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[Donna]

Hi everyone! I'm Donna and live in Atlanta. I'm a political operative and like every one of you a huge history buff. The area of history I'm interested in is a moving target, but at the moment it's the Middle East and the Reformation. I am also new to Goodreads and it looks like my favorite thing is going to be joining in on the "currently reading" fun. I particularly like the way this group has divided it's selections (Presidents, etc.). Happy New Year, all!

[Bryan]

Welcome Donna and I'm so glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (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. You will see plenty of examples in our threads.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read our policies if you have not already:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

Let one of us know if you have any questions.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Donna to the History Book Club. We are glad to have you with us and glad that you like the group set up.

And a Happy New Year to you too.

[Alisa]

Donna, glad you found us and decided to join. Bryan was kind enough to post the guidelines for you and sounds like you are looking around already. Please do! There is a wide variety of topics and books to discuss so please feel free to insert yourself whenever you are so inspired. We look forward to your posts.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Donna, welcome to the group and I hope you have a fun time here discussing your favourite books, authors and moments in history.

[Laura]

I've been lurking in the shadows long enough! Finally joined this group today.

I'm Laura, and I live in suburban Maryland with my husband, two cats, and our daughter when she's not away at college. I own and operate a small CPA firm, and tax season is sniffing at my heels once again.

Like Elizabeth (Alaska), I took up a presidential challenge on another group, and was quickly swept away. History and geography were my worst subjects in school, but I've always loved politics. So a couple of months ago, I decided to start with Washington and work my way forward! I'm hooked on history now, loving every second, and I never thought I'd say that.

This group is so well organized, and full of so much fantastic information and great book discussions that I just had to step out of the shadows. Thanks to all of the moderators for putting this place together. I'm looking forward to learning a lot here and hopefully participating in some great discussions too!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Laura, glad you finally joined the group, I am sure you'll have a lot of fun here with the members chatting about your favourite books and authors.

Please have a look at message 2014 above from Bryan which provides information and links to a number of useful rescources required to navigate around the site.

[Laura]

Thanks Aussie Rick! Those links were helpful. Lots of good information here.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome to both Donna and Laura. Hope you enjoy reading about and discussing history with us!

[Alisa]

Hi Laura ~ Welcome to the club, we are glad to have you. I have no doubt that with your interests you will find ample opportunities to explore and discuss many topics and books that pique your curiosity. Please don't hesitate to 'step out of the shadows' on any discussion thread you see. It's the participation of the membership that makes this such a great group. (and the rules - you'll pick that up easy enough.) Welcome!

[Laura]

Thanks Elizabeth S. and Alisa, for the welcome!

[Bryan]

Welcome Laura. I'm glad you stepped out and can join us.

[Laura]

Thanks Bryan!

[Caroline]

Hi. I'm Caroline and I live in France. I teach English, and my hobbies are hiking, swimming, and cooking - and of course reading (fiction and non-fiction). I love historical fiction and history and look forward to reading and discussing some great books!

[Laura]

Welcome Caroline! Teachers are awesome people. Glad you joined us!

[Alisa]

Caroline, welcome to the group we are glad you found us! If you have not already familiarized yourself with our guidelines you might want to do that before you get started. Check out Bryan's message 2014 above for the links that provide helpful info. You will get the hang of it easy enough, but if you have any questions feel free to drop a note to one of the moderators. We look forward to your participation!

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Caroline. Sounds like you'll enjoy a lot of our group reads. Glad you found us!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Caroline, how lucky are you living in France! Welcome to the group, I'm sure you'll have a good time here discussing great books and authors.

[Bryan]

Welcome Caroline, glad you can join us.

[Branimir]

Hi everyone!

My name is Branimir and I am 23 (nearly 24) years old and live in Bulgaria. I love reading history books (both fiction and ones analyzing/summarizing facts) and that is why I am glad that I found this group.

I hold degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science and I work in a company, providing micropayments solutions.

To add up to my varied interests, I am a sworn gamer, preferring any story-developing game on whichever platform. When the muses come to visit me I love going out with my Nikon, taking pictures and enjoying the life ;)

Last but not least, I love hiking and that is why I am glad that I am in Bulgaria, as we have wonderful mountains here.

I guess that this is more than enough to get to know me :) I would be glad to be part of the group here.


Regards,
Branev

[Alisa]

Hello Branimir, welcome to the group and we are glad you chose to join. If you have not already looked at our guidelines, you can find the links in message 2014 from Bryan above. It will help you as you navigate the site.

There are many discussion threads so please feel free to join in any that interest you. We look forward to your participation!

[Laura]

Hi Branimir and welcome! Glad you joined us!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Branimir, Caroline, and Laura -

Glad to have all of you join us this year.

Bentley

[Laura]

Thanks Bentley, and to you for founding this group. You and your crew have done some awesome work here.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Branimir. Sounds like you have a variety of interests to keep you well rounded. Hope you enjoy your time with the group!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Branimir, welcome the the group, I hope you enjoy yourself here discussing great books and authors and discovering new books to read :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you for your kind words Laura.

