I finished reading:

"Fatherland" written by Robert Harris.  380 pages.

The thirty-seventh book of the year.  15,292 pages at an average of 413 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" written by J.K. Rowling.  734 pages.

The thirty-sixth book of the year.  14,912 pages at an average of 414 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Blitz - The Story of December 29, 1940" written by Margaret Gaskin.  374 pages.

The thirty-fifth book of the year.  14178 pages at an average of 405 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Red Heat" by Don Pendleton and Jerry VanCook.  349 Pages.

The thirty-fourth book of the year.  13,804 pages at an average of 406 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, a memoir" written by Bill Bryson.  268 Pages.

The thirty-third book of the year.  13,455 pages at an average of 408 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"War and Remembrance" written by Herman Wouk.  1387 pages.

The thirty-second book of the year.  13,187 pages at an average of 412 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Winds of War" written by Herman Wouk.  1,047 pages.

The thirty-first book of the year.  11,809 pages at an average of 381 per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon

My final Stats:

Total Pages Read:  1,254

Total Time Read:  10 hours 58 minutes.

Books Finished: 3

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  Hour 17
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? The Harry Potter Series
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?  Nope, like it as it is which is why I keep coming back.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
5. How many books did you read? Finished 3
6. What were the names of the books you read?  The March by Doctorov, 3rd Degree by Patterson, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Rowling and started The Winds of War by Wouk.
7. Which book did you enjoy most?  The Prisoner of Azkaban
8. Which did you enjoy least? The March
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?  Very

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 18

Pages read this hour - 80
Total pages read - 1,241
Time read this hour - 55mina
Total time read - 10 hours 49 mins
Books finished - 3

That's about it. Maybe a few more minutes and pages before I go to sleep.

Good night!

- Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 17

Pages read this hour - 10
Total pages read - 1,161
Time read this hour - 10 mins
Total time read - 9 hours 54 mins
Books finished - 3

Running out of steam. I will read one last hour before going to bed.

- Richard

End of Read-a-thon hour 16

Pages read this hour - 48
Total pages read - 1,151
Time read this hour 37 mins
Total time read - 9 hours 44 mins
Books finished - 3

My new book is "The Winds of War" written by Herman Wouk (1,047 pages).

- Richard

I finished reading:

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" written by J.K. Rowling.  435 pages.

The thirtieth book of the year.   10,762 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 15

Pages read this hour - 73
Total pages read - 1,103
Time read this hour - 38 mins
Total time - 9 hours 7 mins
Books finished - 2

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 14

Pages read this hour - 48
Total pages read - 1,030
Time read this hour - 19 mins
Total time read - 8 hours 29 mins
Books finished - 2

- Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 12 and 13

Pages read these hours - 121
Total pages read - 982
Time read these hours - 58 mins
Total time read - 8 hours 10 mins
Books finished - 2

Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 11

Pages read this hour - 90
Total pages read - 861
Time read this hour - 48 minutes
Total time read - 7 hours 12 minutes
Books finished - 2

-Richard

The end of read-a-thon Hour 10

Pages read this hour - 80
Total pages read - 771
Time read this hour - 46 minutes
Total time read - 6 hours 24 minutes
Books finished - 2

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 9

Pages read this hour - 84
Total pages read - 691
Time read this hour - 24 minutes
Total time read - 5 hours and 38 minutes.
Books finished - 2

My next book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (435 pages)

- Richard

I finished reading:

"3rd Degree" written by James Patterson and Andrew Gross.  341 Pages.

The twenty - ninth book of the year.  10,327 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 8

Pages read this hour - 99
Total pages read - 607
Time read this hour - 31 minutes
Total time read - 5 hours 14 mins
Books finished - 1

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 7

Pages read this hour - 125
Total pages read - 508
Time read this hour - 47 minutes.
Total time read - 4 hours 43 minutes
Books finished - 1

- Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 6

Pages read this hour - 67
Total pages read - 383
Time read this hour - 35 mins
Total time read - 3 hours 56 mins
Books finished - 1

My new book is "3rd Degree" written by James Patterson and Andrew Gross.

- Richard

I finished reading:

"The March" written by E.L. Doctorow.  363 pages.

The twenty-eighth book of the year.  10,026 pages at an average of  358 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 5

Pages read this hour - 65
Total pages read - 316
Time read this hour - 39 mins
Total time read - 3 hours 21 mins
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 4.

Pages read this hour - 72
Total pages read - 251
Time read this hour - 43 mins
Total time read - 2 hours 42 mins
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon hour 3.

Pages read this hour - 78
Total pages read - 179
Time read this hour - 50 mins
Total time read - 1 hour 59 mins.
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of Read-a-thon Hour 2

Pages read this hour - 63
Total pages read - 101
Time read this hour - 41 minutes
Total time read - 1 Hour 9 mins
Books finished - 0

- Richard

Read-a-thon end of hour 1.

Pages read this hour - 38
Total pages read - 38
Time read this hour - 28 minutes
Total time read - 28 minutes
Books finished - 0

- Richard

Read-a-thon, Start of event.

So, here we go.......

Introductory Questionnaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, TX, 35 miles North of Downtown Houston.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  Looking forward to them all the same...
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Cici's Pizza for dinner..
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  English "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?  It's my eleventh and I probably keep with the same routine as it's how I enjoy it.

Starting off with "The March" by E.L. Doctorov.   At page 15 out of 363.

