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

I finished reading:

"Monument 14: Savage Drift" written by Emmy Laybourne.  305 pages.

The one-hundred and seventh book of the year.  35,542 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 13:

Pages read: 41

Time read:  21 minutes

Total Pages Read: 929

Total Time Read:  8 hours 30 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 12:

Pages read: 66

Time read: 25 minutes

Total Pages Read:  888

Total Time Read: 8 hours 9 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 11:

Pages read: 118

Time read: 48 mins

Total Pages Read:  822

Total Time Read: 7 hours 44 minutes

Books Finised: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 10:

Pages read: 75

Time read: 45 minutes

Total Pages Read: 704

Total Time Read: 6 Hours 56 Minutes

Books Finished: 2

My new book is Monument 14: Savage Drift written by Emmy Laybourne.  305.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dead to the World" written by Charlaine Harris.  291 pages.

The one-hundred and sixth book of the year.  35,237 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 9:

Pages read: 102

Time read: 54 mins

Total Pages Read:  629

Total Time Read:  6 Hour 11 Minutes.

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 7 and 8.

Pages read: 56

Time read: 34 mins

Total Pages Read: 527

Total Time Read: 5 hours 17 minutes

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 6:

Pages read:  81

Time read: 51 minutes

Total Pages Read: 471

Total Time Read:  4 Hours 43 Minutes

Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thin Hour 5:

Pages read:  94

Time read: 35 minutes

Total Pages Read:  390

Total Time Read: 3 hours 52 minutes

Books Finished: 1

My new book is Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris.  291 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Time to Kill" by John Grisham.  515 pages.

The one-hundred and fifth book of the year.  34,946 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-thon hour 4:

Pages Read 88

Time read: 52 minutes

Total Pages Read: 296

Total Time Read: 3 Hours 17 minutes

Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 3:

Pages read: 92

Time read:  55 minutes

Total Pages Read:  208

Total Time Read:  2 hours 25 minutes

Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 2

Pages read:  77

Time read: 52 minutes

Total Pages Read:  116

Total Time Read:  1 hour 30 minutes

Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 1

Pages Read: 39
Time Read: 38 minutes
Total Pages Read: 39
Total Time Read: 38 minutes
Books Finished: 0 

-Richard

So, here we go start of the read-a-thon.

I am starting with "A Time to Kill" by John Grisham which I on page 125 (out of 515).

Here is the introduction meme:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, TX
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  No plans on what to read...Just see what pops up next!!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?   Anything my wonderful wife has made.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  Chemist, read-a-holic, sports fan,
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?  Nothing really different.   This is the sixteenth time I've done it and all have been fun.

-Richard

Tomorrow I am excited to take part in my sixteenth Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.   No goals apart from relaxing and reading.   

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Surprised by Joy" written by C.S. Lewis.  190 pages.

The one-hundred and fourth book of the year.  34,441 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder at the Washington Tribune" written by Margaret Truman.  321 pages.

The one-hundred and third book of the year.  34,251 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Blind Man's Bluff:  The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage" written by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Pike.  396 pages.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  33,930 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories:  Volume 4" written by Nick Spencer.  216 pages.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  33,534 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Inside the Third Reich" written by Albert Speer.  621 pages.

The One Hundreth book of the year.  33,318 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I'm I finished reading:

"The Road" written by Cormac McCarthy.  287 pages.

The ninety-ninth book of the year.  32,697 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

 I finished reading:

"The First Circle" written by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.  674 pages.

The ninety-eighth book of the year. 32,410 pages at an average of average of 331 pages per book.  This is new record for books read in a year.  The previous was 97 in 2008.  Ironically the average number of pages per book that year was also 331.  It is not the most pages per year.  That was just over 34,000 last year when I read 95 books.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Runaway Jury" written by John Grisham.  550 pages.

The ninety-seventh book of the year.  31,736 pages at an average of 327 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Trouble is a Friend of Mine" written by Stephanie Tromley.  334 pages.

The ninety-sixth book of the year.  31,186 page at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics" written by David M. O'Brien.  409 pages.

The ninety-fifth book of the year.  30,852 pages at an average of 325 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Third Secret" written by Steve Berry.  376 pages.

The ninety-fourth book of the year.  30,443 pages at an average of 324 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Twelfth Night" written by William Shakespeare.  99 pages.

The ninety-third book of the year.  30,067 pages at an average of 323 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:  

"Murder on K Street" written by Margaret Truman.  318 pages.

The ninety-second book of the year.  29,968 pages at an average of 326 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Break no Bones" by Kathy Reichs.  337

"MacBeth" by William Shakespeare. 93 pages.

The ninetieth and ninety-first books of the year. 29,650 pages at an average of  426 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories: Volume Three" written by Nick Spencer.  241 pages.

The eighty-ninth book of the year.  29,220 pages at an average of 328 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Setting Free the Bears" written by John Irving.  340 pages.

The eighty-eighth book of the year.  28,979 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (August 23rd) and Final Post

Pages Read on Day 7:  286
Books Finished on Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read: 1684
Total Books Finished: 6

I finished Einstein written by Johnathan Bernstein and stated The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman.

This the most pages read (previous best was 1611) and most books finished (previous best was 5).

See y'all in January

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Shape Shifter" written by Tony Hillerman.  276 pages.

The eighty-seventh book of the year.  28,639 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Einstein" written by Jeremy Bernstein.  230 pages.

The eighty-sixth book of the year.   28,363 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (August 22nd)

Pages Read on Day 6:  404
Books Finished on Day 6: 2

Total Pages Read:  1398
Total Books Finished: 5

I finished The Pelican and Morning Glories: Volume 2.   I am over half way through Einstein written by Jonathan Bernstein.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Morning Glories: Volume 2" written by Nick Spencer.  168 pages.

The eighty-fifth book of the year.  28,133 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard