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[Alisa]

Keith, glad you found the group and decided to join in. The links Bryan provided you will be very helpful as you get started exploring the site. Welcome!

['Aussie Rick']

Welcome Keith, I'm sure you will have a fun time here discussing great books and authors.

[Elizabeth S]

I've been out of town for the past week, so I've missed welcoming our newest members. So here is a big welcome to Mike, Raffi, Josh, Faith, Mitch, Bill, Tom, Kathy, Andrea, and Keith. I hope to see a lot of you as I catch-up on the various threads!

To Tom: Being a reenactor sounds like a ton of fun. What a great hobby or side-job or whatever it is for you. Talk about living the history!

[Steve]

Hola amigos, my name is Steve. I live in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico seven months of the year. The other five months my wife and I live aboard our sailboat in Gig Harbor, Washington. I'm a member of two other Goodreads history groups focused on the US Revolution, and although that is my favorite era, I read in others as well and I was looking for a group that is more active. Aside from history, my other main reading interests are in the sciences.

[Garret]

Welcome Steve!

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:



An example: Bill Bryson



More information:

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

Take a moment and look at our orientation thread:

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

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Steve]

I did read the orientation thread and I am familar with the "add/book" feature, for example, the book I just today finished combines both my interests in history and science, it is The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors by John R. Gribbin.

[Alisa]

Steve, welcome to the group. Garret was nice enough to note the clubs requirements and I can see you have read them. There is a preview function just below the comment box so you can make sure your cited books are appearing properly. It is bok cover and author link always, plus author photo when available. In this case all three were available. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it quickly. If you have any questions feel free to drop a note to one of the moderators. Glad to have you in the group.
John R. Gribbin

[Steve]

Thanks, I'll follow your example in the future. Just an observation but in both Garrett's example and yours it is impossible to read the title of the book without clicking on the thumbnail.

[Bryan]

Hi Steve and welcome. I hope you find the group interesting.

The title *should* pop up as you move your mouse over the cover, but this might be not be case depending on your computer and age of your operating system.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Steve. Glad to have you. I also enjoy reading science books as well as history books. I've only tried one Gribbin book, and didn't like it as well. I think it was because I read it so many years after he wrote it, so the science was older. How did you like The Scientists?

by John R. Gribbin

Edit: By the way, I think the reason the book title link is not required is because people often mention the title of the book in text before making the links. It is okay to do both the title link and the cover link, but the latter is what is required. Hope that helps!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Steve wrote: "Hola amigos, my name is Steve. I live in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico seven months of the year. The other five months my wife and I live aboard our sailboat in Gig Harbor, Washington. I'm a member of..."

Hello Steve and welcome to the History Book Club. I feel a pang of jealousy that you are in warm Puerto Vallarta while I am just digging myself out of the latest Northeaster.

It sounds like you and your wife are active sailors. Good for both of you. I looked at your profile and realized that you were also an author so I am adding your details to our author's thread. I appreciate that you read our guidelines and yes we do cite the bookcover, the author's photo if it is available and always the author's link (which is the author's name in linkable text). We do all of the above to take advantage of the goodreads software so that our site is populated correctly and group members can find things easily.

Additionally we use the bookcovers because it is more of a visual, stands out more than the text and when you run your cursor over the cover, you also see the title pop up. We add the author's photo because our group members like myself are curious as to what each author looks like and of course the author's name in linkable text for the obvious reasons. Book covers are also much more attractive and eye catching and we find that adding the bookcovers highlights the fact that a book has been cited in the post.

I can see that Garret was kind enough to add our links and give you some helpful newbie advice. In no time you should get the hang of this site. Every group has their own rules and guidelines. If you would like to discuss the cited book further; we have a thread where discussions can take place on any book that folks are reading. It is in the folder called My Books and I. I have provided a link to the thread What is Everybody Reading Now.

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

This thread is only for welcomes and introductions. If you need any assistance any one of the moderators is happy to help out. And thank you for reading our rules first and abiding by the no self promotion rule. We really appreciate that.

Bentley

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Steve, welcome to the group and I hope you enjoy yourself here discussing some of your favourite books and authors.

[Alisa]

Welcome Amy, we are glad you joined 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. This is how the books should look:

An example:
Tim Weiner

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.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Amy, welcome to the group and I'm sure you'll have a great time here with all the group chatting about your favourite books and authors.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Amy. Sounds like you are well-rounded in your reading. Glad to have you join us!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Amy to the History Book Club.

Thank you Alisa for giving Amy helpful advice and the links to our guidelines.

Amy, here you will be ageless (smile). I think you will find what you are looking for on the site. And there are many different discussions that you can jump into. If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to ask one of us for help.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Welcome Amy. I hope you find the discussions interesting to you.

[Garret]

Hi Amy, Glad looking forward to your participation.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Hi Amy, glad to see you. I just wanted to pop in and say that the Seattle library system is fabulous. I'm up the coast from you, but love to drop in at 4th & Madison when I'm in town.

[Kelly]

Hi,
I just joined. I love history, especially Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance periods. I am a massage therapist and instructor living in Tampa, FL.

[Garret]

Hi Kelly welcome!

FYI:

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 mention should look:



An example: Bill Bryson



More information:

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

Take a moment and look at our orientation thread:

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

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Kelly,

Welcome to the History Book Club and thank you Garret for the assistance you gave Kelly.

You have come to the right place if you like history. I hope you enjoy your stay here.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Welcome Kelly. We have a good group here and I hope you find it rewarding.

[Alisa]

Welcome Kelly, we are glad to have you. Please join in the discussion threads wherever you have an interest.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Kelly, welcome to the group, I also enjoy the same fields of history as you so I look forward to chatting to you about some of your favourite books and authors.

[Brenda]

Greetings Fellow book lovers,
My name is Brenda and reside in Fort Mitchell,Al. I have been a book lover since childhood.I always have to have a book that I am reading. I love history and am working on my B.A. in History. My favorite areas of History are U.S. and Southern History. I enjoy biographies of Presidents and other historical people.. At this time I am reading "The Widow of the South" written by Robert Hicks. Looking forward to getting to know everyone.

[Bryan]

Awesome, Brenda. Glad you found us.

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 the books you've mentioned should look:

Robert Hicks

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/2...

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

[Alisa]

Brenda, welcome to The History Book Club, we are glad to have you. Bryan was kind enough to post our guidlines and lend a hand on how your book cite should appear. You will pick it up quickly I am sure but if you have additional questions beyond what is in the orientation links you can drop a note to any of the moderators. Enjoy!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Brenda, please make sure to cite the books according to our guidelines. I know you will pick it up quickly and Bryan was good to add all of the helpful links for you.

I am sure that you will enjoy our president series. The next book in the series deals with President Polk.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Brenda, welcome to the group and I hope you have a wonderful time here with all the crew chatting about your favourite moments in history and some great books :)

[Garret]

HI Brenda great to have you aboard.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome Kelly and Brenda. Lots of good stuff to read and discuss here. Hope you enjoy it!

[Paul]

I consider myself to be an "arm-chair" historian. While my academic background is in a completely different area (physics), I enjoy history and historical novels (I'm currently reading Fall of Giants). Being from New England, I am especially interested in New England Colonial history.

[Elizabeth S]

Paul, welcome to the group! Thank you for using the wonderful "add book/author" goodreads feature. The cover looks great, but we do also need the author photo (if available) and author name link. The whole thing should look like this:

Ken Follett

We like to be sure that the goodreads software links both the author and the book to our threads.

In case you need it, we have more information on how to add the pictures and links here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Also, here is our orientation thread to help you get going with the group:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Glad to have you with us. We have lots of arm-chair historians, so you are in good company!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Paul, welcome to the History Book Club, the perfect place for a 'arm-chair' historian, you'll find a few of them here! I am sure you will have a great time discussing your favourite books and authors.

[Alisa]

Paul, welcome, glad to have you. There is much to explore in this club so please feel free to jump in to any of the discussions that interest you. We look forward to your participation.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Elizabeth S, thank you for jumping in to help Paul.

Paul, we are delighted to have you with us; being a fellow New Englander by birth with loads of family still there; I am now transplanted to the metro NYC area.

Bentley

[Hilary]

Hello, I have just found the forum - and what a delight to find others like myself who love to read!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hilary, welcome to the group!

Please take some time to familiarize yourself with our rules and our guidelines.

In case you need some information on how we do citations of books and authors, we have more information on how to add the the bookcover, the author's photo and the author's name in linkable text here:

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

Here are our guidelines:

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

Also, here is our orientation thread to help you get going with the group:

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

Glad to have you with us.

[Alisa]

Weclome Hilary! Glad you found us, I think you will find plenty to explore and discuss with others.
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 the books you mention should look:
Tim Weiner

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2878...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1851...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2851...

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

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Hilary. You are definitely surrounded by voracious readers. Have a great time!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Hilary, welcome to the group I'm sure you'll have a great time so have fun :)

[Michael]

Welcome Hilary I hope you enjoy the group. I like to see us more us a support group for those with a severe reading addiction :)

[Bryan]

Welcome Paul and Hilary. Glad you joined us.

[Christopher]

Greetings, everyone. I am not a reader of historical fiction, though I am a reader of history, and I write a blending of historical fiction and other things (most of my history reading is actually research for my writing). Most of my recent research has been Irish pre-history, British history BCE, Late Roman Republic, Early Roman Empire, Fall of Rome, 6th century CE, and the era of Charlemagne.

For pleasure, I enjoy watching movies and TV programs on World War II, ancient Rome, Tudor England, 18th and early 19th century naval warfare, and Scottish history. I read an occasional historical fiction novel, but I can't remember the last one I read... hmmmm.... by Audie Murphy, I recall, but now that I think about it, that was an autobiography and not fiction. Anyway...

Cheers!

Christopher

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Christopher,

Welcome.

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 the book you mentioned should look - (See below)

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/2...

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

by Audie Murphy

We alway try to add the bookcover not the link if the bookcover is available (stands out more and is very visual and easier to read and differentiate from the author's name). Then we add the author's photo if available and always the author's link (which is the author's name in linkable text). Audie Murphy's book did not have an author's photo; but I did find the book cover.

Also, we are primarily a non fiction history group, but we also read historical fiction.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Christopher, welcome to the group, I am sure you will find lots to dicuss here covering your favourite periods of history.

[Christopher]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Christopher, welcome to the group, I am sure you will find lots to dicuss here covering your favourite periods of history."

Cheers, Aussie Rick; no doubt. Thanks for the welcome, and G'Day!

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Christopher. I look forward to your posts on the Hornblower movies, as well as other areas of history. If you browse through the threads you'll notice there is lots to choose from. Glad to have you!

[Christopher]

Elizabeth S wrote: "Welcome, Christopher. I look forward to your posts on the Hornblower movies, as well as other areas of history. If you browse through the threads you'll notice there is lots to choose from. Glad..."

Cheers, Elizabeth; thank you for the welcome. Thanks also, Bentley for the welcome and for the Hornblower movie thread.