I finished reading:

"Torpedo Junction" written by Homer H. Hickam Jr. 325 Pages.

The 64th book of the year.  23,356 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Russian Revolution" written by Leon Trotsky edited by F.W. Dupee.  484 pages.

The 63rd book of the year.  23,031 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Murder in the CIA" written by Margaret Truman.  303 pages.

The 62nd book of the year.  22,547 at an average of 364 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon final stats and end of event mene:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?  The last one for me (Hour 18)
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  Not really.   Something you are very interested in or authors you really like.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
5. How many books did you read? Finished 2.
6. What were the names of the books you read?  Thomas Jefferson, an intimate portrait and 2nd Chance
7. Which book did you enjoy most? Thomas Jefferson
8. Which did you enjoy least?
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? Definitely

Total pages Read - 1014

Total Time Read - 10 Hours 36 Minutes

Books Finished - 2

-Richard

Read-a-thon end of hour 18

Pages read this hour - 67
Total pages read - 1001
Time read this hour - 41 minutes
Total time read - 10 hours 26 minutes
Books finished - 2

It's 1am and I am exhausted.   I will read a few more pages before going to bed and that's it.   I will complete the end event survey in the morning.  Another fun day....until next time...

-Richard

Read-a-thon end of hour 17.

Pages read this hour - 72

Total Pages Read - 934

Time read this hour - 22 mins

Total time read - 9 hours 45 minutes

Books finished - 2

My new book is "Murder in the CIA" written by Margaret Truman (303 pages)

-Richard

I finished reading:

"2nd Chance" written by James Patterson.  400 pages.

The 61st book of the year.   22,244 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.

-Richard

Read-a-thon end of hour 16.

Pages read this hour - 113
Total pages read - 862
Time read this hour - 38 minutes
Total time read - 9 hours 23 minutes
Books finished - 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 15.

Pages read this hour - 119
Total Number of Pages Read - 749
Time read this hour - 46 minutes
Total Time Read - 8 hours 45 minutes
Books Finished - 1

-Richard

Read-a-thon end of hours 12,13 and 14

Pages read these hours - 137
Total pages read - 630
Time read these hours - 1 hour 17 minutes
Total time read - 7 hours 59 minutes
Books Finished 1.

My new book is 2nd Chance written by James Patterson (400 pages)

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Thomas Jefferson an Intimate History" written by Fawn M. Brodie. 676 pages.

This is the 60th book I've finished this year.  21,844 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.

This was a very interesting book and very pertinent with the election in the US so close.   I think if Jefferson saw what his Republican Party had come to he would be extremely angry.   The ideals that made him create it and become it's first President have been eroded and evaporated.   In fact, his, views and that of the party in 1801 are way more like the Democrat party now, and even it could be argued to the left of that.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 11

Pages read this hour - 50 pages
Total pages read - 493 pages
Time read this hour - 41 mins
Total time read - 6 hours 42 mins
Books finished - 0

Of to Panara for dinner so we can eat and still read!!

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 10

Pages read this hour - 65 pages
Total pages read - 443 pages
Time read this hour - 56 mins
Total time read - 6 hours 1 min
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 8 and 9.

Pages read these hours - 85
Total pages read -  378
Time read these hours - 61 mins
Total time read - 5 hours 5 minutes.
Books finished - 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hours 6 and 7.

Pages read these hours: 72
Total pages read: 293
Time read these hours: 60 mins
Total time read: 4 hours 4 minutes.
Books finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 5

Pages read this hour - 39
Total Number of pages read - 221
Time read this hour - 33 minutes
Total time read - 3 Hours 4  minutes
Books Finished - 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 4.

Pages read this hour - 62
Total Number of pages read - 182
Time read this hour - 49 minutes
Total time read - 2 Hour 31  minutes
Books Finished - 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 3.

Pages read this hour - 34
Total Number of pages read - 120
Time read this hour - 23 minutes
Total time read - 1 Hour 42  minutes
Books Finished - 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 2.

Pages read this hour - 48
Total Number of pages read - 86
Time read this hour - 42 minutes
Total time read - 1 Hour 19  minutes
Books Finished - 0

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 1

Pages read this hour - 38
Total Number of pages read - 38
Time read this hour - 37 minutes
Total time read - 37 minutes
Books Finished - 0

-Richard

Start of Read-a-Thon

Here we go.....   I am starting with the book that I am currently reading:   "Thomas Jefferson an Intimate History" written by Fawn  M. Brodie.   It 767 pages long and I am at page 138.

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?   The Woodlands, TX (about 35 miles North of downtown Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  I don't have a stack.   I just read the books in a system (the order I get them sorta)
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Custard Creams
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  Originally from Hartlepool, England.   Married to Jenn for fifteen years and now living in The Woodlands, Texas, USA via Bradford, England; London, England; High Wycombe, England; Edna, Texas; Antioch, California and Raleigh, North Carolina.
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 the 10th one I've done and I always do them the same way :)

-Richard

Tomorrow is another read-a-thon.   A landmark one for Jenn and I as we reach double figures with out tenth time participating.   It's been another rough few weeks leading up to it so 24 hours escaping the real world is a good thing.   I have a simple goal tomorrow - 1000 pages.   My average number of pages over the previous nine is 997 pages so that should be a reasonable goal!!

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The White House Connection" written by Jack Higgins.  288 pages.

The 59th book of the year.  21,168 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Ethan Frome" written by Edith Wharton.  181 pages.

The 58th book of the year.  20,880 pages at an average of 360 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Fall of the Russian Empire" written by Donald James.  439 pages.

The 57th book of the year.  20,699 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Memorial" written by Christopher Isherwood.  220 Pages.

The 56th book of the year.  20,260 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"A Fine Night for Dying" written by Jack Higgins.  290 Pages.

The 55th book of the year.  20,040 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis.  327 pages.

54th book of the year.  19,750 pages at an average of 366 per book.

Richard

I finished reading:

"Breakfast at Wimbledon" written by Jack M. Bickham.   375 pages.

53rd book of 2012.   19, 423 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Decline and Fall" written by Evelyn Waugh.  216 pages.

The 52nd book of the year.  19,048 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.

Richard

I finished reading:

"Russian Spring" written by Dennis Jones.  327 pages.

51st book of the year.  18,832 pages at an average of  369 per book.


- Richard

I finished reading:

"The Secret Agent" written by Joseph Conrad.  269 pages.

The 50th book of the year.  18,505 pages at average of 370 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Cousin Bette" written by Honore de Balzac.  444 pages
"Escape from Warsaw" written by Ian Serraillier.  218 pages.

The 48th and 49th books of the year.  18,236 pages at an average of 372 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Sharpe's Prey" written by Bernard Cornwell.  262 Pages.

47th book of the year.  17,574 at an average of 374 pages a book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Prime Minister" written by Anthony Trollope.  767 pages.

46th book of the year.  17,312 pages at an average of 376 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Best of Young British Novelists 2003" written by various authors.  350 pages.

An interesting collection of short stories and excerpts from novels.   There are authors in this collection that I will look for their books now.

45th book of 2012.  16,545 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Framley Parsonage" written by Anthony Trollope.  563 Pages.

44th book of the year.  16,195 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"5,000 Nights at the Opera: The Memories of Sir Rudolph Bing" written by Rudolph Bing.  360 Pages.

The 43rd book of the year.  15,632 pages at an average of 364 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Golden Bowl" written by Henry James.  547 pages.

42nd book of the year.  15,272 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Yesterday's Spy" written by Len Deighton. 222 pages.

41st book of the year.  14,725 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Winesburg, Ohio" written by Sherwood Anderson.  252 pages.

The 40th book of the year.  14,503 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"this world we live in" written by Susan Beth Pfeffer.  239 pages

39th book of 2012.  14,251 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Kane and Abel" written by Jeffrey Archer.  477 Pages.

"the dead and the gone" written by Susan Beth Pfeffer.  308 Pages.

The 37th and 38th books of the year.  14,012 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Heart of the Matter" written by Graham Greene.  244 pages.