[Laura]

You're welcome! It's clear that lots of time and effort have gone into the development and maintenance of this group. I'm about to finish a book that has me bouncing off the walls, looking forward to posting it in my thread when I finish.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thanks for the kind words and we look forward to hearing about your book.

[Bryan]

Welcome Branimir. Glad you joined us.

[Branimir]

Тhank you for the warm welcome :) I will try to contribute and most surely I will enjoy the books that are commented here:)

[AJ]

Hello, my name is A.J. I generally read a lot of Fantasy and Science Fiction, but I have been trying to read more and more non-fiction lately. I am currently reading "1776" for history and so far I really like it. Look forward to participating in discussions as well as some great suggestions for reading.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hi AJ:

1776is a great book and you should enjoy it.

But please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (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.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Take a few moments to read our policies:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Here is how 1776 should be cited:

David McCullough

[Bryan]

Welcome, Albert. Bentley has given you the highlights on our policies. I hope you enjoy the discussions and book recommendations.

[Alisa]

Welcome A.J., glad you discovered the group. Bentley was kind enough to provide you some helpful links which will come in handy once you start citing books and navigating the site. You can always drop a note to one of the moderators if you need assistance or have a question. There is much here to explore so hope you find ample discussions and books to pique your interest.

[Laura]

Welcome A.J. Enjoy the group!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi A.J. welcome to the group and I'm sure you'll have a good time here with everyone discussing great books and authors.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, A. J. I enjoyed reading 1776 as well. Glad to have you join us!

by David McCullough

[Chaynyth]

Hello All,

I'm new to GoodReads (only started up here yesterday) but love to read. I'm currently a college student studying history and French language, although I plan to transfer to a university that offers Middle Eastern studies and Arabic &/or Turkish for language.

I've only recently discovered a passion for history and am looking forward to sinking my teeth into more dense reading. :)

Next semester I'm taking courses on French revolutionary history, modern South Africa, and then a survey course on U.S. history from 1865 to present. It looks as though I'll have quite a bit of reading to do for those classes, but I'm going to try to shoehorn a few more books in by reading while waiting between classes. *grin*

I currently live in NE Ohio in a 1905 Victorian in desperate need of renovating (and in process thereof), with 7 cats, one miniature poodle, and two housemates (one of whom has two dogs). Thankfully, the house is huge!

I've read through the guidelines and read the post on mechanics as well. I'm looking forward to reading and discussing with you all!

~Jane

[Alisa]

Hello Jane, we are glad you found us and felt inspired to join. It sounds like you have your hands full as a student and a housefull of people and animals - wow! Thank you so much for reading through the guidelines. If you ever need a hand or have questions you can dash a note to any of the moderators and we are glad to help out. It's easy once you get the hang of it. We look forward to your participation!

[Laura]

Wow Jane, that sounds very exciting! Best of luck to you in your studies and welcome to the group!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Jane, we are delighted that you have joined us. I am sure that you will find a lot of what interests you here on this site.

Bentley

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Jane! Glad you are joining us!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jane, welcome to the group, I am sure you'll have a lot to offer and I hope you enjoy yourself here discussing your favourite books and moments in history.

[Chaynyth]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.

'Aussie Rick': Well, we'll see about offerings, I'm only a baby historianlet so far. ;) Spent ten years in the School of Hard Knocks before getting back into college, so I'm only doing undergrad work right now. But my goal, at least at this point, is to become a college professor of something (what, I'm not positive of yet... so many choices!).

[Bryan]

Welcome to the group Jane. I'm glad to see another person from NE Ohio (lived there for almost 20 yrs) in the group.

[Chaynyth]

Thanks Bryan. Although honestly, I'm not from here, I'm more passing through. I grew up over in Seattle and spent a few years in the Netherlands as a preteen. I'm currently putting together applications to transfer elsewhere for school, but where I'll end up on that score I'm not sure yet.

[Mike]

Hi, everyone. I'm Mike and I'm an associate professor of history at a small college just outside of Philadelphia. My reading interests are very widespread, but naturally my mainstay is history. I read academic works in a narrowly defined field, but when reading with no specific academic intent in mind I cover virtually everything. My teaching responsibilities run the gamut, so I'm often reading quality non-academic books that range across the continents and chronological epochs - new views on the Mongols one week, then the global events of 1968 the next, Cleopatra, Silk Road travelers, the cultural history of Prague .... A friend of mine recommended GoodReads knowing that I'm eager to share and to learn as I discover book after book after book with you all.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mike,

Good to see you join the group. I am sure you will have a great time discussing great books and great moments in history with the rest of the group.

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:

Mechanics of the Board
(this one is helpful for when you want to add book covers and author's photo's/links which makes things easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author)

and:

Orientation & Roadmap

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Mike,

Welcome to the History Book Club. We are glad to have you with us. I am sure that you will find something worthwhile here and I hope you do join in on the discussions taking place on a variety of threads.

Bentley