I finished reading:

“The Hound of the Baskerville” written by Arthur Conan Doyle.  255 pages.

The one hundred and forty ninth book of the year.  49,971 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Alexandria Link” written by Steve Berry.  485 pages.

The one hundred and forty eighth book.   49,716 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Rough Justice” written by Jack Higgins.  417 pages.

The one hundred and forty seventh book of the year.  49,231 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Blood Strike” written by Don Pendleton.  348 pages.

The one hundred forty sixth book of the year.  48,814 at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Dark of the Sun” written by Wilbur Smith.  282 pages.

The one hundred and forty fifty book of the year.  48,466 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Lie Down with Lions” written by Ken Follett.  304 pages.

The one hundred and forty fourth book of the year.  48,184 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon stats:

Not quite the day we planned!!

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  Always the last.
2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read!  I finished reading "Immanuel, History of Wolves, Zom-B Underground, The Generals and started Lie Down with Wolves"
3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners?  History of Wolves
4. What’s a really rad thing we could do during the next Read-a-thon that would make you happy?
5. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? Would you be interested in volunteering to help organize and prep?  Yes.

Total Pages Read: 875
Total Time Read: 9 hours 20 minutes
Total Books Finished:  4

-Richard

End of read-a-thon 18 hours:

Total Pages Read:  842

Total Time Read:  8 hours 57 minutes

Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Generals:  Brotherhood if War Book VI” written by W.E.B.  Griffin.  378 pages.

The one hundred and forty third book of the year.  47,880 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Zom-B:  Underground” written by Darren Shan.  181 pages.

The one hundred and forty second book of the year.  47,502 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“History of Wolves” written by Emily Fridlund. 275 pages.

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  47,321 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

Read-a-thon end of hour 12:

Due to an unexpected family situation I will not be reading as much as planned.  Therefore I am doing an update now and when I go to bad:

Total Pages Read:  397

Total Time Read:  4 hours 11 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hour 4:

Pages read this hour:  22

Time read this hour:  24 minutes

Books finished this hour: 0

Total Pages Read:  130

Total Time Read: 1 hour 31 minutes

Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 3:

Pages read this hour:  71

Time read this hour: 40 mins

Books finished this hour:  0

Total Pages Read: 108

Total Time Read:  1 hour 7 mins

Total Books finished:  1

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hour 2:

Pages read this hour: 31

Time read this hour: 21 mins

Books finished this hour: 1

Total Pages Read:  37

Total Time Read:  25 mins

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Immanuel:  Reflections on the Life of Christ” written by Michael Card.  219 pages.

The one hundred and fortieth book of the year.  47,046 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

Today is the 23rd time we have taken part in Dewey's read-a-thon.   Here is my opening survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, TX
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  One one I have just started - History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Dunkin' Donuts!!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  Englishman Lost in Texas
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?  Slightly less than usual due to an upcoming busy schedue.

I started a bit late so only managed 4 minutes and 6 pages in Hour 1.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Auschwitz and the Allies:  A Devestating Account of a How the Allies Responded to the News of Hitler’s Mass Murder” written by Martin Gilbert.  341 pages. 

The one hundred and thirty ninth book of the year, and a new record for books read in a year.  46,827 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Hammer of Eden” written by Ken Follett.  549 pages.

The one hundred and thirty eighth book of the year.  46,486 pages at an average of  337 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare:  The Mavericks who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat” written by Giles Milton.  306 pages.

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  45,937 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Last Battle” written by Cornelius Ryan.  490 pages.

The one hundred and thirty sixth book of the year.  45,631 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Avenger” written by Frederick Forsyth.  340 pages.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.  45,141 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Hue 1968:  A Turning Point in the American War in Vietman” written by Mark Bowden.  539 pages.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  44,801 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“It Was Twenty Years Ago Today:  An Anniversary Celebration of 1967” written by Derek Taylor.  253 pages.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  44,262 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Scimitar SL-2” written by Patrick Robinson.  430 pages.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  44,009 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Last Hope Island:  Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War” written by Lynne Olson.  475 pages.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  43,579 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard