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This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yourself, the country where you are from and what you like about history or why you joined the group or anything else you would like to share.

Remember we allow no self promotion or spam. All such posts are deleted immediately.

Please feel free to read the introductions on this thread as well as the archived introductions and welcomes of our other group members. After you join, please also welcome newcomers. It is always great to make folks feel welcome and say hello.

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Folks, we have this new thread open for introductions. You can always read all of the other welcomes and introductions in the other archived threads which we have closed because the threads are too huge (almost 7000 posts EACH)!

So let us work to get this thread as large in due time as the other two.

We are happy to welcome all of our global members from at least 170 different countries around the world.

This is # one of our rules and guidelines to be a member.

Introduce yourself here.

Hi My name is Liz Petersen. Reading is my passion. I began at age four and at age 65 and retired, I devour books of many genres, history being my favorite. One of my other interests is movies, particularly war movies. Because I am a boomer and my father's generation fought in WWII and Korea, and my generation fought in Vietnam, and my son was in the Air Force in the first Gulf War, understanding those conflicts have been the source of the majority of my reading history. Humans are capable of such courage and compassion during times of war, as well as great cruelty and self-interst. After moving to Marquette, Michigan five-years ago, I have been studying Native American Culture, particularly the Ojibwa and Cherokee Tribes. My last book was the Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence. I look forward to reading the posts of my fellow history buffs. Wonderful to find so many of you together

What a nice introduction, Liz. We welcome you to The History Book Club. We have a variety of folders which may interest you.

Based upon your post - here is one that you may want to look at:

Native Americans

And

The Second World War

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that interest you.

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by T.E. Lawrence

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Bentley
Group Founder

Welcome, Liz. You certainly have a varied set of interests. It's great being retired, when you have more time to read. Now that you're here, your TBR list is bound to increase dramatically.

Welcome, Liz. I love war movies also. My favorite is The Great Escape . You are sure to find many recommendations here.

Welcome Liz! I too really like the topics you are interested in. I do hope you find what you are looking for here.

Hi, I am Karn.
My interest is the history of South Asia in general and post independence history of India in particular.

Hi, I'm Scylla, in my late teens and throughoutly tired of not being able to discern between factual history, artistic liscense, reference and coincidence in the books I read. I'm excited to have finally found a group with so many knowledgeable members and great rescources and am looking forward to learning more of (and rekindling my love for) history. *smile*

Welcome, Karn. This is a great place to begin your voyage into the world of history. Some folders you may be interested in are:

Southern Asia

India Challenge

We also have a number of discussions ongoing at this time. You may be interested in participating in is our Raj Quartet book discussions.

The Raj Quartet

There are also many other folders where you can discuss topics that interest 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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Paul Scott

More information:
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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
/topic/show/...

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

Francie
Admin (T), Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Welcome, Scylla. Glad you found us. This is a great group. We have quite a few discussions going on and hope you can join in.

Welcome Scylla - if you need any assistance just reach out to one of the admins or mods.

We have some videos which may help you. I will try to find where they are housed and post back here with the links. It is tough sometimes when you are starting out to discern where the "hidden persuaders" are or what is actually factual and what is the blend of fact and fiction and be able to decipher between them and make up your own mind.

Welcome Karn from Dhanbad, India - we are a very large global community and with many members from India so you will find a lot to like here. There are many discussions ongoing about South East Asia.

Welcome new members Karn and Scylla. There's lots to see here - have a look around. And check out the 50 BOOKS IN 2015 section. You can find some recommendations for great books there.

Hi, I'm Hamdanil.

I like history in general, including the stuff that often get in fiction (e.g. Napoleonic Wars, Ancient Rome). In fact I found this group when searching for online discussions about Master and Commander!

Other than that, currently trying to read more about history of Muslim civilization and history of Southeast Asia (esp. Indonesia and its surroundings). It seems that it's not easy to find good books on these subjects - especially those that are not either too chauvinistic or too European point of view centric. Currently reading Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes, which looks pretty good so far. If you guys have other suggestion in these subjects, they're really welcome!

Cool, thanks Teri for the reply and the bits about citing. By the way to clarify, I said I was interested in Southeast Asia, not South Asia. is the subregion of Asia to the east of South Asia and to the south of East Asia, and in the West it's not as famous as the other two regions :)

Hamdanil,

There are other parts of Asia like South and East Asia we are focusing quite a bit of our attention on And we have quite a few folks who are members who are from these countries and we are delighted to have them with us.

We do have quite a bit of focus on India (South Asia). We have had an India Challenge which is going on right now and has been for quite some time.

Here is the link: /challenges/...

We have been reading every book of the Raj Quartet which is a fabulous historical fiction series regarding India (South Asia) and the Raj and the conflict and difficulties associated with independence and the splitting off of a separate Pakistan. Those discussions are going on currently.

Here is the link to the folder which holds the wonderful discussions on all of the books of the Raj Quartet:

Here is the link:
/topic/group...

We have some specific threads set up for India (South Asia) and discussions regarding India (South Asia) if you are interested.

Here are links about India and Japan - various threads: /topic/group...

We have threads on Japan and a challenge going on about Japan with threads set up regarding this country (which is considered part of East Asia). We also have threads and discussions on the Koreas and China which are considered to be East Asia.

Here are links on the Korean War:
/topic/show/...

Here is the link to the thread on the Koreas:
/topic/group...

Here are links about India and Japan (East Asia)- various threads: /topic/group...

Here is the folder of threads on China (East Asia) :
/topic/group...

Here is the link to the Japan Challenge (East Asia): /challenges/...

Additionally, we have global readathons which are something you might be interested in and you can sign up for the next one here:

Here is the link: /challenges/...

You also expressed interest in religion - here is the link to the religion folder:

/topic/group...

I hope all of this assists you and I did try to respond to your questions on the Master and Commander thread where you posted.

What country are you looking for?

Regards,

Bentley

by Patrick O'Brian

by Paul Scott

Welcome Karn, Scylla and Hamdanil. I'm so glad you joined us. We have alot of interesting topics covered here. If you scroll through the threads I'm sure you will find something that interests you. If you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to ask or voice your opinion.

Welcome, Hamdanil. This is a wonderful group. Glad you found us.

Hello, everyone. I find this group extremely interesting so far! I live in Athens, Greece, and I work at the energy sector while finishing this year (hopefully) my undergraduate studies on European Culture/European Studies at the Hellenic Open University. I 've been reading history since a very young age (my father was an avid reader of history) and I am interested mainly in political history and modern European history (19th & 20th century). Looking forward to joining you at your conversations over here! Take care.

Hi I'm really into books between 1066 and 1600. I am especially interested in old skills. Formula's for paint, glue, and other useful items. I own a wide range of books of this time period. Interested in every part of a person's daily life, I should update my books again but never seem to have enough time.

Hello, Caterina. Welcome to the History book club!

I was always fascinated with Greek culture and would love to visit one day and see all of those beautiful monuments.

We have a lot of different topics here on HBC so check out our homepage and see what we offer.You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

Based on your introduction, I recommend you to check out these threads:

British history

and

Philosophy and Politics


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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Plato

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

Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History

Thank you, Samanta, for welcoming me here and for all your useful tips. I believe you have gathered so much valuable information at this specialized group! This year I will be studying Marx and Weber and probably several topics on the classics of sociology, so I guess I will be stopping by quite regularly!
Have a nice day!

We are glad to have you Caterina and like we said we cite both books and authors here as well so that the powerful goodreads software can populate our site. We hope you do stop by regularly and enjoy a discussion or two.

So also when mentioning folks who are also authors - we cite them this way:

Karl Marx

Max Weber

Hello, Edith. Welcome to the History book club!

I too am fascinated with the time period you mentioned and I think your interest in art supplies from that period is very unusual but quite interesting. Here you will also find many art lovers.

