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[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Evelyn, Nilgün, Craig, Mey and Bill, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the terrific discussions on history we also have a few nice threads on music.
Come take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Evelyn,

Hope you enjoy yourself here at the HBC.

[Bryan]

Hello Evelyn. Your job sounds interesting. I hope you find the book club rewarding for you.

[Tami]

My name is Tami, and I have been an avid reader of history and historical fiction from the very first memory I have. I am excited to see so many readers gathered in one place, loving the written word just as much as the next. My newest journey has taken me to writing, and I have recently published my first historical fiction novel. Still, there is nothing like a great story, both in the telling and the reading. I personally have loved:
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['Aussie Rick']

Hi Tami and welcome to the group, I am sure you will have an enjoyable time here discovering new books and authors and talking about old favourites.

[Howie]

Salutations fellow lovers of History!

I'm Howie, 53 years old, living in Clarksburg, WV (yes Civil War fiends the Clarksburg where Stonewall Jackson was born) and currently working on my Masters in you'll never guess what.

My primary areas of interest include but are not limited to: pre Christian Hungary and the Carpathian Basin specifically the Magyar clans and their settlemnt thereof, Corps of Discovery, western expansion & Manifest Destiny (I have been privileged to read a number of pioneer diaries), the Great Depression and the Korean War. I am also easily roped in to biographies of 19th century personalities.

I am a native of California and have what I think is a very good working knowledge of the 21 Missions along the El Camino Real, the Mother Lode and California Gold Rush.

I look forward to our exchanges. Now what did I do with my copy of The Federalist Papers?

[Craig]

Howie wrote: "Salutations fellow lovers of History!

I'm Howie, 53 years old, living in Clarksburg, WV (yes Civil War fiends the Clarksburg where Stonewall Jackson was born) and currently working on my Masters i..."

Welcome to the group. Where are you taking your Masters? I'm sure you're getting to read quite a bit with that course load even if it's not always what you might read if the works weren't assigned to you.

Does Clarksburg have any tributes to Stonewall?

[Bryan]

Hi Tami and Howie. 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 books you've mentioned should look:

by Antonia Fraser
by Alison Weir
by John Faunce

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.

[Howie]

Craig wrote: "Howie wrote: "Salutations fellow lovers of History!

I'm Howie, 53 years old, living in Clarksburg, WV (yes Civil War fiends the Clarksburg where Stonewall Jackson was born) and currently working o..."

There is a plaque on the front of the building where the house stood, a statue in front of the Harrison County courthouse and banners all over the place that hang from light poles. Oh yeah and they are talking about constructing a copy of the house about a block from the original site.

What I find interesting is that this is where the break away from Virginia began and was a Union supply point.

Doing the education thing at Fairmont State.

[Alisa]

Welcome Tami and Howie, glad to have you with us. Hope you enjoy exploring the threads and engaging in discussions with other members.

[Jill H.]

Welcome to the group, Tami and Howie. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators. Enjoy!!!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Tami and Howie welcome to the History Book Club. We are glad to have you with us.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Howie and welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a fun time here!

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Tami, Howie, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the terrific discussions on history we also have quite a few nice threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come take a look/listen if you want.
Best,
André

[Tami]

Thank you to all, the welcome is much appreciated!!

[Howie]

What Tami said.

[Karolyn]

Hello all,

My name is Karolyn and I currently live in Bloomington, Illinois. I work in agricultural research and have bounced around the Midwest with my work.

I never was a fan of history in school, but have grown to become a history nut of sorts. I read almost all non-fiction, and since moving to the "Land of Lincoln" have been reading a lot of Lincoln and Cival War stuff.

One of my goals for the new year is to read more consistently (not in fits and starts) and I also want to venture into some good discussions. So, stumbling across you all seemed like a good fit. Looking forward to it!

Best,
Karolyn

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Karolyn, welcome to the group, I am sure you will fit right in :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Karolyn. There are quite a few members from the midwest.

I would like to help you get started on the right foot and just want you to become acclimated to how we do citations.

Here are some examples: (we add the book cover, the author's photo if available, and always the author's link)

by Richard Tregaskis (no photo of author available on goodreads)

and

by Walter Lord

For mentioning simply the author's names; citations would look like the following:

John Keegan

William Raymond Manchester

Eric Hammel

To learn how to do the citations properly for our site, one thread in our Help Desk folder is very helpful:

Mechanics of the Board:

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

Here is the Orientation:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Here are the Guidelines:

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

We more than likely will be starting an American Civil War selection fairly soon so you might want to join in on that selection.

We are glad to have you with us.

Bentley

[Jill H.]

Welcome, Karolyn. You have come to the right place if you are a history lover. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators. Enjoy!!

[Karolyn]

Thanks all, looking forward to getting to know the group! Between the bios and the book selections, I can see myself fitting in here quite well. The cites will take some getting used to, so I'll offer my apologies up front :)

Now if only I could find my copies of the Federalist Papers, I could dive right in. I actually reciently finished by Glenn Beck which is a "modern" re-writing of a selection of the Federalist Papers along with his commentary on them. Beck's politics aside, it was an interesting read and made me really want to go back and work through the originals.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Karolyn, we are very happy to have you with us. And the Federalist Papers have links on the threads to on line text and audio versions if you would like to dive right in.

You seemed to have found the author's link just fine with the above but our citation guideline is not optional but only takes two seconds to do. Just try it out each time until you get the hang of it which you will in no time and visit the Mechanics of the Board thread which will explain everything in great detail for you.

by Glenn Beck

I am not a great proponent of Beck and/or his interpretation of the Federalist Papers which has come under great scrutiny by others. But we are respectful of all perspectives during our discussions and are interested in everybody's point of view. And the Federalist Papers are a very informative set of papers which everybody should read and attempt to interpret and find meaning in. And if he spurred you on to want to go back and tackle them yourself then that is terrific.

by Alexander Hamilton

[Karolyn]

I have a love hate relationship with Beck. I don't agree with everything he has to say by a long shot, but I do find some of his arguments interesting. As I read by Glenn Beck I quickly realized how much I had forgotten (or never bothered to learn) about the original documents and their context. That made it so difficult to form a good opinion of Beck's arguments. Sadly, too few people bother to go back to the primary documents to form their own opinions.

[Maegan]

Hi group this is Maegan,
I just recently explored the groups that Goodreads has and found that yours is one that offers a great variety of books that I am interested in. I am a stay at home Mom and enjoy reading and discussing the books that I read. Due to my schedule an online club is the most appealing to me. I am excited about the books that are coming up and enlightening conversations.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Maegan, welcome to the group, I'm glad you have found us and I hope you enjoy your time here finding new books and authors and chatting about old favourites.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Karolyn, I'm glad you found us and are diving in. Have fun.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Maegan. Glad you could join us and happy you will be part of our discussions.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book.

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.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Maegan, we are glad to have you with us. Thanks to Bryan for providing some helpful links to get you started on the right foot.

Bentley

[Alisa]

Welcome Karolyn and Maegan! Glad to have you with the group. Gosh there is so much out here to explore I am sure you will both find topics of interest and lots of book recommendations and discussions. We look forward to your posts.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Maegan.......this is the right place for the history buff.....discussions and book recommendations which will build your TBR list to the breaking point. I know you will enjoy it here in our truly international book club.

[KarenLee]

Hello, all. My name is Karen and I am a vociferous reader! Since retirement however, I find I've drifted into a rather lazy reading style. I thought this club would be a lot of fun and also stimulate my brain.

I'm going to join in with The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton .

[Alisa]

Karen, welcome and we are glad you discovered the group. Great job with your post, and on behalf of the moderators thank you for your diligence in using the add book/author feature in accordance with our guidelines. I think you will find it a handy and easy to use tool. 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 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 Karen. I hope you find the discussions enjoyable.

[Jill H.]

Welcome to the group, Karen. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators. Enjoy!!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Karen and welcome to the group.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Karolyn wrote: "I have a love hate relationship with Beck. I don't agree with everything he has to say by a long shot, but I do find some of his arguments interesting. As I read [bookcover:The Original Argument|1..."

I agree with you Karolyn.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great Karen Lee, we are happy to have you join in with us.

[KarenLee]

Thanks, everyone.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Karolyn, Maegan, Karen, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fantastic discussions about history we also have quite a few nice threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Suburbanrockdoll]

Hi Everyone,
My name is Brigette. I am 30 and just completed my BS degree in Kinesiology :emphasis in Pre-phyiscal Therapy. I am currently applying to Doctorate programs in Physical Therapy. I have several interests, and history is one of them, although I am a novice. Non-fiction and biographies are my favorite to read.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Brigette and welcome to the group, you are bound to have a fun time here so enjoy.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Brigette. I think you will find some interesting discussions and book recommendations here in our truly international book club.

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 should look:

by Mark Twain

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 any of the moderators.

[Kristjan]

Hello all,

My name is Kristjan and I live in Columbus, Ohio. I'm a native of Iceland, but have been living in Ohio for the past 17 years.

I like many different types of books. For fiction, I primarily go for mysteries or thrillers, but I'm acquiring a taste for non-fiction. In my teens, I despised history, so I have quite a deficit there. That also means that I can read almost any history and I will learn something new. I am also trying to catch up a bit on the history of my adopted country. My biggest interest is in military history, particularly special operations, and biographies of significant people.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Kristjan, welcome to the group, I hope you have an enjoyable time here re-discovering non-fiction books, there is a good range of military history topics here as well, enjoy :)

[Jill H.]

Welcome Kristjan....I think you are our second member from Iceland. This is the place for all history and as Aussie Rick said there are many military topics which will be of interest to you.
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 should look:

by William L. Shirer

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 any of the moderators.

[Alisa]

Welcome Brigette and Kristjan, so glad to have both of you with us. So much to explore and discuss on these threads with other members, please join in any of the discussions as we all learn from each other as well as by sharing what we read. Hope you enjoy the group!

[Christina]

Hello everyone! My name is Christina and I'm from North Carolina. I just joined this group and I'm excited about it! I'm very interested in history but don't remember much from school. I believe you must know your history in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. I'm looking forward to seeing other members' book recommendations and developing my own reading list! Happy New Year!

[Becky]

Hello all.

My name is Becky, and I've been interested in history since my grandfather gave me a book of mythology.I dont know that I've ever found any particular topic uninteresing, but I tend to focus on mythological perspectives, the classics, military history but focusing on spies and maritime history, and lately women's history with a focus on prosititution/courtesans/ etc. Recently read a fantastic book on the Black Plague, and another for an intro to Byzantine history and it really whetted my appetite.

I volunteer a lot for Librivox.org and Project Gutenberg, and, when dealing with so many classics I like to have suitable background knowledge on the subject. I also hunt, rock climb, play Warmachine, and videogame.

Looking forward to adding to my already too large TBR list with this group :)

[Alisa]

Welcome Christina and Becky! There is a lot to explore and discuss here and we hope you will participate in whatever interests you. Lots to find to add to the TBR pile, I can assure 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. 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.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Welcome to the group Christina, Becky, Kristjan and Brigette.
Apart from all the fantastic discussions on history we also have quite a few nice threads on music - all kinds from all places. Come take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André