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

Pages read these hours:  167

Time read these hours:  1 hour 4 minutes.

Books finished these hours: 2

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Chernobyl: The Fall of Atomgrad" written by Matyas Namai.  112 pages.  5 stars.

The one hundred and fifty first book of the year.  48,024 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Holy Reich:  Nazi Conceptions of Germany 1919-1945" written by Richard Steigmann-Gall.  267 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and fiftieth book of the year.  47,912 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Camino Ghosts" written by John Grisham.  292 pages. Four stars.

The one hundred and forty ninth book of the year.   47,645 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

 Tomorrow we will be participating in Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.

I will post updates every three hours with a goal to read 1000 pages.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Where We Buried The Sun:  One Woman's Gulag Story" written by Alla Tumanov.  304 pages.   Four stars.

The one hundred and forty eighth book of the year.  47,353 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"And Thereby Hangs A Tale" written by Jeffrey Archer.  317 pages.  Two stars. " Stephen Fry in America" written by Stephen Fry.  344 pages.  Three stars.  "The Coventry Code" written by R.Page Jones and Evonne Old.   282 pages.  Two stars.   "The Face of Russia:  Anguish, Aspiration, and Achievement in Russian Culture" written by James H. Billington.  251 pages. Four Stars.   "The Expats" written by Chris Pavone.  336 pages.  Three stars.  "Funeral in Berlin" written by Len Deighton.  270 pages. Three stars.

The one hundred and forty second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh books of the year.  47,049 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"To The Moon And Back" written by Eliana Ramage.   431 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  45,249 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Stone Door" written by Leonara Carrington.  Three stars.  130 pages.  "The Chief Executives of Texas: From Stephen F. Austin to John B. Connally, Jr." written by Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr. Three stars.  237 pages and " A Burning" written by Megha Majumdar.   Five stars.  289 pages.

The one hundred and thirty eighth, ninth and fortieth books of the year,   44,818 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Messy Roots - A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American" written by Laura Gao.   272 pages.   Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  44,162 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Story Of The Century:  Wagner and the Creation of The Ring" written by Michael Downes.  245 pages.  Four stars.

The One Hundred and Thirty Sixth book of the year.   43,890 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Russian Minstrels:  A History of the Skomorokhi" written by Russell Zguta.  122 pages.  Four stars and "My Life in Rugby" written by Terry Holmes.  175 pages.  Three stars.

The one hundred and thirty fourth and thirty fifth books of the year.  43,645 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Invictus:  Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation" written by John Carlin.  261 pages  Five stars.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  43,348 pages at an average of 126 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The Freedom Artist" written by Ben Okri.  347 pages.   Four stars.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  43,087 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

 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