The History Book Club discussion

POSTED 7/25/08: Thank you everyone for voting.

The results are in. Voting has ended. The next four books we will read are as follows:


The Histories by Herodotus - COMPLETED

The Second World War: Volume One: The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill - COMPLETED

From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Civilization by Jacques Barzun - COMPLETED

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front to World War II by Goodwin - COMPLETED

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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front to World War II by Goodwin (COMPLETED)

It looks like the polls are lining up the following four books as the next spotlighted books (but things can change with every poll). Right now, the voting is shaping up with the following front runners (August 27, 2009)

1. The First World War by John Keegan - 9 votes COMPLETED

2. The History and Decline of the Roman Empire - Volume I by Gibbon - 8 votes - COMPLETED

3. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (New Edition) by Jared Diamond - 7 votes - COMPLETED

4. Legacy of Ashes: the History of the CIA by Tim Weiner - 6 votes - COMPLETED

Another book for ocnsideration if the group is interested is "America's Constitution - A Biography" by Akhil Reed Amar a professor at Yale. I attended a discussion where he participated and then bought this book which is on my shelf for about 9 months now looking for a time slot and I can see as I participate with this group it will be easier if this can be considered as a possible book. If folks want to take a look and let me know what they think I wqill appredciate it.

Vince, I will add it to our potential reading list. Maybe as a group we can vote on the book in one of the polls. Also, at any time if you would like to open up a thread in other book discussions ; you could read and moderate the book. There are a lot of possibilities. I have added the book cover here so folks can take a look at it.




Thank you for recommending this book to the group.

Folks, right now we have the books selected for our spotlighted reads and Book of the Month selections for 2018.

However, we have frequent polls on upcoming Presidential reads, challenges and buddy reads can be initiated by any member willing to lead the book.

There are no open polls at this time. Check back.