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Hi Chris ! 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:
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Thank you to Becky for posting the helpful urls to get you started off on the right foot.
Chris, we are glad for you to join us from the Sunflower state and we looks forward to reading your posts.
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Hi there, I'm Sarah and I'm from the NE of Scotland. I'm studying a degree in Celtic Studies but will happily learn about any period in History and am always happy to find new books to read.I actually joined this group a little while ago, but just never got around to saying hello.
Hi Sarah! 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:
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to see what others are reading - maybe you'll decide to join in with your own list.
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Hello Sarah from beautiful Scotland. Where are you from in Northeast Scotland. Last year I toured around the entire perimeter of Scotland, South to North, East to West, North to South plus Inverness, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and a bunch of other spots (Wick, Thurso, Ullapool, Skye, St Andrews, and drove through countless other spots - too numerous to mention each one). What a road trip especially with the roads (smile). I think we got the most soaked when we were in Aberdeen; I have never seen it rain so hard; I had to buy a new outer coat that was completely water repellant because my coat would not dry (smile). Great stores in Aberdeen and I have to say the North Sea that day was amazing. I have never seen a body of water so rough; could hardly cross the street.
Your degree sounds fascinating. We hope to learn a lot from you and we hope you enjoy the group.
Bentley
Sarah welcome officialy and we look forward to hearing more from you!
Bentley wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Hi there, I'm Sarah and I'm from the NE of Scotland. I'm studying a degree in Celtic Studies but will happily learn about any period in History and am always happy to find new books t..."I'm from Aberdeen (or rather just outside the city) but have stayed in a few other places as my dad moved around a lot (my favourite is definitely Ballater). My family went on a campervan tour of the Highlands/Islands a while ago and the roads certainly were fun, but the views certainly made up for it!
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Sarah.......so glad you found us. You have come to the right place to pique your love of history. If you have questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators and take some time to browse the many threads. There is something for everyone!
Hi Stacy! 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:
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Welcome Janis, Jeff, Chris, Sarah and Stacy!Wow...not around much during a race weekend and so many new people. That's so great. Hopefully I haven't missed anyone. :)
Welcome Tina, Jeff, Chris, and Sarah. I'm glad you found us here on Goodreads. Take a look around and jump right in.
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Sarah, your work in Celtic Studies sound really fascinating. We have a sub-group on British history at
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_....
While I didn't see a thread specifically on Celtic history there, maybe you could contribute to one of the existing threads.
Hi everyone, and Bentley,I'm Doug. I live near Clearwater, Fl, having lived in Florida almost all of my 69 years. I graduated from Colorado at Boulder with a BA in Economics, then attended law school at Stetson. Practiced law for eighteen years and after that have been a Florida state court judge for the last twenty-six. My hobbies are travel, reading, photography and music. I've got three grown kids and my wife is a journalist. I'm due to retire at the end of this year.
This sounds like an obituary. And a dull one at that.
Hi Doug! :-) 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 a book mentioned in a message should look:
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Doug welcome. Actually between economics, law and your outside interests including reading history, you have a lot of interesting things going on.
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Bentley
Glad you found us, Doug. This is the place for the history lover and you will find much here to pique your interest. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.
Hi there. My name's Matthew, and I'm a 22-year-old recent graduate of Georgia College and State University. I majored in history and minored in psychology, and wrote my senior thesis on the Byzantine emperor Basil II. I've been reading history books since first grade, so it just seemed like a natural path to take.At the moment, I don't have a job, but when I do, I probably won't be a teacher, thank you very much. I have the utmost respect for teachers, but I would probably tear my hair out on the first day.
Anyhoo, someday, I hope to go into public service, possibly the State Department. In the meantime, I read everything I can get my hands on. I have a particular interest in military history, but no particular era that I'm more interested in. When I'm not reading history, I'm probably reading science fiction, fantasy, or the news.
I think that's about it.
Welcome Matthew....it is great to have a new member with such a strong history background.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 a book mentioned in a message should look:
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Hi Matthew and welcome to some great history reading!
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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
Welcome Matthew to the global History Club.
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Hello, Doug and Matthew. You came to right spot for history on Goodreads. Enjoy.
Welcome Doug and Matthew! Enjoy the group.
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And welcome Matthew. I'm also interested in ancient history, but the Byzantine Empire is a bit too modern for me. My passion is the Roman Republic and early Empire.
I know you'll both find this a very congenial place.
Hi, my name is Bill. I guess I couldn't help but be interested in history of all kinds.. especially military history. I was born in Kings Mountain, NC near the Revolutionary War battlefield. I have ancestors that fought there, in the Civil War, WWI, WWII, and in Korea.I now live in Endicott, NY where Endicott-Johnson and IBM were founded. I studied History and Poli-Sci at Binghamton University. My wife and I have 3 wonderful children. Two are already in college and the third will graduate from high school this year and go on to prep school before entering West Point.
I'm looking forward to finding more great books to read with the help of this group.
Welcome, Bill and thanks for a wonderful introduction. You have every reason to be a proud father. You have come to the right place for the history lover.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 a book mentioned in a message should look:
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Welcome Bill - you'll find great history reading here so sit back and enjoy! :-)
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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
Welcome Bill. Children certainly grow up fast. Military history is fascinating and we have active members, who will share thoughts and books with you. Jump right in and participate too.
Hello, Bill, I'm sure you will find something interesting here. Our college baseball team is playing Army today, so we will see what happens. Enjoy.
Welcome Megan, Ellen, Tim, Debbie, Sofie, Lyn, Francesca, Marilee, Walt, Clayton, Farrah, Janis, Tina, Jeff, Christian, Sarah, Doug, Matthew, and Bill. Phew! Hope I didn't miss anyone! We are delighted to have all of you in the group and hope you find plenty here to discuss with other members. We look forward to your participation!
Welcome Bill! My son is graduating high school this month as well and off to college in the fall.
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James M. McPherson
My name is Mary Anne and I am an elementary school librarian. I read all kinds of non-fiction, but I recently read Connie Willis' fiction books Blackout and All Clear and that led to the snowball effect. First I was reading about the Blitz, and now that has expanded to all of WWII. Really, really, REALLY enjoyed The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History and many others.Other than that, I read everything, even stuff like fire extinguisher instructions on the wall.
Also like cats, gardening, building dollhouses, visiting historic sites, swimming and cooking and baking.
Hello Mary Anne! 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. 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.
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Welcome, Mary Ann! I also enjoy sci-fi once in awhile, but the history is what grabs my heart - lots of good reading here. Enjoy!
Welcome, Mary Anne. Glad you found us
Glad you joined us, Mary Anne........(You read fire extinguisher instructions and I read the back of cereal boxes!!!!) You have come to the right place for the history lover. Take a minute to browse the threads and jump right into the discussions/book recommendations.. Your TBR list will grow by leaps and bounds!!!
Hi Heidi! 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 a book mentioned should look:
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Welcome Mary Anne and Heidi to the global History Club. I think you will enjoy the group. Participate at your own pace and have fun!
Glad you found us, Heidi. This is the place for the history lover. Take a few minutes to browse the threads and feel free to join the discussions/book recommendations.......and enjoy!!
Hello Nathan, glad you found us and hope you dive into the discussions. 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. 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 books you mention should look:
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Welcome Heidi, hope you enjoy exploring and participating in the discussions and book recommendations.
Hi Nathan! Welcome to a great collection of books and people. Browse and enjoy!
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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.
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My name is Chris. I'm an avid reader of History of almost any period, but in particular of early modern European History. I live in Kansas and am a History teacher, though currently unemployed. Would be glad to participate in the reading club.
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