I finished reading:

"Queen Victoria:  From her birth to the death of the Prince Consort" written by Cecil Woodham-Smith.  444 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  42,740 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Effort At Speach:  New and Selected Poems" written by William Meredith.  230 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  42,296 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Billion-Dollar Brain" written by Len Deighton.  282 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  42,066 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Girl From Saint Petersburg" written by Joyana Peters.  107 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.  41,784 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Dear Unknown Friend:  The Remarkable Correspondence between American and Soviet Women" written by Alexis Peri.   215 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year.  41,677 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

 -Richard

 I finished reading:

"Poolies at Heart:  Celebrating Hartlepool United's Finest" written by Stephen Poxon.  222 pages.   Four stars.

The One Hundred and Twenty Sixth book of the year.  41,462 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:  

"Russia's War: A History of the Soviet War Effort 1941-1945" written by Richard Overy.  330 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty fifth book of the year.  41,238 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.'

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Way to Win:  Strategies for Success in Business and Sport" written by Will Carling and Robert Heller.   315 pages.   Four stars.

The one hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  40,908 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Venetian Betrayal" written by Steve Berry.  550 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twenty third book of the year.   40,593 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Reagan Diaries" edited by Douglas Brinkley.  693 pages.  Three stars

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  40,043 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard

 August read month  - August 31st:

Pages read today:  220

Books finished today:  13

Total pages read:  4491

Total books finished:  13

This is also the end of tracking my reading over the summer.   The next month I track will be November when I partake in "Non-Fiction November".

The final stats for the summer are:

Total pages read:  15494

Total books finished:  47

-Richard

 August read month - August 30th:

Pages read today:  207

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  4271

Total books finished:  13

-Richard

 August read month - August 29th:

Pages read today:  215

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 4064

Total books finished: 13

-Richard

 August read month - August 28th:

Pages read today:  156

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  3849

Total books finished:  13

-Richard

 August read month - August 27th:

Pages read today:  89

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  3693

Total books finished:  13

-Richard

 August read month - August 26th:

Pages read today:  55

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read:  3604

Total books finished:  13

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Fascism: A Warning" written by Madeleine Albright.  254 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twenty first book of the year.  39,350 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

 August read month - August 25th:

Pages read today:  124

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  3549

Total books finished:  12

-Richard

 August read month - August 24th:

Pages read today:  80

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 3425

Total books finished:  12

-Richard

 August read month - August 23rd:

Pages read today: 187

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read:  3345

Total books finished:  12

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Holy Alliance:  Liberalism and the Politics of Federation" written by Isaac Nakhimovsky.   303 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  39,096 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 August read month - August 22nd:

Pages read today:  205

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  3158

Total books finished:  11

-Richard

 August read month - August 21st:

Pages read today:  115

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  2953

Total Books finished: 11

-Richard

 August read month - August 20th:

Pages read today:  141

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read:  2838

Total books finished:  11

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"An Introduction to Russian History and Culture" written by Ivar Spector.  449 pages,  Four stars.

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  38,793 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 August read month:  August 19th:

Pages read today: 110

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  2697

Total books finished:  9

-Richard

 August read month - August 18th:

Pages read today:  173

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  2587

Total books finished: 9

-Richard

 August read month:  August 17th:

Pages read today:  156

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  2414

Total books finished: 9

-Richard

 August read month - August 16th:

Pages read today:  256

Books finished today: 3

Total pages read:  2258

Total books finished:  9

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Close To Shore:  The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916" written by Michael Capuzzo.  298 pages.   One Star.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  38,344 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Rasputin: The Saint Who Sinned" written by Brian Moynahan.  361 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  38,046 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Complete Poems" written by Anne Sexton.  615 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  37,685 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

 August read month - August 15th:

Pages read today:  174

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 2002

Total books finished: 6

-Richard

 August read month - August 14th:

Pages read today:  12

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 1928

Total books finished:  6

-Richard

 August read month - August 13th:

Pages read today:  37

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  1916

Total books finished: 6

-Richard

 August read month - August 12th:

Pages read today: 70

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 1879

Totak books finished: 6

-Richard

 August read month - August 11th:

Pages read today:  113

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 1826

Total books finished: 6

-Richard

 August read month - August 10th:

Pages read today:  220

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  1713

Total books finished:  6

-Richard

 I finished reading:

“The Reich Marshall: A Biography of Hermann Goering” written by Leonard Mosley.  434 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  37,070 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard 

 August read month - August 9th:

Pages read today:  262

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  1493

Total books finished:  5

-Richard

 August read month - August 8th:

Pages read today:  64

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 1231

Total books finished: 5

-Richard

 August read month - August 7th:

Pages read today:  142

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  1167

Total books finished:  5

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Nadja" written by Andre Breton.  120 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  16,636 pages at a average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

 August read month - August 6th:

Pages read today: 132

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read: 1017

Total books finished: 4

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Heart Lamp: selected stories written by Banu Mushtaq.  214 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  36,516 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

 August read month - August 5th:

Pages read today: 150

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 985

Total books finished: 3

-Richard

August read month - August 4th:

Pages read today:  238

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  835

Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Briar Club” written by Kate Quinn.  423 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and twelfth book of the year.  36,302

pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard 

August read month - August 3rd:

Pages read today:  271

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  597

Total books finished:  2

-Richard 

August read month - August 2nd:

Pages read today:  180

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  326

Total books finished:  2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“A Home on the Field:  How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America” written by Paul Cuadros. 272 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  35,879 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

August read month - August 1st: 

Pages read:  146

Books finished:  1

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Book of Illusion”  written by Paul Auster.  321 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  35,607 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 31st and final stats:

Pages read today: 22

Books finished today:  1

Totals pages read:  5994

Total books finished: 16

We are going to do the same for August to continue our summer of reading.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disibility Justice in the Church” written by Amy Kenny.  188 pages.  4 stars.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  35,286 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 30th:

Pages read today:  196

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  5972

Total books finished:  15

-Richard 

July read month - July 29th:

Pages read today:  132

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  5776

Total books finished: 15

-Richard 

July read month - July 28th:

Pages read today:  107

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read:  5645

Total books finished:  15

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Comrades: 1917 - Russia in Revolution” written by Brian Moynahan.  355 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  35,098 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 27th:

Pages read today:  176

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  5538

Total books finished:  14

-Richard

July read month - July 27th:

Pages read today:  176

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  5538

Total books finished:  14

-Richard

July read month - July 26th:

Pages read today:  289

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read:  5362

Total books finished:  14

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Blessed: The Autobiography” written by George Best.  464 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and seventh book of the year.  34,743 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 25th:

Pages read today:  389

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  5073

Total books finished:  13

-Richard 

July read month - July 24th:

Pages read today.  236

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read:  4684

Total books finished:  13

Richard 

I finished reading:

“Soviet Daughter:  A Graphic Revolution” written by Julia Alekaeyeva.  191 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  34,279 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 23rd:

Pages read today:  204

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read: 4447

Total books finished:  12

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Primary Storm” written by Brendan Dubois.  278 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.  34,088 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

July read month - July 22nd:

Pages read today:  193

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  4243

Total books finished:  11

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Weimar Years:  Rise and Fall 1918-1933” written by Frank McDonough.  491 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  33,810 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

July read month - July 21st:

Pages read today:  178

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  4050

Total books finished: 10

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Culture Map:  Decoding How People Think, Lead and Get Across Culture” written by Erin Meyer.  253 pages.  Four stars.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  33,319 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 20th:

Pages read today: 144

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  3872

Total books finished:  9

-Richard 

July read month - July 19th:

Pages read today:  886

Books finished today: 3

Total pages read:  3728

Total books finished: 9

-Richard 

End of reverse read-a-thon hours 22-24 and final stats:

Pages read these hours:  282

Time read these hours:  2 hours 43 minutes 

Books finished these hours: 1

Final pages read:  1216

Final time read:  13 hours 21 minutes 

Final books finished:  4

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The River” written by Laura Vinogradova.  118 pages.  Five stars.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  33,066 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard 

(Temporary Backup) [Auto-saved Post]

End of reverse read-a-thon hours 19-21:

Pages read these hours:  247

Time read these hours:  2 hours 13 minutes

Books finished these hours: 1

Total pages read:  944

Total time read:  10 hours 38 minutes 

Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Look Alive Twenty-Five” written by Janet Evanovich.  306 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundredth book and first book of the year.  32,948 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard 

(Temporary Backup) [Auto-saved Post]

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

Pages read these hours:  241

Time read these hours:  2 hours 11 mins 

Books finished these hours: 1

Total pages read:  691

Total time read:  8 hours 25 minutes 

Total books finished:  2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Against All Enemies” written by Tom Clancy.  709 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundredth book of the year.  32,642 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of reverse read-a-thon hours 13-15:

Pages read these hours:  82

Time read these hours:  1 hour 26 minutes

Books finished these hours: 0

Total pages read:  450

Total time read:  5 hours 14 minutes

Total books finished:  1

-Richard 

End of reverse read-a-thon hours 4-6:

Pages read these hours:  113

Time read these hours:  1 hour 12 mins

Books finished these hours:  1

Total pages read:  344

Total time read:  3 hours 48 minutes

Total books finished:  1

Bed time… start up again in the morning.

-Richard 

July read month - July 18th:

Pages read today: 425

Books finished today: 3

Total pages read:  2842

Total books finished:  6

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Waters of the World:  The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet Whole” written by Sarah Dry.  288 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  31,933 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of reverse read-a-thon hours 1-3 (7pm-10):

Pages read these hours:  233

Books finished these hours: 0

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Eisenhower’s Lieutenants:  The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944-1945” written by Russell F. Weigley.  730 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  31,645 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Rage Prayers” written by Elizabeth Ashman Riley.  186 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  30,915 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

Starting this evening at 7pm and running for 24 hours we will be taking part in Dewey’s 24 hour reverse readathon.  As always I will post updates every three hours.  I have no particular goals, but, would like to get 1000 pages.

-Richard 

July read month - July 17th:

Pages read today:  117

Books finished today:  0

Total pages reads:  117

Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

July read month - July 16th:

Pages read today:  178

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 2300

Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

July read month - July 15th:

Pages read today:  105

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  2122

Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

July read month - July 14th:

Pages read today:  180

Books finished today:  0

Total pages reads: 2,017

Total books finished:  3

-Richard

July read month - July 13th:

Pages read today:180

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  1837

Total books finished:  3

-Richard

July read month - July 12th:

Pages read today:  198

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 1657

Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

July read month - July 11th:

Pages read today:  157

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  1459

Total books finished: 3

-Richard 

July read month - July 10th:

Pages read today:  96

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  1302

Total books finished:  3

-Richard

(Temporary Backup) [Auto-saved Post]

July read month - July 9th:

Pages read today:  94

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  1206

Total books finished:  3

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Miaow” written by Benito Perez Galdos.  302 pages.  Four stars.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  30,729 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 8th:

Pages read today:  209

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 1112

Total books finished: 2

-Richard

July read month:  July 7th:

Pages read today:  42

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read: 903

Total books finished:  2

-Richard 

July read month - July 6th:

Pages read today:  223

Books finished today:  2

Total pages read:  861

Total books finished:2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Foster” written by Claire Keegan.  92 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  30,427 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Solenoid” written by Mircea Cartarescu.  638 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  30,335 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

July read month - July 5th:

Pages read today: 202

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  634

Total books finished: 0

-Richard 

July read month - July 4th:

Pages read today:  166

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  432

Total books finished:  0

-Richard 

(Temporary Backup) [Auto-saved Post]

July read month - July 3rd:

Pages read today: 132

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  266

Total books finished:  0

-Richard 

July read month - July 2nd:

Pages read today:  83

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  134

Total books finished:  0

-Richard 

July read month - July 1st:

Pages read today:  51

Books finished today:  0

-Richard 

June read month - June 30th:

Pages read today:  134

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:   5009

Total books finished:  18

That’s it for June.  A pretty good reading month.  We have decided to do it again for July!

-Richard 

June read month - June 29th:

Pages read today:  124

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  4875

Total books finished:  18

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Frozen Deep” written by Wilkie Collins.  101 pages.  Three stars.

The ninety third book of the year.  29,697 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard 

June read month - June 28th:

Pages read today:  283

Books finished today:  2

Total pages read:  4751

Total books finished:  17

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Woman in their Element:  Selected Woman’s Contributions to the Periodic System” written by Various.  499 pages.  Five stars.

The ninety second book of the year.  29,596 pages at an average of 322 pages.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Native Guard” written by Natasha Trethewey. 46 pages.  4 stars.

The ninety first book of the year.  29,097 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard 

June read month - June 27th:

Pages read today:  98

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  4468

Total books finished:  15

-Richard 

June read month - June 26th:

Pages read today:  280

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  4370

Total books finished:  15

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Prelude to Terror” written by Helen MacInnes. 

The ninetieth book of the year.  29,051 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

June read month - June 25th:

Pages read today:  24 

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  4090

Total books finished:14

-Richard

June read month - June 24th:

Pages read today:  68

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  4066

Total books finished:  14

-Richard

June read month - June 23rd:

Pages read today:  280

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read: 3998

Total books finished:  14

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Hidden Target” written by Helen MacInnes.  351 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  28,699 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard 

June read month - June 22nd:

Pages read today:  225

Books finished today:  1

Total pages read:  3718

Total books finished:  13

-Richard 

(Temporary Backup) [Auto-saved Post]

I finished reading:

“The 7 Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism:  A Call to Action” written by Carter Haywood.  230 pages.  Five stars.

The eighty eighth book of the year.  28,348 pages at an average of 322 pages per

-Richard

(Temporary Backup) [Auto-saved Post]

June read month - June 21st:

Pages read today:  292

Books finished today:  3

Total pages read:  3493

Total books finished: 12

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Animal Farm” written by George Orwell.  139 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  28,118 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The White Bear” written by Henrik Pontoppidan.  161 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  27,979 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Severn & Somme” written by Ivor Gurney.  36 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty fifth book of the year.  27,818 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard 

June read month - June 20th:

Pages read today: 145

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read:  3201

Total books finished:  9

-Richard 

June read month - June 19th:

Pages read today:  162

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  3051

Total books finished:  9

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Last Secret Of The Secret Annex:  The Untold Story of Anne Frank, Her Silent Protector, and a Family Betrayal” written by Joao Van Wijk-Voskuijl and Jeroen De Bruyn. 226 pages.  Four stars.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  27,782 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard 

June read month - June 18th:

Pages read today:  140

Books finished today: 0

Total pages read: 2889

Total books finished:  8

- Richard 

June read month - June 17th:

Pages read today:  38

Books finished today:  0

Total pages read:  2749

Total books finished:  8

-Richard

June read month - June 16th:

Pages read today:  101

Books finished today: 1

Total pages read:  2711

Total books finished:  8

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Above Suspicion” written by Helen MacInnes.   256 pages.

The eighty third book of the year.  27,556 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard 

June read month - June 15th:

Pages read today:  231

Books finished today: 2

Total pages read: 2610

Total books finished: 2

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Darkmotherland” written by Samrat Upadhyay.  759 pages.  Three stars.

The eighty second book of the year.   27,300 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard