Sunday, September 28, 2025

 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

Friday, September 26, 2025

 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


Wednesday, September 24, 2025

 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

Monday, September 22, 2025

 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

Saturday, September 20, 2025

 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


Friday, September 19, 2025

 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


Monday, September 15, 2025

 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

Saturday, September 13, 2025

 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

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

 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

Monday, September 08, 2025

 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

Sunday, September 07, 2025

 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

Saturday, September 06, 2025

 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


Wednesday, September 03, 2025

 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

Monday, September 01, 2025

 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