joined the group!

Ivan, 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 books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2878...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5409...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1851...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bryan]

Welcome Ivan. Glad you found us.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jon and Ivan and welcome to the group. I hope you both have a great time here discussing old favourites and finding new books and authors to check out.

[Jason]

Hello all my name is Jason i am 27 yrs old. I love history exploring the past and finding the reason why ppl did things. I have a passion for learning and hope to keep that alive as a member here.

Thx :)

[Alisa]

Welcome Jason, glad you discovered the group and decided to join. We are glad you are interested in exploring and learning more, as so many of our members contribute and discuss various periods of history it should gtive you plenty to explore!

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 books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

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.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thanks Alisa.

Welcome Jason to the group. If you love history, then you have come to the right spot.

We hope you enjoy your time here.

Bentley

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jason, welcome to the group, I am sure wou will find lots of great areas of history here to chat about.

[Bryan]

Hi, Jason, and welcome to the HBC.

[Alisa]

Greetings back to you Foxessa, so glad you joined us and offered a great introduction. We hope you find plenty to explore and discuss with other members.

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 books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

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.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Foxessa and welcome to the group, I am pretty sure you will find lots of good books and authors here to keep you interested and I look forward to chatting with you about some of your favourites.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Foxessa.....I think you will find that this is a group that will meet your needs. It is a diverse and international group which adds to the joy of reading.

[Bryan]

Hello Foxessa, I'm glad you joined our group.

[Joseph]

Hi all, I'm Joe. Historical fiction is probably my favorite genre, though I do read all sorts. Looking forward to receiving some good suggestions.

[Alisa]

Hello Joe, we are glad you found the group and decided to join. Plenty to discuss here both nonfiction and historical fiction. I hope you enjoy exploring.

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 books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

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.