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['Aussie Rick']

Hi Richard, another warm welcome to the group, I am sure you will find lots here to read and to talk about.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Richard. Sounds like you have a wide variety of historical interests, as well as some great philosophies about teaching. I hope you enjoy reading and discussing books and history with us.

[Richard]

The Quest for God: A Personal Pilgrimage is a book i was just re-reading. I often quote it with my catechists. Paul Johnson of course is a well-known historian so he references history and art often in this book.

[Richard]

[Richard]

THanks for the info...I think I have the add book author down.

[Richard]

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900

[Alisa]

Richard, your posts should look like the one in the example above. You have the book cover but need the author. When you add the cover immediately go back into the add feature and click on the author tab, repeating the process to add author photo (when available) and author link )always. It should look like this:

Paul Johnson

Andrew Roberts

As well, there is a thread for 'what is everybody reading now' where you should move and place this particular post. It can be located here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

You'll get the hang of the feature I am sure. Thanks for your posts.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you assisting moderators for helping out the newcomers.

Welcome Richard.

[Bryan]

I hearty welcome to Joe, Nicole, and Richard. I'm glad you found us here and I do hope you find some good books and good discussions!

[Richard]

Yes, I hope I can. I go through very busy spells but try to have at least one evening a week to catch up on emails.

[Rev]

Hello everyone. I am a Lutheran Pastor whose addiction is reading. Sometimes it is hard to squeeze time. I love historical novels, cChristian fiction,and good old mystery novels. Spend my time on the treadmill with a book. Listen to audio books while driving or walking the dog.

[Alisa]

Welcome Rev ~ Great nickname considering your vocation. If you are a reading addict with a love for history you found the right group! We are glad to have you and am sure with your interests you will find plenty here to explore and discuss.

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 how books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

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.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Rev. Alisa beat me to the congrats on an appropriate screen name. You'll find quite a few other reading addicts around here. We all "suffer" together. :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you Alisa for helping out Rev.

Rev, thank you for introducing yourself. One of our guidelines for all new group members is that they introduce themselves. Your background is interesting and we have folders on religion as well as historical fiction which you have indicated is one of your favorite genres.

We also have an audio book section and currently we are listening to Wolf Hall.

Hilary Mantel

[Bryan]

Great name, Rev, and welcome.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Rev, welcome to the History Book Club and I hope you have a good time here with all the group discussing great books and authors.

[Shelly]

Hi everyone! I wish I could say I've read a lot of historical books, but I haven't. I seem to pick books that are not very interesting, or read like a textbook. I'm hoping that I can find some interesting suggestions here. I do love history though, and The History Channel is my favorite station! The areas I'm most interested in are British history (especially from the Plantagent era to Victorian), American Revolution era and I am getting more and more interested in Chinese history (as it is a small part of my heritage). I hope to find some great books to read!

[Alisa]

Hello Shell's Bells! Welcome, we are glad to have you. A love of history and curiousity about what other history lovers read and enjoy will get you far in this group so please look around and join in any of the conversations. It's a friendly group.

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 how books you mention should look:

Rebecca Skloot

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 Shell's Bells...we hope you enjoy your time here.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Shell's Bells, welcome to the group, I hope you have a good time here and find some good recommendations :)

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Shell's Bells. Sounds like you are interested in some great parts of history. When something touches a small part of one's heritage, it really brings history alive, doesn't it.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Shell's Bells, glad you found us.

[Carol]

Hello all--My name is Carol Lea Clark, and I'm an English professor at the Univ. of Texas at El Paso. However, I've crossed over to the history camp in terms of interests. I'm been trying to learn more about a little known bit of history--the American Navy's 1848 expedition to explore the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. I learned about the expedition while I was a Fulbright Scholar in Jordan. I was pleased to see that the group has been reading a history of James Polk, who was president during the period of the expedition, and I've been reading your comments about the book.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Carol. 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. This is how the book should look:

Walter R. Borneman

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 don't recall the Polk book cited above mentions this expedition, but it sounds interesting.

[Alisa]

Carol, welcome, we are glad you found the group. There is quite a bit here to explore and I hope you enjoy discussing books and moments in history with the members here.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Carol, welcome...please feel free to join the discussion and glad that you are a member of the group.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Carol, welcome to the group and I hope you enjoy your time here discussing good books and authors.

[Ioana]

Hello from NJ :)
I love reading, but unfortunately I do not have a lot of time for it, just my hour long commute. I am already getting great ideas of books to read (thanks, I love your format which includes the link to the GR listing), although my list does not need any more additions. I think I am already set for life.

I did not pay much attention to those history classes in high school, but I now realize I should have. Reading history books (and a lot of HF, I admit) is the next best thing. Actually, better than any history high school class :)

With my crazy daily schedule it will be hard to commit to monthly reads (what takes you week to read, takes me a month, if not longer), but I will enjoy your comments and will participate as much as I can.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Xyz99. 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.) You already see its benefits.

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 (when you can of course)

[Alisa]

Hello Xyz99 from NJ, we are glad you found the group and chose to join. Bryan pointed you in the right direction but if you need any help please ask. There is a lot here to explore, and it does have a way of adding even more to the to-read list!

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Carol. Sounds like you really know your history, enough to know exactly where you want to learn more. I hope you enjoy reading, learning, and sharing with us!

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Xyz99. What an interesting screen name. (Seems we've had several interesting ones joining recently.) Sounds like you put your commute to good use. Please jump in with your thoughts and comments whenever you have something to add, and don't be afraid to slowly catchup with the rest of the group. Actually, I think all of us spend more time behind than on-pace. :)

[Todd]

Greetings

I never enjoy talking about myself so this introduction will be short. As I only have time to read two books a month I want to make sure they are worth the effort. My favorite book in the last year was The Guns of August.

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I look forward to speaking with everyone in the coming months.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Todd. Glad to meet you.

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. You did a great first effort. Don't forget to add an author. This is how the book you've mentioned should look:

Barbara W. Tuchman

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]

Todd, welcome, we are glad to have you. I hope you enjoy discussing books and exploring the threads.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Xyz99 - is there an easier name to call you by? Welcome to the HBC; but I know I will forget that handle.

And Todd - glad to have you with us and I like your discernment about books you choose to read.

I can see that Bryan and Alisa have placed you on the right path and have given you directions and our guidelines which we take very seriously.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Todd. I hope to see you around in the discussions.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Max. 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.

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.

['Aussie Rick']

Welcome to Xyz99, Todd and Max, I'm sure all of you will find things here to interest you and I hope you all have a good time chatting about your favourite books, authors and periods of history.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Max wrote: "Hello everyone!

My name is Max. I am 18, live in England and am a student. I consider myself the type of person who takes a general interest in practically everything...

I love to read on subjec..."

Max, you did great but there were a few authors that should be cited:

Here they are:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Hermann Schreyer - (no photo which is surprising)

William Shakespeare

Peter Ackroyd

Geoffrey Chaucer

Good job otherwise. Did you enjoy the retelling of the Canterbury Tales that Ackroyd did or do you like the original pure text.

Peter Ackroyd originally by Geoffrey Chaucer

[Max]

I think I preferred Ackroyd's retelling. You can appreciate the text better in a more accessible prose without any lose to the elegance of the original text.

Thanks for the kind welcomes, everyone. :)

Max

[Alisa]

Welcome Max, glad you are part of the group. Looking forward to your contributions.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Max. Glad to "officially" meet you. I hope you can balance being a student with everything else. There are so many demands on your time at the age of 18. See you around!

[Max]

Thanks Alisa, and thank you Elizabeth. Nice to meet you too, haha. Yes, there is a lot of pressure for an 18 year old these days, but I'm willing to try my best! :)

See you around,

Max

[Jim]

Hi,

I read range of fiction and non-fiction, particularly history and 20th century classics. I'm also trying to improve my French which is great excuse to re-read the Harry Potter series and teen fiction that my small but growing vocabulary has a chance of handling.

I'm in my 40s and live in Canada. Canadian history's probably the staple of what I read, though I often read overviews of world and ancient history: Recently finished a short book on Roman Civilization and another on the History of Islam. A book I particularly enjoyed in the last couple of years was Barbara Ehrenreich's Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy.

Looking forward to reading posts and seeing what people recommend!

Jawbl

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Jawbl,

Thank you for joining the History Book Club. We do have a few guidelines and an orientation that I would like you to take a look at and familiarize yourself with.

Guidelines:

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

Orientation:

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

Mechanics of the Board:

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

The add book/author feature:

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've mentioned should look:

Barbara Ehrenreich

Your background in Canadian history brings a lot to the table for our group and we are glad to have you with us.

Bentley

[Max]

Bentley wrote: "Max wrote: "Hello everyone!

My name is Max. I am 18, live in England and am a student. I consider myself the type of person who takes a general interest in practically everything...

I love to re..."

I found Goethe's more popular page and picture, Bentley. I think most people don't use his full name and use the shortened 'Johann Wolfgang von Goethe' instead:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

There you go....good sleuthing Max...I wonder if our super librarians should have the photo come up in both spots. I thought it extremely strange when his photo did not come up with his full and proper name.

[Max]

Thanks Bentley. I thought it was a bit strange, too, so I decided to put my investigative cap and... problem solved! :)

[Alisa]

Hello Jawbl ~ welcome to the group, we are glad to have you join us. There are many topics to explore so please join in any thread discussion that interests you. We look forward to your participation.