Tuesday, December 31, 2019

I finished reading:

“Hazardous Duty” written by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.  406 pages.

The one hundred and ninetieth book of the year.  69,371 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, December 30, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Master of Petersburg” written by J.M. Coetzee.  227 pages.

One hundred and eighty ninth book of the year.  68,965 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Jude the Obscure” written by Thomas Hardy.  The one hundred and eighty eighth book of the year.  68,738 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, December 29, 2019

I finished reading:

“Covert Warriors” written by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. 

The one hundred and eighth seventh book of the year.  68,367 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, December 27, 2019

I finished reading:

“Milkman” written by Anna Burns.  348 pages.

The one hundred and eighty sixth book of the year.  67,995 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Night Before Christmas” written by Clement C. Moore.  48 pages.

The one hundred and eighth fifth book of the year. 67,647 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Oresteian Trilogy” written by Aeschylus.  182 pages.

The one hundred and eighty fourth book of the year.  67,599 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.



-Richard

Monday, December 23, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Fifth Profession” written by David Morrell.  498 pages.

The one hundred and eighty third book of the year.  67,417 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, December 21, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Jesus I Never Knew” written by Philip Yancey.  275 pages.

The one hundred and eighty second book of the year.  66,919  pages at an average of 368 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, December 19, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Vanishing Stair” written by Maureen Johnson.  369 pages.

The one hundred and eighty first book of the year.  66,644 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.



-Richard

Monday, December 16, 2019

I finished reading:

“Boston” written by Upton Sinclair.  799 pages.

The one hundred and eightieth book of the year.  66,275 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

I finished reading:

“Northanger Abbey” written by Jane Austen.  165 pages.

The one hundred and seventy ninth book of the year.  65,476 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.




-Richard 

Sunday, December 08, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Outlaws” written by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.  656 pages.

The one hundred and seventy eight book of the year.  65,311 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, December 07, 2019

I finished reading:

“A Place at the Table:  40 Days of Solidarity with the Poor” written by Chris Seay.  222 pages.

The one hundred and seventy seventh book of the year.  64,655 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, December 06, 2019

I finished reading:

“There There” written by Tommy Orange.  290 pages.

The one hundred and seventy sixth book of the year.  64,433 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

I finished reading:

“Truly Devious” written by Maureen Johnson.  416 pages.

The one hundred and seventy fifth book of the year.  64,143 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.




-Richard

Sunday, December 01, 2019

I finished reading:

“Saturday” written by Ian McEwan.  289 pages.

The one hundred and seventy fourth book of the year.  63,727 pages at an average of 366 pages per boook.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Letters from London:  1990-1995” written by Julian Barnes.  344 pages.

The one hundred and seventy third book of the year.  63,438 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.



-Richard

Friday, November 29, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Carolina Panthers:  The First Season of the Most Successful Expansion Team in NFL History” written by Joe Menzer and Bob Condor.  266 pages.

The one hundred and seventy second book of the year.  63,094 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

I finished reading:

“St. Petersburg:  Madness, Murder, and Art on the Banks of the Neva” written by Jonathan Miles.  486 pages.

The one hundred and seventy first book of the year.  62,828 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.



-Richard

Saturday, November 23, 2019

I finished reading:

“Broadcasts From The Blitz:  How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead America Into The War” written by Philip Seib. 173 pages.

The one hundred and seventieth book of the year.  62,342 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, November 22, 2019

I finished reading:

“Glory Road:  My Story of the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and How One Team Triumphed Against the Odds and Changed America Forever” written by Don Haskins with Dan Wetzel.   248 pages.

The one hundred and sixty ninth book of the year.  62,169 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

I finished reading:

“Yes We (Still) Can:  Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter and Trump” written by Dan Pfeiffer.  280 pages.

The one hundred and sixty eighth book of the year.  61,921 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, November 17, 2019

I finished reading:

“St. George” written by Giles Morgan.  136 pages.

The one hundred and sixty seventh book of the year.  61,641 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Johnny U:   The Life and Times of John Unitas” written by Tom Callahan.  276 pages.

The one hundred and sixty sixth book of the year.  61,505 pages at an average of 371 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, November 15, 2019

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I finished reading;

“The Blood of Emmett Till” written by Timothy B. Tyson.  218 pages.

The one hundred and sixty fifty book of the year.  61,229 pages at an average of 372 pages per book.




-Richard 


Tuesday, November 12, 2019

I finished reading:

“How The Rich Are Destroying The Earth” written by Herve Kempf.  105 pages.

The one hundred and sixty fourth book of the year.  61,081 pages at an average of 372 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, November 11, 2019

I finished reading:

“Rio!” written by Wensley Clarkson.  254 pages.

The one hundred and sixty third book of the year.   60,976 pages at an average of 374 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, November 10, 2019

I finished reading:

“Life on Two Legs” written by Norman J. Sheffield.   277 pages.

The one hundred and sixty second book of the year.  60,722 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“I became a Christian and all I got was this lousy shirt” written by Vince Antonucci.  200 pages.

The one hundred and sixty first book of the year.  60,445 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, November 08, 2019

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I finished reading:

“The Proud Tower:  A Portrait of the World Before the War: 1890-1914” written by Barbara W. Tuchman.  544 pages.

The one hundred and sixtieth book of the year.  60,245 pages at an average of 377 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, November 03, 2019

I finished reading:

“Conquest:  The English Kingdom of France in the Hundred Years War” written by Juliet Barker.  405 pages. 

The one hundred and fifty ninth book of the year.  59,701 at an average of 375 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Power Broker” written by Stephen Frey.  387 pages.