-Richard

Tomorrow is the next 24 hour read-a-thon.   It will be the eleventh time we've taken part.  The books I am planning on reading are "The March written by E.L. Doctorow, the book I am currently reading, the next James Patterson (the third) and the new Harry Potter (the third).   If I finish all three I will be back to the next one on my "reading-in-order" list.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Last Days of America" written by Paul E. Erdman.  363 pages.

The twenty-seventh book of the year.  9663 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"1491 - New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus" written Charles C. Mann 366 pages.

The twenty-sixth book of the year.  9300 pages at an average of 358 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Friendly Persuasion" written by Jessamyn West.  243 Pages.

The twenty-fifth book of the year.  8934 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Robert the Bruce King of the Scots" written by Ronald McNair Scott.  229 Pages.

The twenty-fourth book of the year.  8,691 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Embassy" written by Leslie Waller.  423 pages.

The twenty-third book of the year.  8,462 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Russia :  A Thousand Year Chronicle of the Wild East" written by Martin Sixsmith.  530 Pages.

The twenty second book of the year.  8,039 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Sir Bobby Charlton -The Autobiography: The Manchester United Years" written by Sir Bobby Charlton. 341 Pages.

The twenty-first book of the year.  7,509 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Pontoon" written by Garrison Keillor.  248 pages.

The twentieth book of the year.  7168 pages at an average of 358 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Falcon" written by Nigel Slater.  259 pages.

The nineteenth book of the year.  6920 pages at an average of 364 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Travels in the Scriptorium" written by Paul Auster.  145 pages.

The eighteenth book of the year.  6661 pages at an average of 370 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Jacob's Ladder" written by Donald McCaig.  520 Pages.

The seventeenth book of the year.  6516 pages at an average of 383 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Great British Speeches" written by Simon Heffer.  298 pages.

Made me proud to be British, especially some of the earlier speeches that were so far ahead of their time.

The sixteenth book of the year.  5996 pages at an average of 375 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"To Catch a King" written by Harry Patterson (aka Jack Higgins).  319 Pages.

The fifteenth book of the year.  5698 pages at an average of 380 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Hawthorne Group" written by Thomas Hauser.  342 pages.

The fourteenth book of the year.  5379 pages at an average of 384 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"La Bete Humaine" written by Emile Zola.  366 pages.

The thirteenth book of the year.  5037 pages at an average 387 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The League of Night and Fog" written by David Morrell.  396 pages.

The twelfth book of the year.   4671 pages at an average of 389 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Katerina" written by Leonid Andreyev.  181 pages.

The eleventh book of the year.  4275 pages at an average of 389 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" written J.K. Rowling.  341 pages.

The tenth book of the year.  4094 pages at an average of 409 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Seven Steps to Treason" written by Michael Hartland.  296 pages.

The ninth book of the year.  3,753 pages at an average of 417 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The White Peacock" written by D.H. Lawrence.  410 pages.

The eighth book of the year.  3460 pages at an average of 433 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Man who was Saturday" written by Derek Lambert.  283 pages.

The seventh book of the year.  3050 pages at an average of 436 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Islands in the Stream" written by Ernest Hemingway.  435 pages.

The Sixth book of the year.  2767 pages at an average of 461 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" written by Ernest Hemingway.  471 Pages.

The fifth book of the year.  2332 pages at an average of 466 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Life of Pie" written by Yann Martel.  319 pages.

"What to listen for in Music" written by Aaron Copland.  298 pages.

The third and fourth books of the year.  1861 pages at an average of 465 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Exile" written by Alan Folsom.  690 pages.

The second book of the year. 1244 pages at an average of 622 pages per book.

-Richard

So, 2012 is finished.  80 books read, 28,836 pages at an average of 360 pages.   This is the second most book I've ever read in a year (96 is the record in 2008) by far my highest average of pages per book (the previous record 332 also in 2008).

The goal of 2013 will still be the same - 52 books read.

Now to the first book finished this year:

"And Quiet Flow the Don" written by Mikhail Sholokhov.  554 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Listening In - The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy" selected by Ted Widmer. 288 Pages.

"The Wit of Cricket" compiled by Barry Johnston. 274 Pages.

These where the 79th and 80th books of 2012.  28,836 pages read at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Pandora's Clock" written by John J. Nance.  430 Pages.

The 78th book of 2012.  28,274 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Washington Square" written by Henry James.  220 Pages.

The 77th book of 2012.  27,844 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Carnival of the Spies" written by Robert Moss.  628 pages.

The 76th book of the year.  27624  pages at an average of 363 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Lake Wobegon Days" written by Garrison Keillor.  420 pages.

The 75th book of 2012.  26,996 pages at an average of 360 pages per books.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder on Embassy Row" written by Margaret Trueman.  344 pages.

74th book of the year.  26,576 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Four Short Novels: The Fox, Love among the Haystacks, The Ladybird and The Captain's Doll".  266 Pages.

The 73rd book of the year.  26,232 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Traitor" written by Stephen Coonts. 354 pages.

The 72nd book of the year.  25,966 pages at an average of 361 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Crossed" written by Ally Condie.  367 Pages.

The 71st books of the year. 25,612 pages at an average of 361 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Matched" written by Ally Condie.  366 pages.

The 70th book of the year.  25,245 pages at an average of  361 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Notes from Underground and The Grand Inquisitor" written by Fyodr Dostoeyvsky.  229 pages.

The 69th book of the year.  24,879 pages at an average of 361 per book.

-Richard