I finished reading:

"Tozer on the Almighty God" written by A.W. Tozer.  366 pages.

The twenty-third book of the year.  6,527 pages at an average of 284 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Stories and Prose Poems" written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.  218 pages.

The twenty second book of the year.  6,161 pages at an average of 280 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Burning Bushes and Moon Walks" written by Calvin Miller.  105 pages.

Then twenty-first book of the year.  5,943 pages at an average of 283 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:  "Welcome to the Book of Common Prayer" written by Vicki K. Black.  142 pages.

The twentieth book of the year.  5,838 pages at an average of 292 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Irrestible Revolution: living as an ordinary radical" written by Shane Claiborne.  367 pages.

The nineteenth book of the year.  5,696 pages at an average of 300 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Winston S. Churchill:  Youth 1874-1900" written by Randolph S. Churchill.  528 pages.

The eighteenth book of the year.  5,329 pages at an average of 296 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Collaboration" written by Morten T. Hansen.  169 pages.

The seventeenth book of the year.  4,801 pages at an average of 282 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Playing for Pizza" written by John Grisham.  306 pages.

The sixteenth book of the year.  4,632 pages at an average of 289 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"In the Words of Nelson Mandela" edited by Jennifer Crwys-Williams.  144 pages.

The fifteenth book of the year.  4,326 pages at an average of 288 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Fixer" written by Bernard Malamud. 300 pages.  

The fourteen book of the year.  4,182 pages at an average of 299 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Charlemagne Pursuit" written by Steve Berry.  503 pages.

The thirteenth book of the year. 3,882 pages at an average of 299 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious US Bomber Mission of WWII" written by Stephen Dando-Collins.  227 pages.

The twelth book of the year.  3,379 pages at an average of 282 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Road to Revolution" written by Avrahm Yarmolinsky.  329 pages.

The eleventh book of the year.  3,152 pages at an average of 287 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Cross Bones" written by Kathy Reichs.  351 pages.

The tenth book of the year.  2,823 pages at an average of 283 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families:  Stories from Rwanda" written by Philip Gourevitch.  353 pages.

The ninth book of the year.  2,472 pages at an average of 275 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books

Pages Read on Day 7: 244
Books Finished on Day 7: 0

Total Pages Read:  2008
Total Books Finished:  7

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (January 9th)

Pages Read on Day 6: 271
Books Finished on Day 6:  1

Total Pages Read:  1,764
Total Books Finished: 7

I finished Dead as a Doornail and started We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families.

With one day to go I have already surpassed my best Bout of Books as far as pages and books.   I have always had a goal of 2000 pages, which, I have never achieved.   I think I have a good chance to do that today!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dead as a Doornail" written by Charlaine  Harris.  295 pages.

The eighth book of the year.  2,119 pages at an average of 265 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (January 8th)

Pages Read on Day 5:  169
Books Finished on Day 5: 1

Total Pages Read:  1,493
Total Books Finished: 6

I finished Boris Yeltsin by John Morrison and started Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Boris Yeltsin: From Bolshovik to Democrat" written by John Morrison.  292 pages.

The seventh book of the year.  1,824 pages at an average of 261 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4 (January 7th)

Pages Read on Day 4: 194
Books Finished on Day 4:  0

Total Pages Read:  1,324
Total Books Finished: 5

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (January 6th)

Pages read on Day 3:  438
Books finished on Day 3:  3

Total Pages Read:  1,130
Total Books Finished:  5

I finished A Star Called Henry, Unabashedly Episcopalian and the Knights of the Hill Country.   My next book is Boris Yeltsin:  From Bolshevik to Democrat.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

"Knights of the Hill Country" written by Tim Tharp.  233 pages.

The sixth book of the year.  1,532 pages at an average of 255 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Unabashedly Episcopalian: Proclaiming the Good News of the Episcopal Church" written by Andrew Doyle.  109 pages.

The fifth book of the year. 1,299 pages at an average of 260 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Star Called Henry" written by Roddy Doyle.  382 pages.

The fourth book of the year.  1,190 pages at an average of 298 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Day 2 (January 5th)

Pages Read on Day 2:  266
Books finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read:  692
Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (January 4th)

Pages Read on Day 1: 426
Books Finished on Day 1: 2

Total pages read: 426
Total books finished: 2

I finished Morning Glories, Volume 9 and Murder at the Watergate.   I started a Roddy Doyle's A Star Called Henry.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

"Murder at the Watergate" written by Margaret Truman.  333 pages.

The third book of the year.  808 pages at an average of 269 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories, Volume 9: Assembly" written by Nick Spencer.  104 pages.

The second book of 2016.  475 pages at an average of 238 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Boys on the Bus" written by Timothy Crouse.  371 pages.

This is the first book finished in 2016.

2015 was by far a record in books finished and pages read, but, the average number of pages per book was one of my lowest.  The goal for 2016 is going to be 66 books.

-Richard

Next a week off work and Bout of Books.   Sounds like a good combination to start off the New Year!!!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 15 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I finished reading:

"Getting to Plan B:  Breaking through to a Better Business Model" written by John Mullins and Randy Komisar.  215 pages.

The one hundred and thirty-third book of the year.  41,805 pages at an average of 314 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Goodbye to Berlin" written by Christopher Isherwood.  207 pages.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  41,590 pages at an average of 315 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder in Foggy Bottom" written by Margaret Truman.  314 pages.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  41,383 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Most Important Meeting in My Life by Mak Skolnik" written by Emmy Laybourne.  5 pages.

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.   41,069 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Last of Mr. Norris" written by Christopher Isherwood. 191 pages.

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  41,064 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder in the Smithsonian" written by Margaret Truman.  292 pages.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.  40,873 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Richard III" written by William Shakespeare.  148 pages.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year.  40,581 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder at the Library of Congress" written by Margaret Truman.  310 pages.

The one hundred and twenty-sixth book of the year.  40,433 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Kenilworth" written by Walter Scott.  396 pages.

The one hundred and twenty-fifth book of the year.  40,123 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Fall of the Ivory Tower: Government Funding, Corruption and the Bankrupting of American Higher Education" written by George Roche.  259 pages.

The one hundred and twenty fourth book of the year.  39,727 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Human Factor" written by Graham Greene.  302 pages.

The one hundred and twenty-third book of the year.  39,468 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder in the House" written by Margaret Truman.  344 pages.

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  39,166 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Hartlepool United - A History of One of the North-East's Oldest Club's" written by Ed Law.  112 pages.

The one hundred and twenty-first book of the year.  38,822 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Woman in White" written by Wilkie Collins.  564 pages.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  38,710 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Chains" written by Douglas Scott.  343 pages.

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  38,146 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Burnt-out Case@ written by Graham Greene.  199 pages.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  37,803 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"4th and Fixed" written by Reggie Rivers. 351 pages.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  37,604 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Burning Bright" written by John Steinbeck.  93 pages.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.  37,253 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Polar Star" written by Martin Cruz Smith.  366 pages.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  37,160 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Henry VIII" written by William Shakespeare.  175 pages.

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  36,794 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"Murder at the National Cathedral" written by Margaret Truman.  319 pages.

The one hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  36,619 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories: Volume Eight" written by Nick Spencer.  120 pages.

The one hundred and twelth book of the year.  36,300 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories:  Volume seven" written by Nick Spencer.  124 pages.  

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  36,180 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Soccer War" written by Ryszard Kapuscinski.  234 pages.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.  36,056 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard

My final read-a-thon stats and survey:

Total Pages Read:  1447
Total Time Read: 11 hrs 42 minutes

Which hour was most daunting for you?  The last one I read:  Hour 19 (1 am local time)
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  Something that is not to heavy and a subject or genre you like.
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?  Great as it is.
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Great as it is
How many books did you read? Finished 5 almost 6
What were the names of the books you read? A Time to Kill, Dead to the World, Savage Drift, Morning Glories Volume's 5 and 6 and The Soccer War.
Which book did you enjoy most?  Savage Drift
Which did you enjoy least?  Morning Glories Volume 6
If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? N/A
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Definitely

End of read-a-thon hour 19:

Pages read: 101

Time read: 43 minutes

Total Pages Read:  1436

Total Time Read: 11 hours 37 minutes

Books Finished: 5

That's me done apart for one more chapter before I do to bed.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 18:

Pages read: 45

Time read: 27 mins

Total Pages Read: 1335 

Total Time Read: 10 Hours 54 mins

Books Finished: 5

This will be the last hour for me...really starting to flag.

-Richard

End of read-a-thin hour 17:

Pages read: 57

Time read: 15 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1290

Total Time Read: 10 Hours 27 Minutes

Books Finished: 5

New book is The Soccer War written by Ryszard Kapuscinski.  234 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories: Volume 6" written by Nick Spencer.  144 pages.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.  35,822 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

End of read-a-thon hour 16:

Pages read: 28

Time read: 15 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1233

Total Time Read: 10 hours 12 minutes

Books Finished:  4

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 15:

Pages read: 132

Time read: 38 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1205

Total Time Read: 9 Hours 57 Minutes

Books Finished: 4

My new book is Morning Glories: Volume 6

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories: Volume 5" written by Nick Spencer.  136 pages.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  35,678 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 14:

Pages read: 144

Time read: 49 minutes

Total Pages Read: 1073

Total Time:  9 Hours 19 Minutes

Books Finished: 3

My new book is Morning Glories: volume 5.

-Richard