Sunday, April 12, 2015

I finished reading:

"The Key to Rebecca" written by Ken Follett.  34 pages.

The thirty-ninth book of the year.  13,123 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Third Reich in History and Memory" written by Richard J. Evans.  440 pages.

The thirty-eighth book of the year.  12,782 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, April 02, 2015

I finished reading:

"A Very Long Engagement" written by Sebastien Japrisot.  327 pages.

The thirty-seventh book of the year.  12,342 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.


-Richard

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

I finished reading:

"Henry VI, part III" written by William Shakespeare.  125 pages.

The thirty-sixth book of the year.  12,015 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.


-Ruchard
I finished reading:

"Eye of the Needle" written by Ken Follett.  335 pages.

The thirty-fifth book of the year.  11,890 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

 
Richard

Monday, March 30, 2015

I finished reading:

"Henry VI, Part II" written by William Shakespeare.  125 pages.

The thirty-fourth book of the year.  11,555 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, March 29, 2015

I finished reading:

"The Ambler Warning" written by Robert Ludlum.  632 pages.

The thirty-third book of the year.  11,430 pages at an average of 346 pages per book.


-Richard

Friday, March 27, 2015

I finished reading:

"What Mario Scietto Says" written by Emmy Laybourne.  21 pages.

The thirty-second book of the year.  10,798 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"The War that Forged a Nation" written by James McPherson.  191 pages.

The thirty-first book of the year.  10,777 pages at an average of 348 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, March 22, 2015

I finished reading:

"Henry VI Part I" written by William Shakespeare.  123 pages.

The thirtieth book of the year.  10,586 at an average of 353 pages per book.


-Richard

Saturday, March 21, 2015

I finished reading:

"Monument 14: Sky on Fire" written by Emmy Laybourne.  215 pages.

The twenty-ninth book of the year.  10,463 pages at an average of 361 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, March 19, 2015

I finished reading:

"The San Jose Earthquakes: A Seismic Soccer Legacy" written by Gary Singh. 141 pages.

The twenty-eight book of the year.  10,248 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.


-Richard


Wednesday, March 18, 2015

I finished reading:

"The Last Convertible" written by Anton Myrer.  612 pages.

The twenty-seventh book of the year.  10,107 pages at an average of 374 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, March 12, 2015

I finished reading:

"The End of the affair" written by Graham Greene.  167 pages.

The twenty-sixth book of the year.  9,495 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.


-Richard

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

I finished reading:

"The President's Assassin" written by Brian Haig.  426 pages.

The twenty-fifth book of the year.   9,328 pages at an average of 373 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, March 08, 2015

I'm I finished reading:

"Lions Down Under:1977 Tour of New Zealand" written by John Reason.  185 pages.

The twenty-fourth book of the year.  8,902 pages at an average of 371 pages per book.


-Richard

Monday, March 02, 2015

I finished reading:

"Jake and the Other Girl" written by Emmy Layborne.  21 pages.

The twenty-third book of the year.  8,717 pages at an average of 379 pages per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Shipwrecked" by Graham Greene.  196 pages.

The twenty-second book of the year. 8,696 pages at an average of 395 pages per book.


-Richard

Saturday, February 28, 2015

I finished reading: 

"Chicago Blues" written by Hugh Holton. 373 pages.

The twenty-first book of the year.  8,500 pages at an average of 405 pages per book.


-Richard

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

I finished reading:

"There was also some Rugby - the Sixth Springboks in Britain" written by Wallace Reyburn.  174 pages.

The twentieth book of the year.  8,127 pages at an average of 406 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, February 22, 2015

I finished reading:

"Dress your Marines in White" written by Emmy Laybourne.  32 pages.

The nineteenth book of the year.  7,953 pages at an average of 419 pages per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"Monument 14" written by Emmy Laybourne.  294 pages.

The eighteenth book of the year.  7,921 pages at an average of 440 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, February 19, 2015

I finished reading:

"Last Snow" written by Eric Van Lustbader.  433 pages.

The seventeenth book of the year.  7,627 pages at an average of 449 pages per book.


-Richard

Monday, February 16, 2015

I finished reading:

"De Gaulle" written by Alexander Werth.  437 pages.

The sixteenth book of the year.  7,194 pages at an average of 450 pages.


-Richard

Monday, February 09, 2015

I finished reading:

"Gathering Blue" written by Lous Lowry.  241 pages.

The fifteenth book of the year.  6,757 pages at an average of 450 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, February 08, 2015

I finished reading:

"Alistair MacLean's Red Alert" written by Alastair MacNeil.  376 pages.

The fourteenth book of the year.  6,516 pages at an average of 465 pages per book.


-Richard

Saturday, February 07, 2015

I finished reading:

"Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough" written by Duncan Hamilton.  273 pages.

The thirteenth book of the year.  6,140 pages at an average of 472 pages per book.

Friday, February 06, 2015

I finished reading:

"Edge of Eternity" written by Ken Follett.  1098 pages.  The final book of the "Century Trilogy".

The twelth book of the year.  5,867 pages at an average of 489 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, January 29, 2015

I finished reading:

"The Apocalypse Watch" written by Robert Ludlum.  751 pages.

"A Tale of Two Cities" written by Charles Dickens.  470 pages.

The tenth and eleventh books of the year.   4,769 pages at an average of 434 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, January 25, 2015

I finished reading:

"Playgrounds of the Gods: A Year of Sporting Fantasy" written by Ian Stafford. 255 pages.

