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[Jill H.]

Welcome Becky and Christina. I hope you will enjoy all that the club has to offer. Please browse the threads and join in the discussions/book recommendations. If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the moderators.

[Kristjan]

Thanks for the welcomes all. Maybe I'll try this "add book" feature to see if it works.

Among the books I have really enjoyed are
byHampton Sides
and
by Neal Bascomb

[Jill H.]

Good job, Kristjan. However, there is an author photo with Hampton Sides which also needs to be posted......so it looks like this:

by Hampton Sides

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Christina and Becky and a big welcome to you both, I hope you have a fun time here.

[Kristjan]

Thanks Jill. I noticed that the author picture didn't show when I posted it. I'll pay better attention next time to ticking the right box for that. :-)

[Jill H.]

No problem, Kristjan.....you will get the hang of it quickly and become an "old" pro.......:)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Krisjan and thank you to Jill for helping you.

Happy New Year as well and hope you enjoy the site.

Bentley

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Becky and you volunteer for a good site. Hope you enjoy yourself here.

Bentley

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Brigette and Christina,

Happy New Year and I hope that you enjoy yourself here.

Bentley

[Darren]

Hiya all,

Darren, teacher, Manchester, England.

Love historical travel books, journals. Anything that can help you experience, first hand, exploration or life in the past.



This type of thing. any recommendations gratefully received.
Cheers, Darren

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Darren, welcome to the group, I am sure you will find lots here to keep you busy :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Darren. There are quite a few members from the UK.

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

Note: This is how your citations should look:

by Samuel Hearne (no author's photo available)

by Mungo Park (no author's photo available))

by James Boswell

[Jill H.]

Welcome Darren.........you have come to the right place for the history lover. Please browse the threads and take part in the discussions and book recommendations. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

[Alisa]

Darren, glad you joined and hope you enjoy the many discussions found here. Don't hesitate to participate, everyone's perspective is welcome.

[Darren]

by Enid Blyton

Like this, got it. Darren

[Bryan]

Hi Brigette, Kristjan, Christina, and Becky. I'm glad you found us here and jump right in.

[Jill H.]

You've got it Darren!!

[Gerald]

I am 67 years old and retired from hospital management (2 years ago). I also retired from a career in the U.S. Navy, having served on a Landing Ship, Tank (otherwise known as a Long, Slow Target) in Vietnam. I enjoy a wide variety of book genres: biography, classics, contemporary, ebooks, fiction, historical fiction & non-fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller, travel, military, especially naval, legal, action, espionage, techno-thriller, humor. My favorite authors are: Jean M. Auel, Noel Barber, Steve Berry, Tom Clancy, James Clavell, Harlen Coben, Pat Conroy, Michael Crichton, Clive Cussler, Nelson DeMille, Janet Evanovich, Ken Follett, Andrew M. Greeley, John Grisham, Brian Haig, Jack Higgins, Robert Ludlum, Helen MacInnes, James Michener, David Poyer, Bodie Thoene, Nevil Shute, and Stuart Woods. I really enjoyed my first novels by two very good authors from quite a few years ago, i.e., Noel Barber (TANAMARA) and Nevil Shute (A TOWN LIKE ALICE). Shortly after finishing each of those books, I diligently searched the main library stacks for all other books I could find by these two and have subsequently read almost all of them. I particularly like those years leading up to and including World War II, e.g., Herman Wouk’s THE WINDS OF WAR and WAR AND REMEMBRANCE and John Toland’s THE GODS OF WAR. In the last few months I read two great non-fiction histories: Stanley Karnow’s IN OUR IMAGE: AMERICA’S EMPIRE IN THE PHILIPPINES and the middle volume of the life of Theodore Roosevelt concerning his presidency years, i.e., Edmund Morris’ THEODORE REX.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Gerald, welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a lot to offer to the various threads and discussions here.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Gerard. Glad you could join us and some great authors and titles. 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 authors/books you've mentioned should look:

Auel Jean M.
Steve Berry
Tom Clancy
James Clavell
Harlen Coben
Pat Conroy
Michael Crichton
Clive Cussler
Nelson DeMille
Janet Evanovich
Ken Follett
Andrew M. Greeley
John Grisham
Brian Haigh
Jack Higgins
Robert Ludlum
Helen MacInnes
James Michener
David Poyer
Bodie Thoene
Stuart Woods
Noel Barber
Nevil Shute
Herman Wouk
John Willard Toland
Stanley Karnow
Edmund Morris

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.

[Gerald]

Bryan, thanks for the extensive guidance. Henceforth, I will certainly endeavor to follow those guidelines.

[Bryan]

Glad to help, Gerald.

[Alisa]

Hi Gerald, and welcome to the group. That is quite a line-up of interests and I am sure it will lead you to many areas of discussion in our club's threads. Please join in any discussion that interests you. We look forward to your posts.

And thank you for your service.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Gerald and I echo Alisa when I say thank you for your service.
This is a truly international book club, and lots of interesting discussions, book recommendations and nice folks. Enjoy!!!!!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Bryan, thank you for all of your hard work in assisting Gerald.

Gerald, thank you for your service. But we do have rules for citations for both books and authors. Please make sure to look at the thread titled Mechanics of the Board. That thread should assist you.

I am sure that you will find some threads that are of interest here. If you need any assistance, please contact one of the assisting moderators.

Bentley

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Darren and Gerald, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the terrific discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places. Come take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[[deleted user]]

Hello,

I'm Joanna, and I'm a history student at Durham University in England. I especially love Tudor history, and the Reformation in particular, but I'm also trying to branch out and look a bit more at other periods and places, especially modern history which I've neglected a little!

[Alisa]

Hello Joanna, and welcome! We are glad you joined the group and hope you enjoy exploring the discussion threads.

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.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Joanna. We have many members from the UK and are glad that you have joined our history buffs' group. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Joanna, welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a great time here, enjoy :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Joanna, welcome - we have a lot of folks from the UK who are part of the group.

I hope you enjoy your time here and I look forward to reading your posts.

[Nancy]

Hello everyone.
I'm Nancy. I live in MI. I work for the VA as a social worker. I like to read and the history topics I tend to be interested in are women in history focusing mainly on books of their letters or journals, MI history including information about the U.P., family life. I tend to focus on US history but also enjoy reading about British history.

I'm looking forward to getting ideas and entering discussions.
Right now I am reading


I won it as a First read...which was a lot of fun by the way, looking through all the options to enter.

[Alisa]

Nancy, welcome to the group! You came to the right place and hope you enjoy exploring the threads and discussing history 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 the book that you mentioned should appear:

Millie Werber

You had the book cover posted properly (thank you) it needed the author link.

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. Thanks and glad you joined us.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Nancy and welcome to the group.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Nancy. Please browse the threads and take part in the discussion and book recommendations. Glad you found us!!!

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Nancy and Joanna, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the interesting discussions on history we also have quite a few fine threads on music (all kinds from all places)
Come take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hi Nancy...hope you enjoy the group and I look forward to reading your posts.

[Brad]

Hi, everyone. I'm Brad. I'm 35, live in Hackensack, NJ, and work for Metro-North Railroad. I have been reading since age 3 (or so my parents have told me), and love books on history (specifically the U.S. Civil War), mysteries, biographies, sci-fi, and music (specifically Heavy Metal). If anyone is using a Nook, please let me know so I can add you to my NookFriends.
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

[Alisa]

Hi Brad! 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. This is how books you mention should look:


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.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Brad and a warm welcome to the group :)

[Brad]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Brad and a warm welcome to the group :)"

Thanks!! Glad to be here!

[Cleo]

I live in Canada and homeschool my daughter. We both love books, particularly history, and your group looks WONDERFUL! I just finished reading:

Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History by Lytton Strachley and:

The Book of the Ancient Greeks by Dorothy Mills

... and just loved both of them. I'm looking forward to finding some good recommendations from this group and following some good discussions. It looks a little intimidating at first, but I'm sure I'll find my way around!

Nice to meet you all! :-)

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Cleo, welcome to the group, glad you found it and I'm sure you will have a good time here discovering new books and authors.

[Alisa]

Welcome Cleo! We have many members from Canada and many other parts of the world actually. Glad you found the group and hope you enjoy exploring.

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 mentioned should appear:

Giles Lytton Strachey
Dorothy Mills

I am sure you will learn this quickly but if you need any assistance feel free to ask any of the moderators.

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.

[Cleo]

Thanks Alisa! As soon as I posted I knew it wasn't quite right. I found the post with the explanation, so I'll figure it out for the next time.

Thanks for the welcome & Aussie Rick too!

[Alisa]

The mechanics of the board thread should have an explanation but if you need any help just ask. Glad to have you here!

[Jill H.]

Welcome Cleo and Brad....so glad that you found us. I hope you will browse the threads and join right in. Alisa has given you all the links and please feel free to ask any of the moderators if you have any questions.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Cleo and Brad, 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

[la']

Hi everyone, I am Aurora...I am history lover...obsession is a more appropriate word though... but not just western, eastern rather history in general... My all time prayer is to get my hold on a time-machine or time-turner like Hermoine (HP) and to visit these places in their early glory or when they first architected/built. I have read the history of most civilizations but still unable to quench that penetrating desire of walking through the alleys where conspiracies begin, participating the balls and see Victorians gals throwing seductive glances and wallflowers sitting at the corner, fighting with pirates, Renaissance's modification, Scottish Lairds, Wandering Pagans and their magic skills, Mughals dynasty and their pomp and show, Joseon Kingdom monarchy and their martial art, Sub-continent and their clashes of religion, Igbo culture and the leftover tribes of Africa, Crusade wars and Muslims victory, Egyptian pyramids, Oracles of Delphi, Buddha's sculptors, Trojan War and in person meeting with “face that launched a thousand ships”, the Spartans/Greece heroes & Philosophers , everything…everything with my own eyes, I know it is not possible but a person can dream and trust me there is no end of this in my world.

My interests include Archeology, history,Civilization, Cultures, Myth etc and because I cannot specialize in all of this simultaneously, I ended up selecting English Literature... so please take care of me before I turn in my soul to Lucifer for 24 years in exchange of Mephistopheles (that would be a fun though) ^_^

[Jill H.]

Aurora....what an interesting introduction!! You will find lots to keep you busy here in our truly international book 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. This is how books you mention should appear:

by William L. Shirer

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......

Please browse the threads and jump right in to the discussions and book recommendations. Enjoy!