The 36th book of 2012.  13,227 pages at an average of 367 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Life as We Know It" written by Susan Pfeffer.  337 Pages.

35th book of the year. 12,983 pages at an average of 371 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Saving Faith" written by David Baldacci.  495 Pages.

The 34th book of the year.  12,646 pages at an average of 372 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Europeans" written by Henry James.  178 pages.

33rd book of 2012.  12,151 pages at an average of 368 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Red Phoenix" written by Larry Bond.  694 pages.

32nd book of the year.   11973 pages at an average of 374 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Dodsworth" written by Sinclair Lewis.  380 Pages.

31st book of the year.  11279 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The English Assassin" written by Daniel Silva.  383 pages.

The 30th book of the year.  10899 pages at an average of 363 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Nana" written by Emile Zola.  410 pages.

I like Zola, but, this one was not my favourite.   Very slow and predictable.

29th book of the year.  10516 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Finding Moon" written by Tony Hillerman.  319 Pages.

The 28th book of the year.  10106 pages at an average of 361 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The New Cold War Moscow v. Pekin" written by Edward Crankshaw.  164 pages.

The 27th book of 2012.  9787 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Constant Gardener" written by John Le Carre.  560 Pages.

Much better than I thought I would be.

26th book of the year.   9623 pages at an average of 370 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Return of the Native" written by Thomas Hardy.  413 pages.

The 25th book of the year.  9063 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Meme

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? The Last one, Hour 18.  
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?  Thrillers.   Trying to read a classic, no matter how good, or how much I enjoy it towards the end is tough.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?  I keep doing them so must be doing some well :)
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?  
5. How many books did you read? Finished two and got to page 171 of Hardys "Return of the Native".
6. What were the names of the books you read? The Rhinemann Exchange and 1st to Die
7. Which book did you enjoy most? 1st to Die
8. Which did you enjoy least?  None
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? N/A
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Very Likely.   Reader.

The Final Stats:

Pages Read:  1038

Time Read: 10 Hours 3 Minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 18
Pages Read this Hour: 54
Total Pages Read: 1027
Time Read this Hour: 33 Mins
Total Time Read:  9 Hours 53 Mins
Books Finished: 2


I think that's it.   My eyes have gone so it's time for bed!!!   Another good day, especially considering how stressful the last couple of weeks have been.   I may sneak in a few extra pages, but, that will be it.   Goodnight and back at it in October.

-Richard

End of Read-A-Thon Hour 17

Pages Read this Hour:  18
Total Pages Read: 973
Time Read This Hour: 10 Minutes
Total Time Read:  9 Hours 20 Minutes
Books Finished:2 


Running out of steam.  Going to try another hour and go from there.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 16

Pages read this hour: 36
Total pages read: 955
Time read this hour: 37 mins.
Total time read: 9 Hours 10 Mins
Books Finished: 2


-Richard

End of Read-A-Thon Hour 15

Pages Read This Hour: 37
Total Pages Read: 919
Time Read this Hour: 30 Mins
Total Time Read: 8 Hours 33 Minutes
Books Finished: 2


-Richard

End of Read-A-Thon Hours 13 and 14.

Pages Read These Hours:  152

Total Pages Read: 882

Time Read These Hours:  52 mins

Total Time Read: 8 Hours 3 Minutes

Books Finished: 2

My new book is "Return of the Native" written by Thomas Hardy.  413 Pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"1st To Die" written by James Patterson.  462 pages.

24th book of 2012.  8650 pages at an average of 360 per book.

-Richard

Read-A-Thon Halfway Survey

1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired?  Going Strong
2) What have you finished reading?  The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum
3) What is your favorite read so far?  1st To Die, by James Patterson
4) What about your favorite snacks? Cadbury's Creme Eggs
5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love!  No, too busy reading


-Richard

End of Read-A-Thon Hour 12.  Half Way.

Pages Read this Hour: 134
Total Pages: 730
Time Read this Hour: 54 Minutes
Total Time Read: 7 Hours 11 Minutes.
Books Finished: 1


-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 11

Pages Read this Hour: 117
Total Pages Read: 596
Time Read this Hour: 43 Minutes
Total Time Read: Six Hours 17 Minutes
Books Finished: 1


-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 10

Pages Read this Hour: 103
Total Pages Read:  479
Time Read this Hour: 46 minutes
Total Time Read: 5 hours 34 minutes
Books Finished: 1


My new book is one Jenn wanted me to read, so, is a departure from my normal way of reading (in the order I get them).   It is 1st To Die written by James Patterson.   It is 462 pages.

Richard

I finished reading:

"The Rhinemann Exchange" written by Robert Ludlum.  446 Pages.

The 23rd book of the year.  8188 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 9

Pages Read This Hour:  53
Total Pages Read:  376
Tine Read This Hour:  36 Minutes
Total Time Read:  4 Hours 48 Minutes.
Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of read-a-thon Hour 8

Pages Read Last Hours:  110
Total Pages Read:  323
Time Read Last Hours:  1 hour 8 minutes
Total Time Read:  4 hours 12 minutes
Books Finished: 0


-Richard

End of Read-A-Thon Hour 4

Pages Read Last Hour -82

Total Pages Read - 213

Time Read Last Hour - 51 Minutes

Total Time Read -  3 hours 4 Minutes

Books Finished - 0

Going out to meet my mother-in-law for lunch, probably be gone for a couple of  hours.

-Richard

End of Read-A-Thon Hour 3

Pages Read Last Hour - 59

Total Pages Read - 131

Time Read Last Hour - 50 Minutes

Total Time Read -  2 hours 13 Minutes

Books Finished - 0

-Richard

End of Read-A-Thon Hour 2

Pages Read Last Hour - 34

Total Pages Read - 72

Time Read Last Hour - 31 Minutes

Total Time Read -  1 hour 13 Minutes

Books Finished - 0

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 1

Pages read last hour - 38
Total pages read - 38
Time read last hour - 42 minutes
Total time read - 42 minutes
Books finished - 0


-Richard

Read-a-Thon Introductory Questionnaire

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? I don't have a stack, just read the books in the order I get them without looking ahead so I can't say
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Going out for Cici's Pizza for dinner
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! English, now living in TX via lots of difference places.  Sports freak and this evening will be worrying about how the San Jose Earthquakes are doing against Salt Lake.  Will I be able to read during the game?
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?  Ninth one.   Essentially doing the same usual.  Just looking forward to days escape from "life"


-Richard

7am and start of the read-a-thon.

I am starting on the book I am reading, The Rhinemann exchange by Robert Ludlum.  Currently I am page 41 out of 446.

-Richard

Tomorrow is the next Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon.   It's been a tough, tough, few weeks so it will be nice to have a days escapism.

This will be the ninth one we have done.   The average for the previous ones are:

Average time read:  11 hours 23 minutes
Average number of Books Finished : 3 1/2
Average number of pages read: 997

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Steppenwolf" written by Hermann Hesse.  248 pages.

Weird!!

22nd book of the year.  7742 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Monsoon" written by Wilbur Smith.  822 pages.

21st book of the year.  7494 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Hitler's Elite" written by Louis L. Snyder.  277 pages.

20th book of the year.  6772 pages at an average of 339 pages per day.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tobacco Road" written by Erskine Caldwell.  159 pages.

A weird book.  I only picked it up because I thought it was about North Carolina.  Turned out it was set in Georgia.

19th book of the year.  6495 pages at an average of 342 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Aaron's Rod" written by D.H. Lawrence 347 pages.

The 18th book of the year.  6336 pages at an average of 352 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Honor Among Thieves" written by Jeffrey Archer.   464 pages.

17th book of the year.  5989 pages at an average of 352 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Ivanhoe" written by Sir Walter Scott.  497 pages.

Not my favourite book by one of my favourite authors.

16th book of the year.  5525 pages at an average of 345 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Talent Masters - Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers" written by Bill Conaty and Ram Charan.  302 Pages.

This was a book I head to read as part of a work assignment.   It was better than I thought it would be.  There was even a chapter on my company, Agilent.

The fifteenth book of 2012.  5028 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard