I finished reading:

"Einstein: The Life and Time" written by Ronald W. Clark.  778 pages.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  38,483 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Field of Thirteen" written by Dick Francis.   287 pages.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  37,715 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Fire" written by Katherine Neville.  441 pages.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  37,428 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Bridge on the Drina" written by Ivo Andric.  314 pages.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  36,987 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Red Moon" written by Robert Westbrook.  283 pages.

The one hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  36,673 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Jews of Silence" written by Elie Wiesel.  171 pages.

The one hundred and twelth book of the year.  36,390 pages at an average of 125 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Great Expectations" written by Charles Dickens.  383 pages.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.

36,219 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Quantum Web" written by Tom Grace.  372 pages.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  35,836 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Kobe the Dread:  Laughter and the Twenty Million" written by Martin Amis.  277 pages.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  25,464 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972-1976" written by Jules Witcover.  656 pages.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  35,187 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Kit Carson's Autobiography" written by Kit Carson.  170 pages.

The one hundred and seventh book of the year.  34,531 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Ross Luxemburg" written by Paul Frolich. 311 pages.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  34,361 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Decipher" written by Stel Pavlou.  575 pages.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.  34,050 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Portable North American Indian Reader" edited by Frederick W. Turner.  625 pages.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  33,475 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"To the Hilt" written by Dick Francis.  322 pages.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  32,850 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Prison Writings: My Life is My Sun Dance" written by Leonard Peltier.  243 pages.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  32,528 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Making of the President 1960" written by Theodore H. White.  472 pages.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  32,285 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon survey and final stats:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  The last one for me, hour 19
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  Hard to answer as everyone's tastes are different.  For me it would be spy thriller novels.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?  Nope, love it as it is.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
5. How many books did you read? Finished 5
6. What were the names of the books you read? The Dogs of War, Dead and Gone, The Dragon, Out of the House of Bread, White People and started The Making of the President 1960.
7. Which book did you enjoy most?  The Dragon
8. Which did you enjoy least?  The Dogs of War
9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Definitely will!!

My Final Stats:

Pages Read:  1,243
Time Read:   12 hours 48 minutes
Books Finished: 5

See y'all in April!!

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 19:

Pages read this hour: 45
Time read this hour: 48 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1,241
Total Time Read: 12 hours 45 minutes
Books Finished: 5

Time for bed.  Perhaps a few more minutes and pages, but, that's about it.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 18:

Pages read this hour: 71
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1,196
Total Time Read: 11 hours 57 minutes
Books Finished: 5

-Richard

Total I finished reading:

"White People stories and novellas" written by Allan Gurganus.  305 pages.

The one hundredth book of the year.   31,813 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 17:

Pages read this hour:  93 pages
Time read this hour: 49 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1,125
Total Time Read: 11 hours 15 minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 16:

Pages read this hour: 48
Time read this hour: 32 mins

Total Pages Read: 1,032
Total Time Read: 10 hours 36 minutes
Books finished: 4

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hour 15:

Pages read this hour: 56
Time read this hour: 33 minutes

Total Pages Read: 984
Total Time Read: 10 hours 4 minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 14:

Pages read this hour: 34

Time read this hour: 28 minutes

Total Pages Read:  934

Total Time Read: 9 hours 31 minutes

Books Finished: 4

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 13:

Pages read this hour: 57
Time read this hour: 41 minutes

Total Pages Read: 894
Total Time Read: 9 hours 3 minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines" written by Preston Yancey.  163 pages.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  31,508 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 12:

Pages read this hour: 86
Time read this hour 55 minutes

Total Pages Read: 837
Total Time Read: 8 hours 22 minutes
Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 11:

Pages read this hour: 49
Time read this hour: 23 minutes.

Total Pages Read: 751
Total Time Read: 7 hours 27 minutes
Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Dragon" written by Yevgeny Zamyatin.  291 pages.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  31,345 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 10:

Pages read this hour: 79
Time read this hour: 54 minutes

Total Pages Read: 704
Total Time Read: 7 hours 4 mins
Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 9:

Pages read this hour: 62

Time read this hour: 35 minutes

Total Pages Read: 623

Total Time Read:  6 hours 10 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 8:

Pages read this hour: 68

Time read this hour: 47 minutes

Total Pages Read: 561

Total Time Read: 5 hours 35 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 7:

Pages read this hour: 32

Time read this hour: 17 minutes

Total Pages Read: 493

Total Time Read:  4 hours 48 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 6:

Pages read this hour: 83
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read: 461
Total Time Read: 4 hours 31 minutes
Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dead and Gone" written by Charlaine Harris.  312 pages.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  31,054 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 5:

Pages read this hour:  109
Time read this hour: 55 minutes

Total Pages Read: 378
Total Time Read: 3 hours 49 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 4:

Pages read this hour: 89
Time read this hour: 51 minutes.

Total Pages Read:  269
Total Time Read: 2 hours 54 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 3:

Pages read this hour: 74
Time read this hour: 44 minutes

Total Pages Read: 180
Total Time Read: 2 hours 3 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Dogs of War" written by Frederick Forsyth. 436 pages.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  30,742 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.  

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 2:

Pages read this hour: 62
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read:  106
Total Time Read: 1 hour 19 minutes.
Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 1:

Pages read this hour: 44
Time read this hour: 37mins

Total Pages Read: 44
Total Time Read: 37 mins
Books Finished: 0

-Richard 

Read-a-thon Introductory post:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, Texas (just north of Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  I don't really look ahead so it will be a pleasant surprise.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Ginger cookies my wife made.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  English ex-pat now living in Texas with my beautiful bride (who is also taking part in the read-a-thon)
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?  This is my eighteenth read-a-thon.  Probably won't do much different.  However, this is the first one we've done since our dog died, so, there is going to be a bit of  a hole without her here with us.

-Richard

Tomorrow we are participating in our eighteenth Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.

As usual I don't have a list of book, just reading them as they come.  I do know that I will read the next Charlaine Harris Sookie book.  My goal is to beat my average number of pages (1087) and books (3.5) from the previous read-a-thons.

-Richard

I finished reading:  

"Babysitting George: The Last Days of a Soccer Icon" written by Celia Walden. 249 pages.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  30,306 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"We" written by Yevgeny Zamiatin.  218 pages.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  30,057 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dead Cert" written by Dick Francis.  310 pages.

The ninety third book of the year.  29,839 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Road to Little Dribbling - Adventures of an American in Britain" written by Bill Bryson.  376 pages.

The ninety second book of the year.  29,529 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"To Reform the Nation: Theological Foundations of Wesley's Ethics." Written by Leon O. Hynson.  153 pages.

The ninety first book of the year.  29,153 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Prodigal Daughter" written by Jeffrey Archer.  485 pages.

The ninetieth book of the year.  29,000 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tales From The Duke Blue Devils Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Duke Basketball Stories Ever Told" written by Jim Summer.  193 pages.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  28,515 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading: 

"Russia Speaks: An Oral History from the Revolution to the Present" written by Richard Laurie.  392 pages.

The eighty eighth book of the year. 28,322 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Jungle Lovers" written by Paul Theroux. 262 pages.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  27,930 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Enduring Spirit: Restoring Professional Woman's Soccer to Washington" written by Beau Dure.  261 pages.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  27,668 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Disraeli" written by Andre Maurois.  351 pages.  

The eighty fifty book of the year.  27,407 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"God is an Englishman" written by R.F. Delderfield.  816 pages.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  27,056 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (August 28th) and Final Post:

Pages Read on Day 7:  184 Pages
Books finished on Day 7: 0

Total Pages Read: 1274
Total Books Finished: 3

See y'all in January.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (August 27):

Pages read Day 6:  199
Books finished Day 6:0

Total Pages Read:  1090
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (August 26th):

Pages read on Day 5: 293
Books finished on Day 5: 1

Total Pages Read:  891
Total Books Finished: 3

I finished "The Myth of a Christian Nation" and started God is an Englishman written by R.E. Delderfield.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church" written by Gregory A. Boyd. 186 pages.

The eighty third book of the year.  26,240 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

End of Bout of Books Day 4 (August 25th):

Pages read on Day 4:  132
Books finished on Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read: 598
Total Books Finished: 2

I finished from Dead to Worse and started reading The Myth of a Christian Nation written by Gregory A. Boyd.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (August 24th):

Pages read on Day 3:  134
Books finished on Day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  466
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

"From Dead to Worse" written by Charlaine Harris.  303 pages.

The eighty second book of the year.  26,054 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (August 23rd):   

Pages read on Day 2: 143
Books finished on Day 2: 1

Total Pages Read: 332
Total Books Finished: 1

I finished reading The King of California and started From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The King of California:  J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire" written by Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman.  430 pages.

The eighty first book of the year.  25,751 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (August 22nd):

Pages read on Day 1: 181
Books finished on Day 1: 0

Total pages read:  181
Total books finished:  0

I am currently reading The King of California by Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman.

-Richard

We are taking part in the Bout of Books read-a-thon.  I have a week off work so am looking forward to some good time reading:

http://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I finished reading:

"Jackdaws" written by Ken Follett.  480 pages.

The eightieth book of the year.  25,321 pages at an average of 317 pages per book.

-Richard

I am going to take part in the The Pokemon Indigo League #ReadThemAllThon from Aug 14-Sept 4.  I do not have a particular plan on books for categories so to speak, but, will figure that out as I go.

My chosen Pokemon:  Caterpie

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Time Machine" written by H.G. Wells. 148 pages.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  24,841 pages at an average of 314 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Empire of Tea" written by Alan and Iris MacFarlane.  285 pages.

The seventy eight book of the year.  24,693 pages at an average of 317 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Great Gatsby" written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  180 pages.

The seventy seventh book of the year.  24,408 pages at an average of 317 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event" written by James H. Cobb.  504 pages.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  24,228 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"80 Not Out - My Favourite Cricket Memories" written by Dickie Bird.  318 pages.

The seventy fifth book of the year.  23,724 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Age of Reform" written by Richard Hofstadter.  328 pages.

The seventy fourth book of the year. 23,406 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Term Limits" written by Vince Flynn.  612 pages.

The seventy third book of the year.  23,078 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:  

"Lost & Found:  True Tales of Love and Rescue from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home".  296 pages.

The seventy second book of the year.  22,466 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.

-Richard