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[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome Caitlin, Chris and Kristie. I know you'll love it here.

[Bryan]

Welcome Caitlin and Chris, glad you found us.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Caitlin, Chris and Kristie, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions o 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

[Craig]

Dick wrote: "I've never been accused of being shy. I am a 60 years old (yikes. I just realized that this is the first time I've actually written that!), live in Arlington, Texas (between Dallas and Fort Worth),..."

Welcome to the group. May I ask when you taught at UT-Austin? I'm just wondering if you were colleagues of some of the Pulitzer-nominated or winning historians who are teaching in Austin today? (David Oshinsky and HW Brands are the two professors there I know of who have either won or been nominated in that category - perhaps there are others. I know Sanford Levinson might have received that honor in a different category too?)

[Alisa]

Welcome David, Caitlin, Chris, and Kristie! Many topic discussions to explore here and we hope you participate in the comments and book recommendations.

[Bob]

Hello everybody, name is Bob 50 y/old lives in Central Pa. I read mostly non-ficton, Civil War, WWII, Biographies, Autobiograhies. I try to read Presidential memiors and a biography about them to get contrasting views of POTUS. Right now I'm reading Island of Vice by Richard Zacks it's about T Roosevelt trying to clean up NYC and after that either Shiloh 1862 by Winston Groom or Gregg Allmans autobiograhy

[Bryan]

Welcome, Bob. Glad you could join us. We have a regular POTUS offering, so check it out next time.

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. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how the books you've mentioned should look:

Richard Zacks

Winston Groom

Gregg Allman

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.

[Alisa]

Hello Bob and welcome to the group! With your interests I am certain you will find plenty to discuss with other members. Glad you joined.

[Bob]

Bryan wrote: "Welcome, Bob. Glad you could join us. We have a regular POTUS offering, so check it out next time.

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

Thanks will do from now on. Where do I find said POTUS offering?

[Bryan]

The most recent was on JQ Adams:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

You will find others under the Presidential Series:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

[Nicole]

Welcome to the group Bob! I'm sure you will find lots of interesting reading and discussion.

[Jill H.]

Glad you found us Bob......you will find much here to pique your love of history. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators..........and enjoy!

[Becky]

Welcome Bob! There's a lot of great stuff to check out so pull up a chair and your favorite drink and enjoy!

[Mike]

Hi Bob,
What do you think of "Island of Vice" so far? I'm planning on reading it eventually, I found Morris' description of that part of Roosevelt's life extremely interesting.

by Richard Zacks

by Edmund Morris

[Bob]

Becky wrote: "Welcome Bob! There's a lot of great stuff to check out so pull up a chair and your favorite drink and enjoy!"

Thanks will do

[Bob]

Mike wrote: "Hi Bob,
What do you think of "Island of Vice" so far? I'm planning on reading it eventually, I found Morris' description of that part of Roosevelt's life extremely interesting.

and started thumbing thru and read it today. So it's back to the Island of Vice

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Bob,

Nice try with the citation - but please read what Bryan kindly posted for you. The citation has three parts: book cover, author's photo if available and always the author's link. The Mechanics of the Board thread would be a big help for you and Bryan provided that link for you in his welcome to you (message 4757)

by Richard Zacks

by Gregg Allman

I have attached the citations the way they are supposed to look above.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Bob, 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

[Mark]

Welcome Bob. You certainly have a variety of interest that falls right into this history club. Have fun and offer feedback.

[Megan]

Hello all! I'm Megan, 23 years old and studied History here in Texas, with special work in women's history of the Medieval period. I currently work in law but I eventually hope to go back to school and continue my studies. I also have a great love of Texas history, East Asian history and religious history. I'm excited to get to meet some more history lovers here on GR!

[Becky]

Hi ! Welcome to the best little international history book club on the net! :-) 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:

by Robert K. Massie

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!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Megan and thank you to Becky for her warm welcome and adding the urls to the threads which talk about our required rules and guidelines, our citation format and how to get started on the right foot.

If you need any assistance all of the assisting moderators are here to help.

We welcome you from the Lone Star State and your state's motto is "friendship" so we hope you find like readers here at the HBC.

Enjoy and a warm welcome.

Bentley

[Jill H.]

Glad you have joined us, Megan.....it is the history lover's paradise!!!! Please browse the threads and join in on the discussion/book recommendations. We welcome your participation.

[Mark]

Welcome Megan. Texas is full of history. The club has many folks from Texas as well as members around the world who appreciate Medieval history. We look forward to sharing books and information.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Megan, glad you found us here.

[Nicole]

Hello and welcome Megan! You should find lots to interest you here.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Megan, 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.
Take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Ellen]

Hello everyone!

My name is Ellen. I recently moved to Pakistan with a French NGO and I figured this was a good time to catch up on my reading - and what better way to do that than with a dedicated group of history buffs like me! I recently received my history degree from Rice University and since then have been sorely missing those long discussions of obscure historical events and people.

I see I've missed out on quite some good reads, but I'm looking forward to joining in the next few discussions.

Ellen

[Becky]

Hi Ellen! Wow - Pakistan! Anyway, welcome to the best little international history book club on the net! :-) 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:

by Robert K. Massie

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!

[Mark]

Welcome Ellen. Rice, what a great university. With your enthusiasm I know you will fit right in.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Ellen from Pakistan! How are you finding it there? Believe it or not, you are not the first and only person from Pakistan in the group. The History Book Club is quite the international group.

For those folks not familiar with the acronym - NGO means non governmental agency.

We are glad to have you reading with us and maybe you can give us some ideas for developing some threads on that part of the world with some interesting authors and books.

Glad to have you,

Bentley

[Bryan]

Welcome, Ellen, you came to the right spot to talk history. Jump right in!

[Jill H.]

So glad you joined us, Ellen...this is a great group of history buffs. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators. Browse the threads and join in the discussions/book recommendations..........and enjoy!!

[Mark]

We also have Mansoor Azam from Karachi, Pakistan in the club, but maybe he has not put his mark on the global chart.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

That could be.

[Nicole]

Welcome Ellen! We look forward to your contributions.

[Tim]

Good god! I can't believe someone welcomes each and every person who joins this group. That's so cool!

My name is Tim. I live in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. I used to live in Cape Town but a history book changed my life, and I moved back here to this place, where the most profound events in the history of South Africa occurred.

The book is called Frontiers, by Noel Mostert. I have read it three times and it always blows my mind.

If you want to understand South Africa, or the colonial ventures of Britian, this book is like no other. It's not a light read, and not many South Africans have read it, but JM Coetzee describes it (after pointing out it's shortcomings) as the most important book ever written on the history of South Africa.

[Becky]

Hi Tim! Welcome to the best little international history book club on the net! :-) 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: (And thank you for the recommendation!)

by Noel Mostert (no photo)



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!

[Mark]

Tim welcome. Yes we are all having fun as a group with history books. The Eastern Cape in South Africa sounds like a neat place.

[Nicole]

Hello and welcome Tim! You've joined a great group.

[Jill H.]

Glad you found us, Tim. This is the place for the history lover. Please browse the threads and participate in the discussions/book recommendation.....and enjoy!

[Bryan]

Hi, Tim, thank you for the great book recommendation and I hope you find the group rewarding.

[Tim]

Thanks guys. I hope to broaden my knowledge, so it looks like I'm in a good place.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Tim, we are delighted to have you join us.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Welcome, Bob, Megan, Ellen and Tim. Wow, what an international group we are. Isn't the Internet great! I know you're going to love it here.

[Tim]

It certainly is. I have been a Luddite until recently. I used to have to go and sit in dodgy Nigerian Internet cafes to check my mail. It was all I could do to do my business emails and get the hell out. Never mind surfing the net. Now I'm connected!

[Sofia]

Hi, I'm Sofia - live in beautiful San Francisco. I work overnights as an auditor and part-time as a nanny. I love to hike, write, and of course, read. And I will never turn down a lemon drop martini. Just picked up our group read for June, Dr. Zhivago -- oye, its chunky! I will have to start on it right away! :)

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Sofia,
welcome to the group.

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:

by Richard Holbrooke

More information can be found here:

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.
Best wishes,

André

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Ellen, Tim - and once again Sofia, 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

[Mark]

Sofia, welcome to the History Club. San Francisco certainly is wonerful city. Have fun and participate.