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[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Hi, Eric, so glad you joined us. If you're feeling ambitious, you might want to ask Bentley to set you up with a thread where you can tell us all about the books you've read, in the 50 Books in 2012 section here -
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...
It's not a competition, and I like being able to keep track of what I've read during the year. You can find recommendations for really good books there.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Eric,

Welcome to the History Book Club. A big thank you to Becky who did a great job welcoming you and she included some terrific links which will help you get off to a great start.

Also thank you to all of the assisting moderators for their great welcomes. Vicki has given you a great idea if you feel ambitious.

All best,

Bentley

[Juana "Darkness"]

Thanks for welcoming me everyone. I will check out the discussions.

[Eric]

Thanks for the greetings everybody. I've just posted in the topic about evolution if anyone is interested, or if any of the moderators need me to make any changes. Thank you, again, for all of the welcoming posts.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Pauline, please see a note that assisting moderator Alisa will be sending you. Thank you.

[Karen]

Hi All,
I live in the UK and like all of those here (I guess) I love history reading both fiction and non-fiction. Looking forward to joining in on the discussion of Byzantium which I loaded onto my kindle last night after joining the group.

I am a registered nurse in a Minor Injury Unit of a small community hospital not far from the world heritage city Bath.

Recently finished reading 'A Place of greater Safety' by Hilary Mantel a fictionalised account of the French revolution focusing on 3 characters from the time Danton, Demoulins and Robespierre.



Currently reading 'She Wolves: the women who ruled England before Elizabeth' Helen Castor.

Looking forward to being part of this group .

Karen

[Bea]

Hi, Karen!


Welcome to your truly international book club. How lovely to live near Bath, one of my favorite English cities.

For this 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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post itself.

Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book itself and/or author and increases the readability of your posts. This is how the books you mentioned should look:

by Judith Herrin

by Hilary Mantel

by Helen Castor (no photo)

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...

If you have any questions feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bryan]

Welcome Karen, glad you found us and I look forward to reading your posts.

[Becky]

Welcome Karen,

Lots of good people and discussions here - jump right in.

currently reading by Charles Dickens

[Jill H.]

Glad you joined us, Karen. You will find much here to pique your interest in history. Please browse the threads and participate in the discussions/book recommendations............and enjoy!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you Bea for jumping in and for the other assisting moderators who are giving the newbies the attention they deserve.

Welcome Karen and make sure to take note how Bea showed you our rules for citations. Check out the links and the Mechanics of the Board link will give you the help you need to get these right the next time. We are here to help you along the way.

Bentley

[Karen]

Thank you all for your warm welcome and advise.

I have a query as I have just started Byzantium and I note that the discussion on the book is on a weekly schedule is it appropriate for me to comment on posts from earlier weeks in the discussion as I progress through the book or wait until I have caught up on reading the section of the book you are all discussing at present.

Karen

[Bryan]

You almost got the citation down, Karen. Just add an author link:

Judith Herrin

[Karen]

Hopefully I will eventually get it right

by Judith Herrin

[Bryan]

You got it, Karen, nice job!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good job Karen.

[Karen]

Just discovering there is so much to explore and comment on in this group as I'm taking a peek around the discussion boards. I shall probably never get away from the computer.

[Pauline]

Hi, my name is Pauline. I am Dutch, living in South Africa. I have always been fascinated by history. I love reading. So look forward to being a part of this group.

[Karen]

Welcome Pauline,

From another new member here, like you I'm looking forward to being part of this group.

Karen

[Becky]

Hi Pauline! Welcome to our truly international book club! We've got great books, discussions and people here so pull up a chair and get comfy.

For this 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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post . Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how the book you mentioned should look:

Charles Dickens


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 feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us. Happy reading!

[Bea]

Welcome, Pauline. If you ever get tired of words (unlikely), we've got some nice eye candy over in Art, Architecture and Culture.

[Alisa]

Pauline, glad to have you as a member. The info Becky provided will help you get off to a great start but feel free to ask any of the moderators if you need a hand. We look forward to your posts.

[Bryan]

Hi Pauline, welcome.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome, Pauline. It's wonderful to have a place like this where people from so many different countries can get together to discuss shared interests.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you Becky for jumping right in and welcoming Pauline as well as providing all of those helpful links and information.

Pauline, we are glad to have you with us. Enjoy the group.

[Jill H.]

A warm welcome, Pauline. Please browse the different topics and participate in the discussions/book recommendations.....there is lots to see. Glad you joined us.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Pauline, Karen, and Eric, 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 take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Stephanie]

I'm Stephanie. I'm almost 30. I teach middle school Language Arts and History. I love history, especially modern U.S. history is my area of expertise.