The one hundred and fifty eighth book of the year.  59,296 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.



-Richard 

Monday, October 28, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Summer Book” written by Tove Jansson.  170 pages.

The one hundred and fifty seventh book of the year.  58,909 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, October 27, 2019

I finished reading:

“A Column of Fire” written by Ken Follett.  909 pages.

The one hundred and fifty sixth book of the year.  58,739 pages at an average of 377 pages per book.



-Richard 
Final read-a-thon stats and closing survey:

Total Pages Read:  1437
Total Time Read:  12 hours 58 minutes
Total Books Finished:  4


  1. How would you assess your reading overall?  A good day. Successful and I ended up reading more than I thought.
  2. Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it?  I always read a very similar way with books in kinda the order I get them, with, some series that I keep for read-a-thons.
  3. What was your favorite snack?  My wife's homemade cupcakes :)
  4. Wanna volunteer for our next event?  I'd rather just be a reader.
-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 16-18:

Pages read these hours:  207 pages
Time read these hours:  1 hour 54 minutes
Books finished these hours:  0

Total pages read:  1309
Total time read:  11 hours 56 minutes
Books finished:  4

I’ll probably read one more hour before going to bed.

-Richard 

Saturday, October 26, 2019

End of read-a-thon hours 12-15:

Pages read these hours:  170
Time read these hours:  1 hour 35 minutes
Books finished these hours: 0

Total Pages Read:  1,102
Total Time Read:  10 hours 2 minutes
Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard 
End of read-a-thon hours 9-12:

Pages read these hours: 246
Time read these hours: 2 hours 30 mins
Books finished these hours: 0

Total pages read: 932
Total times read:  8 hours 27 mins
Total books finished:  4

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hours 6-9:

Pages read these hours:  274
Time read these hours:  1 hour 30 mins
Books finished these hours:  2

Total Pages Read:  686
Total Time Read:  5 hours 57 minutes
Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Test” written by Sylvain Neuval.  104 pages.

The one hundred and fifty fifth book of the year.  57,830 pages at an average of 373 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Saga, Volume Two” written by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.  160 pages.

The one hundred and fifty fourth book of the year.  57,726 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.



-Richard
End of read-thon hours 4-6:

Pages read these hours:  276
Time read these hours:  2 hours 32 mins
Books finished these hours:  2

Total pages read:  412
Total time read:  4 hours 27 minutes
Total books finished:  2

-Richard
 I finished reading:

“Zom-B Gladiator” written by Darren Shan.  160 pages.

The one hundred and fifty third book of the year.  57,566 pages at an average of 376 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“Blenheim Battle for Europe:  How Two Men Stopped the French Conquest of Europe” written by Charles Spencer.  342 pages.

The one hundred and fifty second book of the year.  57,406 pages at an average of 378 pages per book.



-Richard 
End of readathon hours 1-3:

Pages read these hours:  136
Time read these hours:  1 hour 55 minutes
Books finished:  0

-Richard
Read-a-thon Introductory Survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  Just north of Houston, TX
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  All of them!!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Maltessers
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  #swinglow
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?  Nothing, keep to tried and trusted!!

-Richard

Thursday, October 24, 2019

 I finished reading:

“Black Ops” written by W.EB. Griffin. 784 pages.

The one hundred and fifty first book of the year.  57,064 pages at an average of 378 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

“The Narrow Road” written by Brother Andrew with John and Elizabeth Sherrill.  326 pages.

The one hundred and fiftieth book of the year.  56,280 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.



-Richard

Sunday, October 20, 2019

I finished reading;

“The Coroner’s Lunch” written by Colin Cotterill.  257 pages.

The one hundred and forty ninth book of the year.  55,954 pages at an average of 376 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, October 19, 2019

I finished reading:

“Wobegon Boy” written by Garrison Keillor.  305 pages.

The one hundred and forty eighth book of the year.  55,697 pages at an average of 376 pages per book.



-Richard 

Thursday, October 17, 2019

I finished reading:

“The Remains of the Day” written by Kazuo Ishiguru.  245 pages.

The one hundred and forty seventh book of the year.  55,392 pages at an average of 377 pages per book.



-Richard 

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

I finished reading:

“All’s Fair:  Love, War has Running for President” written by Mary Matalin and James Carville with Peter Knobler.   479 pages.  

The one hundred and forty sixty book of the year.  55,147 pages at an average of 378 pages per book.



-Richard 

Saturday, October 12, 2019

I finished reading:

“Autumn” written by Ali Smith.  160 pages.

The one hundred and forty fifth book of the year.  54,668 pages at an average of 377 pages per book.



-Richard 

Friday, October 11, 2019

I finished reading:

“Rachel Ray” written by Anthony Trollope.  391 pages.

The one hundred and forty fourth book of the year.  54,408 pages at an average of 378 pages per book.



-Richard 

Sunday, October 06, 2019

I finished reading:

“To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever:  A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke - North Carolina Basketball Rivalry” written by Will Blythe.  359 pages.

The one hundred and forty third book of the year.  54,017 pages at an average of 378 pages per book.



-Richard 

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

I finished reading:

“The World As It Is:  A Memoir of the Obama White House” written by Ben Rhodes. 422 pages.

The one hundred and forty second book of the year.  53,658 pages at an average of 378 pages per book.



-Richard 
I finished reading:

“Stop Living Like a Constipated Christian” written by Sam Glenn.  132 pages.

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  53,236 pages at an average of 378 pages per book.



 -Richard