Middle East

[close] "Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodreads and these are some of our Focus Areas. We have welcomed worldwide members from over 171 countries; we are a large international group which spans the globe. Discussions: Bentley leads Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer (Spotlighted Book) and The Federalist Papers is an on-going study. Upcoming: River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard (Book of the Month) Free Book Offer soon to History Book Club members - stay tuned for details - North America offering - "for HBC members only" Become a Free Reader (only at the HBC) - we will tell you how and we are currently Free Reading many books. Find Challenges for the Two Koreas, Ireland, Japan here - You can scroll through them and join the challenge that interests you.

[close] A group focused on journeying through history with the help of Will and Ariel Durant's holistic view of Western Civilisation. (See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18592352-illuminating-history). Currently we are approaching the realm of Greece beginning with the early Aegean civilisation and moving towards Classical Greece and Hellenism. You may also want to check out https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/58875-peregrinations-reading-through-the-ages Ancient Greece: Large version: http://ancient-greece.org/images/maps/map-divisions/9-greece.jpg

[close] هدف من خلال هذه المجموعة إلى تحفيز الحس النقدي وإثارة المناقشات الإيجابية حول الأحداث اليومية في دول الشرق الأوسط. نقوم باختيار الكتب شهريا وفصليا وفتح المناقشات طوال رحلة القراءة بهدف تحفيز التفكير من أجل معرفة أفضل بذواتنا، تاريخنا، ومستقبلنا. تتراوح الكتب المختارة بين الأدبية والعلوم الاجتماعية كالتاريخ والاجتماع والسياسة والاقتصاد. The aim of this group is to develop a critical eye and stir thoughtful debates on the day-to-day events in the Middle Eastern nations. We select books on the Middle East to read monthly and quarterly and open discussions along the journey to stimulate our thinking, with the aim of better understanding ourselves, our history and future. Selected books span across fiction and non-fiction genres, including history, sociology, politics and economics.

[close] Join author and scholar Jeffry R. Halverson for a discussion to mark the release of his new book, Searching for a King. He will be available to answer your questions from October 2, 2012 to November 2, 2012.