I finished reading:

"Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines" written by Preston Yancey.  163 pages.

The ninety ninth book of the year.  31,508 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 12:

Pages read this hour: 86
Time read this hour 55 minutes

Total Pages Read: 837
Total Time Read: 8 hours 22 minutes
Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 11:

Pages read this hour: 49
Time read this hour: 23 minutes.

Total Pages Read: 751
Total Time Read: 7 hours 27 minutes
Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Dragon" written by Yevgeny Zamyatin.  291 pages.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  31,345 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 10:

Pages read this hour: 79
Time read this hour: 54 minutes

Total Pages Read: 704
Total Time Read: 7 hours 4 mins
Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 9:

Pages read this hour: 62

Time read this hour: 35 minutes

Total Pages Read: 623

Total Time Read:  6 hours 10 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 8:

Pages read this hour: 68

Time read this hour: 47 minutes

Total Pages Read: 561

Total Time Read: 5 hours 35 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 7:

Pages read this hour: 32

Time read this hour: 17 minutes

Total Pages Read: 493

Total Time Read:  4 hours 48 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 6:

Pages read this hour: 83
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read: 461
Total Time Read: 4 hours 31 minutes
Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dead and Gone" written by Charlaine Harris.  312 pages.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  31,054 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 5:

Pages read this hour:  109
Time read this hour: 55 minutes

Total Pages Read: 378
Total Time Read: 3 hours 49 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 4:

Pages read this hour: 89
Time read this hour: 51 minutes.

Total Pages Read:  269
Total Time Read: 2 hours 54 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 3:

Pages read this hour: 74
Time read this hour: 44 minutes

Total Pages Read: 180
Total Time Read: 2 hours 3 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Dogs of War" written by Frederick Forsyth. 436 pages.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  30,742 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.  

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 2:

Pages read this hour: 62
Time read this hour: 42 minutes

Total Pages Read:  106
Total Time Read: 1 hour 19 minutes.
Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 1:

Pages read this hour: 44
Time read this hour: 37mins

Total Pages Read: 44
Total Time Read: 37 mins
Books Finished: 0

-Richard 

Read-a-thon Introductory post:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, Texas (just north of Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  I don't really look ahead so it will be a pleasant surprise.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Ginger cookies my wife made.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  English ex-pat now living in Texas with my beautiful bride (who is also taking part in the read-a-thon)
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?  This is my eighteenth read-a-thon.  Probably won't do much different.  However, this is the first one we've done since our dog died, so, there is going to be a bit of  a hole without her here with us.

-Richard

Tomorrow we are participating in our eighteenth Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.

As usual I don't have a list of book, just reading them as they come.  I do know that I will read the next Charlaine Harris Sookie book.  My goal is to beat my average number of pages (1087) and books (3.5) from the previous read-a-thons.

-Richard

I finished reading:  

"Babysitting George: The Last Days of a Soccer Icon" written by Celia Walden. 249 pages.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  30,306 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"We" written by Yevgeny Zamiatin.  218 pages.

The ninety fourth book of the year.  30,057 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dead Cert" written by Dick Francis.  310 pages.

The ninety third book of the year.  29,839 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Road to Little Dribbling - Adventures of an American in Britain" written by Bill Bryson.  376 pages.

The ninety second book of the year.  29,529 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"To Reform the Nation: Theological Foundations of Wesley's Ethics." Written by Leon O. Hynson.  153 pages.

The ninety first book of the year.  29,153 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Prodigal Daughter" written by Jeffrey Archer.  485 pages.

The ninetieth book of the year.  29,000 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tales From The Duke Blue Devils Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Duke Basketball Stories Ever Told" written by Jim Summer.  193 pages.

The eighty ninth book of the year.  28,515 pages at an average of 320 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading: 

"Russia Speaks: An Oral History from the Revolution to the Present" written by Richard Laurie.  392 pages.

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

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Jungle Lovers" written by Paul Theroux. 262 pages.

The eighty seventh book of the year.  27,930 pages at an average of 321 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Enduring Spirit: Restoring Professional Woman's Soccer to Washington" written by Beau Dure.  261 pages.

The eighty sixth book of the year.  27,668 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Disraeli" written by Andre Maurois.  351 pages.  

The eighty fifty book of the year.  27,407 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"God is an Englishman" written by R.F. Delderfield.  816 pages.

The eighty fourth book of the year.  27,056 pages at an average of 322 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (August 28th) and Final Post:

Pages Read on Day 7:  184 Pages
Books finished on Day 7: 0

Total Pages Read: 1274
Total Books Finished: 3

See y'all in January.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (August 27):

Pages read Day 6:  199
Books finished Day 6:0

Total Pages Read:  1090
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (August 26th):

Pages read on Day 5: 293
Books finished on Day 5: 1

Total Pages Read:  891
Total Books Finished: 3

I finished "The Myth of a Christian Nation" and started God is an Englishman written by R.E. Delderfield.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church" written by Gregory A. Boyd. 186 pages.

The eighty third book of the year.  26,240 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

End of Bout of Books Day 4 (August 25th):

Pages read on Day 4:  132
Books finished on Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read: 598
Total Books Finished: 2

I finished from Dead to Worse and started reading The Myth of a Christian Nation written by Gregory A. Boyd.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (August 24th):

Pages read on Day 3:  134
Books finished on Day 3: 0

Total Pages Read:  466
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

"From Dead to Worse" written by Charlaine Harris.  303 pages.

The eighty second book of the year.  26,054 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (August 23rd):   

Pages read on Day 2: 143
Books finished on Day 2: 1

Total Pages Read: 332
Total Books Finished: 1

I finished reading The King of California and started From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The King of California:  J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire" written by Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman.  430 pages.

The eighty first book of the year.  25,751 pages at an average of 318 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (August 22nd):

Pages read on Day 1: 181
Books finished on Day 1: 0

Total pages read:  181
Total books finished:  0

I am currently reading The King of California by Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman.

-Richard

We are taking part in the Bout of Books read-a-thon.  I have a week off work so am looking forward to some good time reading:

http://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/

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, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th 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 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I finished reading:

"Jackdaws" written by Ken Follett.  480 pages.

The eightieth book of the year.  25,321 pages at an average of 317 pages per book.

-Richard

I am going to take part in the The Pokemon Indigo League #ReadThemAllThon from Aug 14-Sept 4.  I do not have a particular plan on books for categories so to speak, but, will figure that out as I go.

My chosen Pokemon:  Caterpie

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Time Machine" written by H.G. Wells. 148 pages.

The seventy ninth book of the year.  24,841 pages at an average of 314 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Empire of Tea" written by Alan and Iris MacFarlane.  285 pages.

The seventy eight book of the year.  24,693 pages at an average of 317 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Great Gatsby" written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  180 pages.

The seventy seventh book of the year.  24,408 pages at an average of 317 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event" written by James H. Cobb.  504 pages.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  24,228 pages at an average of 319 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"80 Not Out - My Favourite Cricket Memories" written by Dickie Bird.  318 pages.

The seventy fifth book of the year.  23,724 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Age of Reform" written by Richard Hofstadter.  328 pages.

The seventy fourth book of the year. 23,406 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Term Limits" written by Vince Flynn.  612 pages.

The seventy third book of the year.  23,078 pages at an average of 316 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:  

"Lost & Found:  True Tales of Love and Rescue from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home".  296 pages.

The seventy second book of the year.  22,466 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"To Rule the Waves - How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World" written by Arthur Herman.  569 pages.

The seventy first book of the year.  22,170 pages at an average of 312 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Lyndon Baines Johnson 1908-1973 Reflections in History:  A Personal Collection" written by Dwayne A. Bridges.  227 pages.

The seventieth book of the year.  21,601 pages at an average of 309 pages per book.

Richard

I finished reading:

"Wild Fire" written by Nelson DeMille.  516 pages.

The sixty ninth book of the year.  21,374 pages of the year at an average of 310 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The House of Special Purpose" written by Christopher Hyde.  380 pages.

The sixty eighth book of the year.  20,858 pages at an average of 307 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"White House Diaries" written by Jimmy Carter.  537 pages.

The sixty seventh book of the year.  20,477 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Indian Summer" written by Brian McDonald.  248 pages.

The sixty sixth book of the year.  19,940 pages at an average of 302 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Constitution That Delicate Balance: Landmark Cases that Shaped the Constitution" written by Fred W. Friendly and Martha J. H. Elliott.  300 pages.

The sixty fifth book of the year.  19,692 pages at an average of 303 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Don't Forget to Call Your Mama...I Wish I Could Call Mine" written by Lewis Grizzard. 140 pages.

The sixty four book of the year.  19,392 pages at an average of 303 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Leadership" written by Alex Ferguson with Michael Moritz.  386 pages.

The sixty third book of the year.  19,252 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Democrat Looks at His Party" written by Dean Acheson.  199 pages.

The sixty second book of the year. 18,866 pages at an average of 304 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Book Thief" written by Markus Zusak.  550 pages.

We never learn and continue to live in fear with hate.

The sixty first book of the year.  18,667 pages at an average of 306 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"But We Didn't get the Fox" written by Richard Llewellyn.  394 pages.

The sixtieth book of the year.  18,117 pages at an average of 302 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:  

"It's a Long Story: It's My Life" written by Willie Nelson with David Ritz.  375 pages.

The fifty ninth book of the year.  17,723 pages at an average of 300 pages per book.

-Richard

I'm I finished reading:

"Thirty Days: An Inside Account of Tony Blair at War" written by Peter Stothard.  234 pages.

The fifty eighth book of the year.  17,348 pages at an average of 299 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Generic Prophecy: Beyond the Double Helix" written by Dr. Zsolt Harsanyi and Richard Hutton.  276 pages.

The fifty seventh book of the year.  17,114 pages at an average of 300 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Eight" written by Katherine Neville.  598 pages.

The fifty sixth book of the year.  16,838 pages at an average of 301 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Brian and Peter a Right Pair:  21 Years with Clough and Taylor" written by Maurice Edwards.  192 pages.

The fifty fifth book of the year.  16,240 pages at an average of 295 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Winston S. Churchill:  Young Statesman 1901-1914" written by Randolph S. Churchill.  706 pages.

The fifty-fourth book of the year.  16,048 pages at an average of 297 pages per book.

-Richard