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[William]

Hi everybody, I'm Will, a composer and fencing teacher just outside Chicago, IL. I'm an avid reader, fisherman, fly-fisherman, woodworker/stonemason, amateur photographer, and 'foodie' (I hate that word, but the shoe fits I guess). I've always thought about a book club, but my schedule is too variable to make an evening meeting work, so this is perfect for me. I read a great deal of fiction and non-fiction, but a special place resides in my heart for history, and in fact having just joined the other day, I'm off to the library to pick up
by Mark Twain as well as
by Judith Herrin (hopefully I did that right) I look forward to the discussions!

*edited in an attempt to fix my previous formatting issue*

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Alessandra wrote: "Thank you everyone for your kind welcomes. I'm sorry for my initial formatting troubles -- a special thank-you to Jill and Bentley, who gave me everything I needed to fix them. I look forward to ..."

Alessandra, you are a newbie and it takes time to get the hang of things. No worries and glad that we could help you.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Will and welcome to the group, great effort on the citing the books and authors. I hope you enjoy yourself here with your first venture into a book club.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Aussie Rick should have pointed out that you did a yeoman's job but that the author's photos are also required. Bookcover, author's photo, author's links - two out of three ain't bad for the first attempt.

You would only have to go back in to the author's links and get the photo too.

by Mark Twain

by Judith Herrin

Sometimes the author's photos are not available - so we just state after the citation (no author's photo).

In any case, you have done a tremendous job first time out of the gate.

[Emily]

Hi,
My name is Emily
I am an undergradute student at The King's College (NYC). I am majoring in Politics, Philosophy & Economics w/ minor in Biz.
I want to be a museum curator.
I LOVE history and I LOVE books so I am really looking forward to this group.
I am not currently reading anything interesting because it is Finals week!!
Can't wait to get to know all of you

[William]

Bentley wrote: "Aussie Rick should have pointed out that you did a yeoman's job but that the author's photos are also required. Bookcover, author's photo, author's links - two out of three ain't bad for the first..."

here's a question *edited, I just answered my own question*
Ah, I didn't realize there were two entirely separate author fields, one for name/link and another for picture/link. I have seen the light, thanks!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Will wrote: "Bentley wrote: "Aussie Rick should have pointed out that you did a yeoman's job but that the author's photos are also required. Bookcover, author's photo, author's links - two out of three ain't b..."

You are a quick learner (smile). Welcome.

[Alisa]

Emily, if you love books and history you have come to the right place. Glad you found 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. 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]

Emily wrote: "Hi,
My name is Emily
I am an undergradute student at The King's College (NYC). I am majoring in Politics, Philosophy & Economics w/ minor in Biz.
I want to be a museum curator.
I LOVE history a..."

Emily welcome and thank you to Alisa for giving some helpful links and pointers. We are glad to have you with us.

[Athens]

Paul here. I read a fair amount. In order to enjoy the life of education, I want very much to keep on learning, and history is central to making that happen.

[Alisa]

Hello Paul, glad you joined us and hope you find many interesting topics and books to discuss with other members.

As you get started 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 Paul and welcome to the group. I am sure you will find a lot here to keep you interested and I hope you enjoy yourself.

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 that you mention in a post should look:

by Steven Naifeh
(what I'm currently reading)

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...

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Emily, welcome to the group, good to see another book and history LOVER:)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Paul...glad to have you with us.

Bentley

[Jill H.]

Welcome Paul and Emily. I think you will find all you need here is our truly international book club. Please browse the threads and join in the discussions and recommendations. Enjoy!!

[Bryan]

Hello Paul and Emily. Glad you found us.

[[deleted user]]

Hello, everyone!

My name is Jen and I'm a graduate student in Geography who does Archaeology. My specialty is Late Bronze Age Greece (Mycenaean) and 2nd Period of Venetian Rule in the Peloponnesus (A.D. 1685-1715). I enjoy escaping from my research by reading about different cultures/time periods.

[Athens]

Thanks to moderators/leaders/librarians for the work of building and running this group, and thank you also for the warm welcome! That is much appreciated, to understate the case. Very valuable, thank you! Paul Zeman

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Victoria, I am sorry but we do not allow any self promotion.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Paul and Jen,

Welcome to the History Book Club. We are happy to have you with us. Jen, your background is perfect for our group's current spotlighted read and we do have an Ancient History folder which could certainly use your help.

Paul, thank you for your kind words. They are very much appreciated on our end since we are all volunteers who have busy professional lives and just do this for the love of history.

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.

Here is a sample book citation:

by Alison Weir

Here is a sample author's citation:

Christopher Hibbert

More information:

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

and the orientation to get you started:

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

Thanks and glad you joined us.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Hi Paul and Jen, glad you found us.

[Jill H.]

Welcome to the group, Jen. We are glad you joined us and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

[Alisa]

Hello Paul and Jen, welcome to the group and hope you enjoy exploring and discussing books and topics with the members.

[Debby]

Hi all,

My name is Debby, I'm originally from Newfoundland but I've been living in Nova Scotia for about 15 years now. I'm a professional student; I have a science degree, major in environmental studies and minor in geography, and now I'm back, studying history and classics. Yes, that's quite a change in subject matter, but it turns out I'm a far better historian than I am scientist! That being said, everything is connected to everything else, and I'm looking to make environmental history my specialty, an interdisciplinary endeavor that gives the natural world something of a voice in historical inquiry. This is not a history of all the terrible environmental disasters, the word "environment" is a loaded word these days, but is instead, as an example, examining how fire shapes the landscape, or it could be the history of a river, as another example. There is an active effort to describe human activity as happening within natural systems, which they are, and to show how nature influences human activity, and how that human activity in turn shapes the land. I think it's important that we understand ourselves and our history in an environmental context; it's another layer of understanding. That's just a brief description; there are a number of good books out there, maybe the group would be interested in tackling one someday!

My taste in reading also leans toward the ancients; I love classical literature. Euripides was a genius. Mysteries and science fiction are my guilty pleasures. My other hobbies include knitting scarves and other square or rectangular things, a cold beer on a hot day, a hot coffee on a cold day, all kinds of games, and outdoorsy activities with my sweetheart, like hiking and biking and camping and canoeing.

Looking forward to some good chats!

Deb

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Debby,

Welcome to the History Book Club. We are happy to have you with us. Nova Scotia is a beautiful spot. Where in Nova Scotia (Cape Breton, by Sydney, by Halifax). Environmental history does sound interesting. And what a wonderful introduction. I think we all like that cold beer on a hot day and never mind the coffee - I drink a lot of that per day.

In mentioning Euripides you have to cite him.


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.

Here is a sample book citation:

by Alison Weir

Here is a sample author's citation:

Christopher Hibbert

More information:

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

and the orientation to get you started:

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

Thanks and glad you joined us.

Bentley

Euripides

[Jill H.]

Welcome Debby. We hope you enjoy browsing the threads and please join in on the discussion and book recommendations. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

[Alisa]

Hi Debby - great intro, and welcome! Hope you enjoy the many discussions found here.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jen & Debby, a nice big warm welcome to you both and I hope you enjoy yourselves here finding new books and authors.

[Bryan]

Hi Debby and welcome. I hear you about the interest in the environmental history. I couldn't help think about the huge impact the Atlantic Ocean has and had on our history as I looked out my hotel window in Florida. Interesting stuff and I hope you enjoy the group.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Will, Emily, Paul, Jen and Debby, welcome to the group.
In case any of you is also interested in music - apart from all the fabulous discussions about history we also have some fine threads on music (all kinds from all places)
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best wishes,
André

[Katrina]

hey everybody, my name is katrina gomez, i am a journalism major and full time student. i am just a person who has always loved to read and write and history has always been a passion of mine.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Katrina. 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.

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.

[Jill H.]

Welcome, Katrina. Please take time to browse the threads and join in on the discussions/book recommendations. Enjoy!!

[Alisa]

Katrina, glad you found us and hope you enjoy the group. Always lots going on, jump into whatever sparks your interest.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Katrina - I hope you enjoy the group and thank you Bryan for giving Katrina such a warm welcome.

[David]

Hello, history group members.

I'm fairly new to Goodreads, and this is my first group to join. I'm a native Rhode Islander in exile in Arkansas, having stopped in Kansas City, Saudi Arabia, North Carolina, and Kuwait during the last 38 years. I'm a civil engineer by profession, and a lover of history forever. It was my favorite subject in school, and I probably should have been an historian. There's not much I love better than reading history, writing about history, and discussing history. Retirement is only 6 years and 16 days away.

My current passion is digging into original source documents. It's amazing how much is available through the Internet.

Off now to read some threads,
David Todd

[Alisa]

Welcome David, we are glad you found the group. Please have a look around and join in the discussions.

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.

[Jill H.]

David......Welcome....this is the place for every history lover. Please browse our many threads and participate in the discussions/book recommendations. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

David, welcome to the History Book Club. We are glad to have you here and your introduction was very interesting.

Visited Little Rock and spent some time there; got a chance to sample some of the local food and visited the Clinton Museum; actually liked Arkansas more than I imagined I would. Interesting city. Are you located near Little Rock?

Going from New England to so many different global spots must have been fascinating and I am sure you learned a lot along the way.

Hope you find your stay enjoyable. Special thanks to Alisa for showing you the ropes.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Hi David, you came to the right place! I do hope you enjoy the group and all we offer here.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Katrina & david and welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a great time here.

[Merry]

Hello all! I'm new to the group so I just want to briefly introduce myself. Currently I'm between jobs since I just relocated to Omaha, NE for my hubby's work but before that I was a grant writer and will be again. My degree is in history and I hope to continue on into grad school in the near future because I just can't get enough history in my life :). In the meantime, I'm enjoying my stack of library books and getting to know my new hometown. Happy to be here and looking forward to participating in some great conversations. Bye for now!

[Jill H.]

Welcome to the group, Merry. It is just the place for the history lover.
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:

by Terry Brighton

For 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 please feel free to ask any of the moderators. Please browse the threads and participate in the discussions/book recommendations.

[Alisa]

Merry, welcome, hope you enjoy and participate in the many discussions to be found here.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Merry welcome and also please have a Merry holiday season too (smile)

Thanks to Jill for showing you the ropes.

[Therissa]

Hello, sorry introductions are not my strong point but I was a History and Anthropology major. I was also a tour guide at an old French fort. I've been reading a lot on European history, military history and some ancient history. I am just your regular history buff :)

[Jill H.]

Welcome, Ladybeatnik....this is just the place for the regular history buff.
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:

by Rex Stout

For 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 please feel free to ask any of the moderators.....and enjoy!!!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you Jill for welcoming Ladybeatnik, I do hope you enjoy yourself here.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Merry & Ladybeatnik, welcome to the group, I am sure you will both have a fun time here.

[Alisa]

Hi Ladybeatnik, glad you decided to join and hope you enjoy discussing books and history with the membership.