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[Bryan]

Welcome, Bob. Glad you could join 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:

Donald L. Miller

William J. Bernstein

Tamim Ansary

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.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Barbara, Geoff, and Bob. Please familiarize yourself with the rules and guidelines. I can see that the assisting moderators have all posted helpful links.

Please be mindful that when citing a book; always post three parts: the bookcover, the author's photo when available and always the author's link which is the author's name in linkable text.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Bob. Eclectic interests are kinda fun, cause there is always something. I hope you enjoy discussing history and books with us.

[Alisa]

Welcome Bob and Jeff! Glad to have you both. There is plenty to discuss here so please join whatever discussion interests you.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Bob and Jeff, welcome to the group, I look forward to chatting to you both about some of your favourite books and authors.

[Krystal]

Hi my name is Queenravenclaw and I am a huge fan of historical fiction. My love for historical fiction all started in 6 grade were I read my first Dear Canada book. Since then my love for history has grown into fasicating times in history. I've read alot about the Romanov family one of my faves! I've read stuff about Italy.(Olimpia the women pope),I have read stuff about Marie Antoinette and seen the movie come on who hasn't if your historical fantatic reader? I have read way to much on England's history the Tudor Era has to be one of the most fasicnating things in history. I have read about my beautiful Croatia and it's wars. I am currently in a history class in college. I have read alot on WWI and WWII for school and for pleasure. There is just way too much historical fiction to get lost in. The one topic i have yet to explore and will now get a chance thanks to Goodreads is the Salem Witch Trials! I can't really say what my favourite is but since I have read alot on England even tho I have no family roots there it's just a really cool and interesting country. I hope to be able to learn more about history while im in this group.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Krystal/Queenravenclaw,

Welcome to the group, I am sure you'll have a great time here discussing your favourite books and authors and it appears that you have a wide range of interests to explore.

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 that you mention in a post should look:

by Marilynne K. Roach

Link to our guidelines:

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

More information:

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:

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

[Alisa]

Hello Queenravenclaw, we are glad you found us. This club has both non-fiction and historical fiction covering a wide range of topics so I am sure you will find plenty to pique your interest. Glad to have you.

[Krystal]

Karleen Bradford

With Nothing But Our Courage: The Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald, Johnstown, Quebec, 1783

Was the first Dear Canada book I ever read and since then have stoped at nothing to find and read every new one that comes out. There are just too many good historical books that i have read.

[Alisa]

Krystal wrote: "Karleen Bradford

With Nothing But Our Courage: The Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald, Johnstown, Quebec, 1783

Was the first Dear Canada book I ever read and sinc..."

Krystal, make sure you post the books as Aussie Rick pointed out in the guidelines above. Your book should look like this:


Karleen Bradford

It should always display the book cover, author photo (when available) and author link. You'll get the hang of it.
Thanks.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Krystal. Keep working on those cites, you are doing good. Let us know if you need more assistance.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome Krystal/Queenravenclaw. Glad you found us.

I was going to point you towards a Canadian history thread where you could post some of those books you mention. But I couldn't find one! I'll check with Bentley and see if I just missed it or if we need to create one. For now, please feel free to mention books either in the "What is Everybody Reading Now" thread or the off-topic thread.

Thanks for sharing books you've enjoyed.

[John]

Hello all, I'm John. I enjoy history, though it is only a portion of my reading interests. I particularly enjoy US history circa 1850-1900.
Civil war topics are of interest, more so when they are of personal vantage points rather than military detail.
I would appreciate book recommendations on the history of the Chicago political machine.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi John,

Welcome to the group, I am sure you'll have a great time here discussing your favourite books and authors. I also share an interest in the American Civil War as do many others here.

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 that you mention in a post should look:

by Stephen W. Sears

Link to our guidelines:

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

More information:

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:

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

[Alisa]

Hi John! Welcome to the group, you came to the right place if you have an interest in any aspect of history. I am sure you will enjoy your time here. You might try posing your question on the 'i am looking for a book on . . . ' thread that we have here. The link ~ http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
I am always impressed with the recommendations that our group members come up with and am sure you will find some suggestions there.

[John]

Aussie Rick,

You might like this:

[Alisa]

John, good first effort on citing the book. You got the cover right, remember to also add the author link, it should look like this:
Charles Flood
It is always book cover, followed by author photo (when available) and author link (always.)
You should post your suggestion in one of the Civil War threads, the best one probably here ~
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

You'll get the hang of it but let us know if you need a hand as you navigate the site.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, John. Looks like Aussie Rick and Alisa have gotten you started on the right foot. If you have any questions, feel free to ask one of us moderators. It's a big group with lots of different areas of discussion, so hopefully you can find good threads that fit your interests!

[Bob]

John wrote: "Hello all, I'm John. ... I would appreciate book recommendations on the history of the Chicago political machine...."

John, I can strongly recommend the following:

City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America Donald L. Miller

It's a very interesting history of Chicago during the 1800s. Although the book's focus is much broader than machine politics, it has at least one chapter on politics, which discusses the pro-union mayor (forget his name) who was in office in the 1880s.
Happy reading,
Bob

[Alisa]

Hello Bryan! ~ Welcome to the club, we are very glad you decided to join. There are discussion threads covering many areas of history as wella s book discussions so please join in any that interest you.

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. This is true when mentioning a cook or just an author. For the authors that you mentioned, this is how they should appear in your message:
Jared Diamond
Malcolm X
David McCullough
Greg Mortenson

And an example of a book citation:
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...

You will get the hang of it but if you have any questions feel free to drop a note to any of the group's moderators.

Thanks and glad you joined us.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Bryan, welcome to the group and I hope you have a great time here exploring great books and authors.

[Bryan]

Hi John and Bryan. I'm glad you joined and I see you are already posting-great.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome John, Bryan, Krystal to the History Book Club.

Glad to have all of you with us.

Bentley

[Angie]

Hello everyone!
My name is Angie and I'm a history graduate student in Denver, Colorado. I love American history from colonial times through the Civil War. I also enjoy history about revolutions and social changes. I have tons of favorite authors and I am always up for reading new authors! I am currently reading A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and its a very good representation of women's roles in the Early Republic. Thanks for allowing me to join and I look forward to learning something new!

[Alisa]

Angie, welcome to the club we are glad to have you. Thanks for posting the book cover and author link in your citation. Well done!

If you have not already, 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.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Angie,

Welcome to the group, Alisa has already set you up to begin so I look forward to hearing from you soon about your favourite books and authors in those periods of history that interest you.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good job Angie and welcome.

Thanks to Alisa for being proactive and giving assistance to Angie.

[abclaret]

Greetings everyone,

My name is Adam. I finished a History degree nearly ten years ago but I have been reading a good stream of history books ever since. I usually prefer books with a political bent and have a major soft spot for Indian, 19th-20th labour, Spanish civil war and more recently Chinese history.

Recently started reading Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC by William Mervin Gumede which is about the recouperation of ANC in power in post-apartheid South Africa.

[Alisa]

Hello Adam and welcome. With your interests I am sure you will find plenty here to explore and enjoy discussing with other members of the group.

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

by William Mervin Gumede

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.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Adam and thank you Alisa once again for giving one of the newcomers some helpful advice concerning our guidelines and procedures.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Adam, welcome to the History Book Club, I'm pretty sure you will have a good time here discussing great books and authors.

[Angie]

Alisa wrote: "Angie, welcome to the club we are glad to have you. Thanks for posting the book cover and author link in your citation. Well done!

If you have not already, please take a moment to familiarize..."

Thanks for the helpful links!

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome to both Angie and Adam. I hope you enjoy discussion books and history with us!

[Bryan]

Hello to Angie and Adam. I'm glad you found us here on Goodreads.

[Mary]

Hello from the Pacific Northwest. My husband and I work a hazelnut farm and I raise chickens. We are both avid readers. My favorite genre are history and historical fiction. Colonial America through WWII are my usual historical periods of interest, although I am expand my interests as I learn more about my family history and current events unfold (e.g., Irish history, Middle Eastern history). A couple of most recent reads are:

by Nicholas Monsarrat

by Eugene B. Sledge

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mary,

Welcome to the group, I am sure you'll have a great time here discussing your favourite books and authors. Good first attempt on posting the books and authors you mentioned.

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 that you mention in a post should look:

by Eugene B. Sledge
(great book)

Link to our guidelines:

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

More information:

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:

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

[Alisa]

Hi Mary! ~ Welcome to the group, we are glad to have you. The links Aussie Rick provided you will help get you started, but please explore the threads and join in any discussion that interests you. There are several of us from the Pacific Northwest (hazelnuts - Oregon?) and from other parts of the world as well. Glad you chose us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Mary and welcome to the group. Your background is very interesting.

Thank you Aussie Rick for helping out Mary.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Mary. Looks like you have the "add book/author" feature down great! Sounds like you'll have a lot of fun talking history with us all. Although I'll warn you that if we ever get in a disagreement involving chickens and hazelnuts, you'll win. :)

[Bryan]

Hi Mary and welcome. I agree that you are doing a great job with the add book feature. Jump right in.

[toria (vikz writes)]

Hi, I love history, love reading about history and so am really glad to have found this group.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Vikz. 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.

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.

[Alisa]

Hello Vikz, we are glad that you found us too. You are among a diverse group who also loves to read and discuss history. Please join in any of the discussions that interest you. Hope you enjoy the group!

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Vikz. You are right, you've found the right group. :) Enjoy!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Vikz, welcome to the group, if you love history and reading then you should have a good time here :)

[Bryan]

Hi Bob and Mary:

I moved your interesting discussion to the WII thread where it is more appropriate. I hope you and others continue with it. Good stuff.

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

[Steve]

Hello - Midwesterner here who, also, well exceeeds the 13-year-old minimum age here.

I'm a bit of a cyber derelict. Currently listening to a webcast of an otr episode of Dana Andrew's I Was a Communist for the FBI - other tabs open are my hotmail page, this page, this forum's Guidelines, my facebook page, 3 tabs from WhatIfSports, and the last tab is a google search of Elizabeth Taylor.


It was probably inevitable that I'd find this site. I've been using different FB apps to catalog my books and there must have been some on a Goodreads page that linked me to here. Looks like a good group, and I'm looking forward to participating.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

We are glad to have you Steve. On another thread; Elizabeth S was kind enough to post some of the helpful links to our guidelines etc. so I will not post them again here.

Actually the minimum age for this site is 18; but I am sure that you exceed that age (smile).

It sounds like you will enjoy yourself here and we are glad to have you.

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.

Enjoy the group.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Hi Steve and welcome.

[Alisa]

Hi Steve, welcome to the group! We are glad your cyber dereliction landed you here. I think you will find much to distract your attention so click away on the threads and join in whatever discussion interests you. The 'add book/author' feature is important but easy enough once you get the hang of it. Good to have you with us!