The ninth book of the year.  3,548 pages at an average of 394 pages per book.


-Richard

Friday, January 23, 2015

I finished reading:

"Writing for The King" written by Stephen Poxon.  41 pages.

The eighth book of the year.  3,293 pages at an average of 412 pages per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"Winter of the World" written by Ken Follett.  Book two of "The Century" trilogy.  940 pages.

The seventh book of the year.  3,252 pages at an average of 465 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, January 15, 2015

I finished reading:

"Henry V" written by William Shakespeare.  266 pages.

The sixth book of the year.  2,312 pages at an average of 385 pages per book.


-Richard

Monday, January 12, 2015

End of Bout of Books Day 7 and Event :(

Pages read this day: 51
Books finished this day:0

Total Pages Read:  1146
Books Finished:  4

A thoroughly enjoyable event and I am really looking forward to the next one.   Thanks to all those who organized it.

-Richard 

Sunday, January 11, 2015

End of Bout of Books Day 6:

Pages read this day: 148
Books finished this day: 1

Total Pages read:  1095
Total Books finished: 4

-Richard

Saturday, January 10, 2015

I finished reading:

"Saving the Queen" written by William F. Buckley, Jr.  286 pages.

The fifth book of the year.  2,046 pages at an average of 409 pages per book.


-Richard
End of Bout of Books Day 5.

Pages read on Day 5: 131
Books finished on Day 5: 0

Total Pages Read:  947
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

Friday, January 09, 2015

End of Bout of Books Day 4:

Pages read on Day 4:  223
Books Finished on Day 4: 2

Total Pages Read:  816
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

Thursday, January 08, 2015

I finished reading:

"The Walking Dead Volume 5: The Best Defense" written by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn.  136 pages.

The fourth book of the year.  1,760 pages at an average of 440 per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"Bestie" written by Joe Lovejoy.  372 pages.

The third book of the year.  1,624 pages at an average of 541 per book.


-Richard
End of Bout of Books Read-a-Thon Day 3

Pages read on Day 3:  174
Books finished on Day 3: 0

Total Pages Read: 593
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

End of Bout of Books read-a-thon Day 2.

Pages read on Day 2:  217
Books finished on Day 2: 1

Total pages read: 418
Total books finished: 1

I am now reading "Bestie" written by Joe Lovejoy and am on page 176 out of 372.

-Richard

Tuesday, January 06, 2015

I finished reading:

"The Heart of Everything that Is:  The Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American Legend" written by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin.  365 pages.

The second book of the year.  1285 pages at an average of 643 pages per book.


-Richard
For the Bout of Books read-a-thon I started at page 122 of "The Heart of Everything That Is" written by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin.   

On Day one I read 201 pages getting to page 323.   The book is 365 pages so I should finish it today.

-Richard

Saturday, January 03, 2015

2014 finished with 95 books finished with   34,012 pages read at an average book size of 358 pages.  This is the second most books I've read in a year.   The most being 97 in 2008.

For 2015 I am keeping my goal at 52 books, or, one a week.   

I have finished the first book of the year: "Fall of Giants" written by Ken Follett.  It is the first book of "The Century" trilogy which I intend to read this year.  It has 920 pages.


-Richard

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Bout of Books


This is my first time taking part in this.   I have the week off work taking so I plan to read at least two hours per day.

-Richard

Saturday, December 27, 2014

I finished reading:

"Of Human Bondage" written by W. Somerset Maygham.  357 pages.

The ninety-fifty book of the year.  34,012 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.


-Richard

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

I finished reading: 

"The Giver" written by Lois Lowry.  180 pages.

The ninety-fourth book of the year.  33,655 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, December 21, 2014

I finished reading:

"The Bourne Ultimatum" written by Robert Ludlum.  662 pages.

The ninety-third book of the year.  33,475 pages at an average of 360 pages per book.

-Richard

Saturday, December 13, 2014

I finished reading:

"Running for President: A Journal of the Carter Campaign" written by Martin Schram.  268 pages.

The ninety-second book of the year.  32,813 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, December 07, 2014

I finished reading:

"Summer of My German Soldier" written by Bette Greene. 230 pages.

The ninety-first book of the year.  32,545 pages at an average of 358 pages per book.


-Richard

Thursday, December 04, 2014

I finished reading:

"The Future of Us" written by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler.  356 pages.

The ninetieth book of the year.  32,315 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.


-Richard

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

I finished reading:

"The History of Nebraska" written by James C. Olson.  353 pages.

The eighty-ninth book of the year.  31,959 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.


-Richard

Saturday, November 29, 2014

I finished reading:

"Amy and Roger's Epic Detour" written by Morgan Matson.  343 pages.

The eighty-eighth book of the year.  31,606 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.


-Richard

Friday, November 28, 2014

I finished reading:

"The General" written by Patrick A. Davis.  401 pages.

The eighty-seventh book of the year.  31,263 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

 
-Richard

Monday, November 24, 2014

I finished reading:

"Henry IV Part II" written by William Shakespeare.  126 pages.

The eighty-sixth book of the year.  30,862    Pages at an average of 360 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, November 23, 2014

I finished reading:

"The Hastings Conspiracy" written by Alfred Coppel.  346 pages.

The eighty-fifth book of the year.  30,836 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.


-Richard