“The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo” written by Stieg Larson. 644 pages.
The seventy eighth book of the year. 28,310 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.
-Richard
Saturday, May 25, 2019
I finished reading:
“The Corps Book IV: Battleground “ written by W.E.B. Griffin. 487 pages.
The seventy seventh book of the year. 27,666 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.
-Richard
Monday, May 20, 2019
End of Bout of Books Day 7 (May 19th) and final totals:
Pages read day 7: 150
Books finished day 7: 1
Total Pages Read: 1620 Total Books Finished: 6
-Richard
Sunday, May 19, 2019
I finished reading:
“Science, order, and Creativity: A Dramatic New Look at the Creative Roots of Science and Life” written by David Bohn and F. David Peat. 271 pages.
The seventy sixth book of the year. 27,179 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.
-Richard
End of Bout of Books Day 6 (May 18th):
Pages read day 6: 122
Books finished day 6: 0
Total Pages Read: 1592 Total Books Finished: 5
-Richard
Saturday, May 18, 2019
End of Bout of Books Day 5 (May17th):
Pages read day 5: 351
Books finished day 5: 1
Total Pages Read: 1470 Total Books Finished: 5
-Richard
Friday, May 17, 2019
I finished reading:
“Rules of Deception” written by Christopher Reich. 545 pages.
The seventy fifth book of the year. 26,908 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.
-Richard
End of Bout of Books Days 4 (May 16th):
Pages read day 4: 233
Books finished day 4:
Total Pages Read: 1119 Total Books Finished: 4
-Richard
Thursday, May 16, 2019
End of Bout of Books Day 3 (May 15th):
Pages read on day 3: 321
Books finished on day 3: 1
Total Pages Read: 886 Total Books Finished: 4
-Richard
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
I finished reading:
“Elmet” written by Fiona Mozley. 310 pages.
The seventy fourth book of the year. 26,363 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.
-Richard
End of Bout of Books Day 2 (May 14th):
Pages read day 2: 160
Books finished day 2: 1
Total Pages Read: 565 Total Books Finished: 3
-Richard
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
I finished reading:
“Muddy Banks” written by Ruby C. Tolliver. 153 pages.
The seventy third book of the year. 26,053 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.
-Richard
End of Bout of Books Day 1 (May 14th):
Pages read on day 1: 405
Books finished on day 1: 2
-Richard
Monday, May 13, 2019
I finished reading:
“Zom-B Angels” written by Darren Shen. 182 pages.
The seventy second book of the year. 25,900 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.
-Richard
I finished reading:
“Counter Attack” written by W.E.B. Griffin. 503 pages.
The seventy first book of the year. 25,718 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.
-Richard
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Next week Jenn and I will be participating in our 14th Bout of Books:
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, Twitter chats, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
I finished reading:
“The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” written by Arundhati Roy. 444 pages.
The seventieth book of the year. 25,215 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.
-Richard
Thursday, May 09, 2019
I finished reading:
“ridiculous packaging or, my long, strange journey from athiest to Episcopalian in two acts” written by Karen Favreau. 142 pages.
The sixty ninth book of the year. 24,771 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.
-Richard
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
I finished reading:
“The House of the Spirits” written by Isabel Allende. 481 pages.
The sixty eighth book of the year. 24,629 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.
-Richard
Friday, May 03, 2019
I finished reading:
“Nobel Lecture” written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 69 pages.
The sixty seventh book of the year. 24,048 pages at average of 359 pages per book.
-Richard
I finished reading:
“East and West” written by Chris Patten. 328 pages.
The sixty sixty book of the year. 23,979 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.
Born in Hartlepool, England. Left home age 18 to go to The University of Bradford. Earned a degree in Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Moved to London to work. Married Jenn, from TX, in 1997. Moved to High Wycombe. After 1 year of marriage moved to Edna, TX. Then job moves took us the Bay Area of CA in Jan 1999, then to Raleigh, NC in Oct 2001 followed by a move back to the Houston, TX area in Jan 2011.