The History Book Club discussion
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hi everyone,i'm so pleased to find a book club devoted to history, which is a hobby of mine, and to engage in intellectual discourse on these books. i'm looking forward to reading 'master and commander' as well as 'guns, germs, and steel'. i read it years ago but look forward to reading it again. i found it fascinating and very thought-provoking.
my main historical interest is british history from medieval to post-victorian. i'm also joining this book in the hopes that it'll motivate me to read more historical nonfiction books.
i'm currently reading a work of historical fiction circa 100 years war and henry v while also plowing through 'little dorrit'.
looking forward to discussing books with everyone!
Welcome Rebecca,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 books you've mentioned should look:
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Take a moment and look at our orientation thread:
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Thanks and glad you joined us.
Patrick O'Brian
Jared Diamond
Charles Dickens
Welcome, Rebecca. So glad you joined us and I do hope it inspires you to read more history.
Welcome, Rebecca. This is definitely the place to discuss history. We're only in our second week of Master and Commander, so you shouldn't have any problems catching up, even if you haven't read it before. Hope to see you in our discussions soon!
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Patrick O'BrianM&C discussions: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
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i'm so pleased to find a book club devoted to history, which is a hobby of mine, and to engage in intellectual discourse on these books. i'm looking forward to reading 'master and comm..."
Hello Rebecca,
Please heed the advice given by Elizabeth and Alisa and please read our guidelines. They are not optional and one of our few requirements is that we add the book cover for every book mentioned, the author's photo when available and always the author's link which is the author's name in text. (Three adds). If we mention a book that is what we must cite; if we mention the author we must cite the author's photo when available and always the author's link. If you need help in this area, please do not hesitate to ask for help from the moderators and/or read the guidelines and also get help from the Mechanics of the Board thread.
Alisa has shown you correctly how your citations should look. We are a group which takes citations seriously and without these citations the goodreads software fails to update and populate our site correctly. So I hope you will help the group.
In terms of your interests, I would suggest jumping right in to the discussion that Elizabeth has on going for M&C.
She has provided you with the link.
We welcome you and hope you enjoy your time here.
Bentley
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Patrick O'Brian
Hi Rebecca, welcome to the group and I hope you have a lovely time with all the gang discussing history and great books. I also love British history so I hope to see you over at that thread soon.
Hi Mark Hall here. So far, curious about this group, so that's why I decided to join. I'm an archaeologist and minored in history when doing my doctorate. Right now I work for the BLM.
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Glad to have you. An archaeologist. You might be the first archaeologist in the group...does the BLM mean the Bureau of Land Management.
We seem to attract a great many legal eagles because history seems to attract the law profession.
Hope you enjoy the group.
Bentley
Hi Mark, welcome to the group, I hope you have a great time discussing good books with all the crowd here.
Hello Mark, welcome to the discussion. Hope you find much to pique your interest in one of the many discussion threads.
Welcome, Mark. Wow, archeology. What an appropriate profession for someone interested in history. Hope you find some fun things to discuss in the group!
Mark wrote: "Hi Mark Hall here. So far, curious about this group, so that's why I decided to join. I'm an archaeologist and minored in history when doing my doctorate. Right now I work for the BLM."Hi Mark,
Great to see in the group!
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Greetings,My name is Nathan and I currently live in Lincoln, Nebraska. I just finished reading "The Coldest Winter" by David Halberstam and found it incredibly enlightening about a war that is so often glossed over in American discourse. I hope to share in many stimulating conversations as a member.
Cheers,
Nathan
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Welcome to the History Book Club.
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.
More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2878...
Take a moment and look at our orientation thread:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1851...
Thanks and glad you joined us.
All citations should look like this (see below):
David HalberstamWe look forward to reading your posts.
Bentley
Welcome, Nathan. Glad you could join us. I look forward to reading your posts.
Hi Nathan, welcome to the group, I am sure you'll have a good time discussing your favourite books here with the group.
Nathan, glad you found us and welcome. Hope you enjoy discussing many good books here.
Welcome, Michael. Glad you could join us. Your area of interest is very interesting to me too. I wish you luck in finding and getting into a grad program. My friend just got his PhD. and found a good job, so all is not lost.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 a book should look and we are reading this one at the end of the month, so I hope you can join us:
David McCulloughMore information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...
Take a few moments to read our policies:
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and our guidelines:
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Welcome to the History Book Club. I see that Bryan already gave you some of the particulars. Thank you Bryan.
Be sure to join in on the Presidential Series read beginning at the end of the month.
All best,
Bentley
Hey Michael, welcome to the group, glad you found us. No shortage of topics and book discussions that are in your areas of interest and much to explore so jump in. We look forward to your posts.
Welcome Charl, Markus, Rebecca, Nathan, Mark and Michael! Kind of new myself, and I know you'll find this a welcoming and very interesting group. I look forward to being with you in discussions.Michael, where in CT? I'm in New Haven.
Welcome to Nathan and Michael, glad to have you both join us! There is always lots going on. Please join in whatever discussions or group-reads that look interesting to you. Personally, I think it is all interesting, I just have to restrict myself until I get that unlimited-time thing figured out!
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Hi Michael, another warm welcome to the group, I really hope you enjoy yourself here discussing great books and moments in history.
Hi,My name is Sarah, I live in St. Paul MN where I'm a Usability/Quality Engineer at a medical device company. I got interested in Arab history a while ago, which led to histories of the Middle Ages, which branched into Byzantine history, which is leading back to the Romans, and thus to Gibbon, which led me here! I'm looking forward to discussing your current book, and to learning about new topics.
Thanks,
Sarah
Welcome, Sarah. Sounds like a fun path through history to find our group. I hope you enjoy Gibbon and other discussions we have! Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature for comments, as Bryan mentioned in comment 1281. Bryan also provided several links that should be useful to get you started in the group.Please also use the "add book/author" feature even when just mentioning an author. We both mentioned Gibbon in our comments. His link should look like this:
Edward GibbonAbove all, have fun in the group. If you need help, there are lots of us ready to assist!
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Welcome to the History Book Club. We are delighted to have you and please at any time just jump right into the discussion.
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 a book should look and citations:
Edward GibbonBentley
Looks like Bentley and I helped you out at the same time, Sarah! Hope you feel doubly welcome. :)
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Hi Sarah, good to see you join the group. I've read a few histories on the Middle East and love Byzantine and Roman history. I am yet to read a better account of Byzantine history than that of John Julius Norwich's trilogy.
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I hope to discuss some good books with you soon.
Hi Sarah ~ Welcome, we are glad you found the group. The membership here has diverse interests and there are many books and discussion threads to explore. Jump in! We look forward to your posts.
thanks for the welcome everyone - glad to be here.
Welcome Megan; I hope you enjoy the group.
Introducing myself: AnthonyS, semi-retired professor of medicine. Read as much as time permits, very fond of history, all times/places/people/events/analyses.
Recent read: The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War by Caroline Alexander -- very scholarly, very readable.
Hi Anthony,Nice to see you join the group. I am sure you will have a great time discussing great books and great moments in history. I see you already have the adding book function pretty close to right, good effort. It's a requirement that you also add the author to the book if possible, so it would look something like this:
by Caroline AlexanderBelow are some links that will help you navigate the History Book Club and what our requirements are.
It would be very helpful if you took the time to familiarise yourself with these:
Policies & Practices
(this one is helpful for when you want to add book covers and author's photo's/links)
and:
Orientation & Roadmap
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Bently
Hello Anthony, welcome and hope you enjoy the many aspects of history and books discussed on these threads. We look forward to your posts.
Welcome Anthony! As an erstwhile classicist your book recommendation sounds interesting indeed. Have a great time here!
Welcome, Anthony. Sounds like you'll fit right in here. Hope you enjoy the discussions, the books, and the company!
Hello, I'm Hannah and I'm currently an undergraduate in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU and my concentration is American and European Warfare in the 19th and 20th Centuries. So I'm basically a history major. At the moment, I'm in the middle of The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager, which is an interesting and entertaining look at 14th century France through the scope of one specific judicial duel that happened. I enjoy learning about all aspects of history (because it's all part of the same really long story) but I find WWI particularly fascinating.
Hi Hannah,Nice to see you join the group. I am sure you will have a great time discussing great books and great moments in history. I also like reading about warfare in history, mainly in the Napoleonic period. I see you already have the adding book function pretty close to right, good effort, it should normally look something like this:
by Eric Jager Good book, I enjoyed it as well!
Below are some links that will help you navigate the History Book Club and what our requirements are.
It would be very helpful if you took the time to familiarise yourself with these:
Policies & Practices
(this one is helpful for when you want to add book covers and author's photo's/links)
and:
Orientation & Roadmap
Hi Hannah, welcome, a very interesting major you have.
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Welcome to the History Book Club. I can see that Aussie Rick gave you some good pointers on how we add book covers, author's text and photo (if available). If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Your major sounds fascinating and I am sure you will find a lot that will be potentially helpful here.
All best,
Bentley
Welcome Hannah! ~ Hope you find many good books and topics to discuss. We look forward to your posts.
Welcome, Hannah! Looks like you are jumping right in, since I saw you first on a different thread. :) Hope you enjoy discussing good books with us!
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