We have a lot of different topics here on HBC so check out our homepage and see what we offer.You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

Based on your introduction, I recommend you to check out these threads:

Medieval History

and

Art-Architecture-Culture

I'm sure you will find many good recommendations for books on these pages.

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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

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by Michael Camille

More information:
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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History

Hello, Sara. Welcome to the History book club!

A true book lover! Isn't it the truth that any place will suit us just find as long as we get to read a few pages.

We have a lot of different topics here on HBC so check out our homepage and see what we offer.You can access the main page through this link:

HBC mainpage

Since you have expressed your love for historical fiction so passionately, you should definitely check out our historical fiction thread. You will see there are many book recommendations over there. You can access it through this link:

Historical fiction

You might also like to check out discussion on our current group read The Raj Quartet set in India of the British Raj. You can access the discussions through this link:

The Raj Quartet

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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

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by Markus Zusak

by Ken Follett

by Paul Scott

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Samanta
Admin (T) - Art, Architecture and Culture - Croatia - Ancient and Medieval History

Hello, Catarina, Edith, and Sara. This is a wonderful book club to belong to. I'm sure you'll get much enjoyment from our many discussions and threads. Don't hesitate to ask any of the moderators if you have any questions. Look forward to seeing your posts in the near future.

My name is Jim and I live in Pennsylvania. I have been reading since I was very young. I have always enjoyed history, historical fiction, biography, etc. When I was a boy I remember reading many biographies of inventors from the late 19th century - early 20th century. As many as I could get my hands on. I also enjoyed reading about early American history. Today, many decades later, I still enjoy reading about our history, founding fathers, leaders in science, industry, innovators, etc.I am an avid reader and enjoy my genres but nothing is as inspiring as history.

Greetings to new members Hamdanil, Catarina, Edith, and Sara. History is a vast and diverse subject. Have fun looking around here.

Hi everyone! I'm Anne in New Orleans, and so glad I found your group! In college I specialized in the modern American South, and while I prefer 19th-20th-21st centuries I'm literally all over the map when it comes to setting. As long as I learn something! I admire writers who write narrative non-fiction and bring their subjects to life - Sebastian Junger and Erik Larson come to mind. I look forward to your suggestions as what to read next!

Hi Anne,
I recommend a civil war area book taking place in New Orleans. It is written by a popular, up-and-coming author Dara Horn. She is a Jewish writer and the book is "All Other Nights." I did not think it was my "thing," until my wife encouraged me to read it. I never put it down. Enjoy!

I am interested in the makeup of a lot of products they would've used even the glue, makeup, fashion accessory components, construction, everyday life. I own 3,000 books on lots of topics and just history. I hope to get them in order the next 5 months putting them on the bookshelves the way my Librarything has them listed I'm sure I have lots of duplicates. I'm also interest in fiber arts that were available during this time period.

Samanta wrote: "Hello, Edith. Welcome to the History book club!

I too am fascinated with the time period you mentioned and I think your interest in art supplies from that period is very unusual but quite interest..."

Edith, under the folder Art-Architecture-Culture, thread Cultural history would be a place to find something like that. Keep an eye on it and maybe you will find something of interest as you continue your membership in this group.

Welcome, Jim. We are delighted to have you join our group.

Since you have such a great interest in American History and History of Science - we would like to recommend our American History and Health-Medicine-Science folders:

American History

Health-Medicine-Science

Check out our folders as well if you want to search for any specific topic and discuss it with our fellow members. Feel free to contact any one of our assisting moderators for any assistance you might need. We are all here to help.

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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

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by David McCullough

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Assisting Moderator (T) - Ancient and Medieval History

Welcome Anne to a site for those who love history. Please, check our main page to find books on your favorite areas:

History Book Club's main page

You might also be interested in our present discussions of On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present and The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History:

Discussion about On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present

Discussion about The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Check out our folders as well if you want to search for any specific topic and discuss it with our fellow members. Feel free to contact any one of our assisting moderators for any assistance you might need. We are all here to help.