I got my degree in Elementary education 8 years ago, because I was told it would be impossible to get a job teaching high school history. I have the best of both world's now teaching language arts and history to middle school students.

I primarily read books on United States history, because I am so interested in it. I do read about world history when I get the chance, especially when it comes to learning what I am teaching. I love to travel and see all that I read about, but that is not always possible.

My hobbies are reading nonfiction, genealogy, cooking, traveling, and helping others. I love to share with others what I have learned. My philosophy is it is important to study history so we can learn from our mistakes.

Glad to find this group to get new ideas of what to read.

[Bea]

Hi, Stephanie. It's good to have you with us. We're doing some interesting U.S. History discussions now and there are plenty more to come.

For this 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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post itself.

Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book itself and/or author and increases the readability of your posts. This is how one of the books we are discussing now would look.

by James M. McPherson


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...

If you have any questions feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Stephanie......you have come to the right place for the history lover. Please browse the various threads and join in the discussions/book recommendations. Bea has given you the helpful links to get you started but ask any of the moderators if you have further questions. Enjoy!

[Becky]

Hi Stephanie, welcome! I am a retired teacher - a history major but I taught elementary school. Welcome and happy reading! :-)

[Alisa]

Stephanie, welcome. Hope you enjoy the group.

[Charles]

Hi, I'm Charles. The non-fiction books on my shelves mostly run to history books with a smattering of cosmology books, which for me are a kind of deep-time history books. I'm currently reading Juliet Barker's Agincourt.

[Karen]

Hello Charles,

Welcome to the group, I'm new here like you but have found everyone to be welcoming and friendly. 'Agincourt' sounds the type of book I would enjoy reading.

Have fun

Karen

by Juliet Barker

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Welcome to our truly international book club, Charles.

For this 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 authors. And it helps the Good reads software connect books with groups that talk about them.
When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author’s photo and author’s link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post itself.
Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader’s attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post.

This is how the book you mention should look:


by Matt Lynn


More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topics/show/...
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 feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us.
Best,
André

[Bea]

Hi Charles! Jump in, the water's fine.

[Becky]

Hi Charles, Happy reading!

[Jill H.]

Glad you joined us Charles. Andre has given you the helpful links to get you started. Please browse the threads and join in the discussions/book recommendations...............enjoy!

[Alisa]

Welcome Charles, we are glad to have you. Thanks to Andre for providing helpful links. The book you mentioned was proprely cited by Karen in her response (thanks Karen!), but let us know if you need a hand learning the ropes. The citation function is quite simple once you get the hang of it.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Stephanie and Charles. I know you're going to love it here.

[Bryan]

Hi Stephanie and Charles. Glad you joined us. Jump right in.

[Gregg]

Hi all! My name is Gregg and I live in The Netherlands. I'm originally from the USA, but have lived in Europe for close to 20 years now. I love to read a bit of everything from Fantasy, Mystery and Thrillers to anything Science related and of course History especially Historical biographies. I'm just starting .

I'm looking forward to getting lots of good reading suggestions from everyone and getting to know some of you as well.

Regards
Gregg

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Gregg, welcome to the group, I am sure you will have a fun time here.

[Becky]

Hi ! Welcome to our truly international book club! We've got great books, discussions and people here so pull up a chair and get comfy.

For this 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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post . Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how the book you mentioned should look:

Charles Dickens


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 feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us. Happy reading!

[Bryan]

Welcome Gregg. Becky showed you some useful links. You did great for your first citation. All you need is an author photo and link:

Edmund Morris

I hope you enjoy the group.

[Alisa]

Hi Gregg, welcome to the group. Please join any of the conversation that interest you. Enjoy!

[Jill H.]

Welcome to you Gregg from all of us history lovers. You will find much here to pique your love of history. You may also want to visit the Music threads to look and listen to all kinds of music from many parts of the world.

[Bea]

Hi Greg! I look forward to your book recommendations and comments.

[Rachel]

Hi all! I retired last May and moved to the pacific northwest to be near my son and his family. I've been reading crazily due to having so much more time but now I want to settle down and discuss books with others. I've always loved history and am looking forward to new books. Sometimes it's hard to decide which book to read as there are so many so it will be good to have suggestions.

I have "Battle Cry of Freedom" on my bookshelf, among many that I bought and never read. I also have "The Federalist Papers" on my phone so with those two I'll get started. I realize I'm behind with the reading but that's ok. The comments of others will help understand more about what I'm reading.

[Becky]

Hi Rachel! Welcome to our truly international book club! We've got great books, discussions and people here so pull up a chair and get comfy.

For this 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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post . Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how the book you mentioned should look:



James Madison

James M. McPherson


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 feel free to ask any of the moderators. Thanks and glad you joined us. Happy reading!