I finished reading:

“The Generals:  Brotherhood if War Book VI” written by W.E.B.  Griffin.  378 pages.

The one hundred and forty third book of the year.  47,880 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Zom-B:  Underground” written by Darren Shan.  181 pages.

The one hundred and forty second book of the year.  47,502 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“History of Wolves” written by Emily Fridlund. 275 pages.

The one hundred and forty first book of the year.  47,321 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

Read-a-thon end of hour 12:

Due to an unexpected family situation I will not be reading as much as planned.  Therefore I am doing an update now and when I go to bad:

Total Pages Read:  397

Total Time Read:  4 hours 11 minutes

Books Finished: 2

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hour 4:

Pages read this hour:  22

Time read this hour:  24 minutes

Books finished this hour: 0

Total Pages Read:  130

Total Time Read: 1 hour 31 minutes

Total Books Finished:  1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 3:

Pages read this hour:  71

Time read this hour: 40 mins

Books finished this hour:  0

Total Pages Read: 108

Total Time Read:  1 hour 7 mins

Total Books finished:  1

-Richard 

End of read-a-thon hour 2:

Pages read this hour: 31

Time read this hour: 21 mins

Books finished this hour: 1

Total Pages Read:  37

Total Time Read:  25 mins

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Immanuel:  Reflections on the Life of Christ” written by Michael Card.  219 pages.

The one hundred and fortieth book of the year.  47,046 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard 

Today is the 23rd time we have taken part in Dewey's read-a-thon.   Here is my opening survey:

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?  One one I have just started - History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Dunkin' Donuts!!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  Englishman Lost in Texas
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?  Slightly less than usual due to an upcoming busy schedue.

I started a bit late so only managed 4 minutes and 6 pages in Hour 1.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Auschwitz and the Allies:  A Devestating Account of a How the Allies Responded to the News of Hitler’s Mass Murder” written by Martin Gilbert.  341 pages. 

The one hundred and thirty ninth book of the year, and a new record for books read in a year.  46,827 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Hammer of Eden” written by Ken Follett.  549 pages.

The one hundred and thirty eighth book of the year.  46,486 pages at an average of  337 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare:  The Mavericks who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat” written by Giles Milton.  306 pages.

The one hundred and thirty seventh book of the year.  45,937 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Last Battle” written by Cornelius Ryan.  490 pages.

The one hundred and thirty sixth book of the year.  45,631 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Avenger” written by Frederick Forsyth.  340 pages.

The one hundred and thirty fifth book of the year.  45,141 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Hue 1968:  A Turning Point in the American War in Vietman” written by Mark Bowden.  539 pages.

The one hundred and thirty fourth book of the year.  44,801 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“It Was Twenty Years Ago Today:  An Anniversary Celebration of 1967” written by Derek Taylor.  253 pages.

The one hundred and thirty third book of the year.  44,262 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Scimitar SL-2” written by Patrick Robinson.  430 pages.

The one hundred and thirty second book of the year.  44,009 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Last Hope Island:  Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War” written by Lynne Olson.  475 pages.

The one hundred and thirty first book of the year.  43,579 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Dale Brown’s Dreamland End Game” written by Dale Brown and Jim DeFelice.  420 pages.

The one hundred and thirtieth book of the year.  43,104 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Talbot Odyssey” written by Nelson DeMille.  543 pages.  

The one hundred and twenty ninth book of the year.  42,684 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Practice of the Presence if God” written by Brother Lawrence.  135 pages.

The one hundred and twenty eighth book of the year.   42,141 pages at an average of 329 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Armada” written by Garrett Mattingley.  402 pages.

The one hundred and twenty seventh book of the year. 42,006 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Black Jack Conspiracy” written by David Kent.  372 pages.

The one hundred and twenty sixth book of the year.  41,604 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Paul McCartney Story” written by George Tremlett.  121 pages.

The one hundred and twenty fifth book of the year.  41,232 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science that Changed the Course of World War II” written by Jennet Conant.  297 pages.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  41,111 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Mighty Johns” written by various authors edited by Otto Penzler.  316 pages.

The one hundred and twenty third book of the year.  49,814 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Reason You Walk” written by Wab Kinew.  268 pages.

The one hundred and twenty second book of the year.  40,498 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Private Sector” written by Brian Haig.  485 pages.

The one hundred and twenty first book of the year.  40,230 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Discourse on Method and the Meditations” written by Rene Descartes.  188 pages.

The one hundred and twentieth book of the year.  39,745 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“An Equal Music” written by Vikram Seth.  484 pages.

The one hundred and nineteenth book of the year.  39,557 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Hate U Give” written by Angie Thomas.  444 pages.

The one hundred and eighteenth book of the year.  39,073 pages at an average of  331 pages per book.  

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Blue Blood Duke-Carolina:  Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops” written by Art Chansky.  360 pages.

The one hundred and seventeenth book of the year.  38,629 pages an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Blowing Up Russia:  The Secret Plot to Bring Back KGB Terror” written by Alexander Litvinenko and Yuri Felshtinsky.  309 pages.

The one hundred and sixteenth book of the year.   38,269 pages at an average of  330 pages per book.

-Richard

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I finished reading:

“Mission to Nuremberg:  An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis” written by Tim Townsend.  312 pages.

The one hundred and fifteenth book of the year.  37,960 pages at an average of  330 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Honrary Consul” written by Graham Greene.  320 pages.  

The one hundred and fourteenth book of the year.  37,648 pages at an average of  330 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Apple to the Core:  The Unmaking of The Beatles” written by Peter McCabe and Robert D. Schomfeld.  200 pages.

The one hundred and thirteenth book of the year.  37,333 pages at an average of 330 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Clans and Tartans of Scotland” written by Robert  Bain edited by Margaret O. MacDougall.  320 pages.

The one hundred and twelth book of the year.  37,133 pages at an average of  332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Single & Single” written by John Le Carre.  345 pages.

The one hundred and eleventh book of the year.  36,813 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Beatles” written by Hunter Davies.  386 pages.

The one hundred and tenth book of the year.   36,468 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (August 26th) and Final Stats:

Pages read on Day 7:  138
Books finished on Day 7:1

Total Pages Read:  2108
Total Books Finished: 7

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (August 25th):

Pages read on Day 6: 245
Books finished on Day 6: 1

Total Pages Read: 1970
Total Books Finished:  6

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Genesee Diary:  Report from a Trappist Monastry” written by Henri J.M. Nouwen.  219 pages.

The one hundred and ninth book of the year.   36,082 pages at an average of 331 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading

“Anne Frank and me” written by Cherie Bennett and Jeff  Gottesfield.  282 pages.

The one hundred and eighth book of the year.  35,863 pages at an average of 332 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (August 24th):

Pages read on Day 5: 470
Books finished on Day 5:2

Total Pages Read:  1725
Total Books Finished: 5

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Class Notes:  Posing as Politics and Other Thougts in the American Scene” written by Adolph Reed, Jr.. 211 pages.

The one hundred and seventh book of the year.  35,581 pages at an average of 333 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“David Coulthard The Autobiography:  It is What It is” written by David Coulthard.  340 pages.

The one hundred and sixth book of the year.  35,370 pages at an average of 334 pages per bookZ

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4 (August 23rd);

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

Total Pages Read:  1255
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Reflections of a Russian Statesman” written by Konstantinos P. Pobedonostsev.   271 pages.

The one hundred and fifth book of the year.   35,030 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (August 22nd):

Pages read on day 3:  474
Books finished on day 3: 1

Total Pages Read: 1,123
Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“East of Desolation” written by Jack Higgins.  244 pages.

The one hundred and fourth book of the year.  34,759 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (August 21):

Pages read Day 2:  408

Books finished Day 2: 1

Total Pages Read:  649

Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Berets:  Brotherhood of Wat Book V” written by W.E.B.  Griffin.  408 pages.

The one hundred and third book of the year.  34,515 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (August 20th):


Pages read on Day 1:  241
Books finished on Day 1: 0


-Richard

I finished reading:

“Trouble Never Sleeps” written by Stephanie Tromly.  299 pages.

The one hundred and second book of the year.  34,107 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

Next week we will again be participating in the week long Bout of Books read-a-thon.  It will be the twelth time we will be doing it.   As I am travelling for work I am not sure how well I will do, but, as I generally read a lot on planes I think it should be good :)  It is funny how I seem to end up travelling the week of bout of books!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th 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 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Churches and The Soviet Union” written by Constantin de Grunwald.  247 pages.

The one hundred and first book of the year.  33,808 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Russian Deubutante’s Handbook” written by Gary Shyteyngart.  452 pages.

The one hundredth book of the year.  33561 pages at an average of 336 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Lenin on the Train” written by Catherine Merridale.  291 pages.  

The ninety ninth book of the year.  33,109 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Resurrection:  The Struggle for a New Russia” written by David Remnick.  367 pages.

The ninety eighth book of the year.  32,818 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Seawitch” written by Alistair MacLean.  286 pages.

The ninety seventh book of the year.  32,451 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Russian Revolution:  A New History” written by Sean McMeekin.  352 pages.

The ninety sixth book of the year.  32,165 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“Hope Against Hope” written by Nadezhda Mandelstam.  401 pages.

The ninety fifth book of the year.  31,813 pages are an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“A City Upon a Hill:  How Sermons Changees the Course of American History” written by Larry Witham.  295 pages.

The ninety fourth book of the year.   31,412 pages at an average of 334 pages per book.

-Richard