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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Alan Ryan

by Elizabeth Kolbert

by Christopher Clark (no photo)

More information

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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask one of the moderators. We look forward to reading your contributions - this is really a site for those who love history.


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Brian wrote: "Hi Anne,
I recommend a civil war area book taking place in New Orleans. It is written by a popular, up-and-coming author Dara Horn. She is a Jewish writer and the book is "All Other Nights." I did ..."

I'll check it out, Brian; thanks!

Welcome Jim and Anne! Glad to have you here. I hope you find topics that interest you and join our discussions. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.

Greetings Jim and Anne. You might be interested to see what other members are reading in our 50 BOOKS IN 2015 section. I've found some good ones there.

Anne wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Anne in New Orleans, and so glad I found your group! In college I specialized in the modern American South, and while I prefer 19th-20th-21st centuries I'm literally all over the m..."

Hello Anne - welcome - glad that Jose has assisted you.

The authors that you mentioned are cited this was:

Sebastion Junger (no photo)

Erik Larsen

Brian wrote: "Hi Anne,
I recommend a civil war area book taking place in New Orleans. It is written by a popular, up-and-coming author Dara Horn. She is a Jewish writer and the book is "All Other Nights." I did ..."

Helllo Brian - thank you for recommending a book to Anne.

This his how we do citations for that book:

by Dara Horn

I am learning, slowly!

That is the spirit (smile)

Hi - I am Jonathan Krauss from Concord, California. I am 46 yrs old with a bachelors in history and predominantly worked in finance. My wife and I have four pet bunnies that we love dearly. I read history books and biographies written by either professional historians or newspaper writers as they have a lot of experience in capturing and holding an audience. Although I don't have a specific area of interest, good writing is always my motivator to keep reading a book. I am thrilled to have found you guys!

hi i am abdi i live in northern somalia which is relatively more safer than southern parts,i love books because it familiarize you with other people history and culture,i love reading and i cant live one day without reading a single book
i love historical books and pholisophical books
my best author Cassius Dio i hope every one reads it.
thanks for adding me

Hello Jonathan. Welcome to The History Book Club. This is in the right place to find lots of suggestions and great discussions.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

You may also be interested in the following upcoming discussion we will be starting October 19th:

One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon

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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Tim Weiner

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask our moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Francie
Admin (T), Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello Abdi. Welcome to The History Book Club. I feel the same way about reading and never go anywhere without having a book ready to read on my Kindle. This is in the right place to find lots of suggestions and great discussions.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

You may also be interested in the following discussion we are currently having:

Philosophy and Politics

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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by Alan Ryan

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
/topic/show/...

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

Francie
Admin (T), Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello, my name is Marithé Benavente, and I am originally from Mexico. I currently reside in the USA. I teach World History to grades 6 and 7, but our school is accredited by the International Baccalaureate and we follow the Middle Years Programme. This is a very hands-on, inquiry-based program, and our kids are amazing. They are always asking me about books to read that will allow them to further understand the topics we see in class.

My all-time favorite book is by M.M. Kaye

As Jonathan above, I like good writing. It is difficult to narrow down just a handful of areas of interest.

Looking forward to a great reading journey in this group.

Welcome Jonathan and Abdi! Glad to have you here. Take a look at what we have here and join us in discussions and book recommendations.

Hello Marithe. Welcome to The History Book Club. This is in the right place to find lots of great discussions and suggestions for you and your amazing students.

We have a variety of folders which may interest you. Why don't you start with our Home Page and look through the current book reads and discussion threads.

History Book Club Home Page

You may also be interested in the following upcoming discussion we will be starting October 19th:

One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon

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 comment 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 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ software connect books with groups that talk about them.

When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

You did a good job on your citation, but as a reminder, this is how books that you mention should look:

by Tim Weiner

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

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
/topic/show/...

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

Francie
Admin (T), Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Health-Medicine-Science

Hello Marithe! Welcome to HBC. I hope you enjoy yourself here with us. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.