The History Book Club discussion

2016 - Readathon Nine Date: September 3rd,, 2016 - 8AM to NOON - Check-In - THIS IS CHECK-IN ONE

Please let us know who is reading during these this period of time.

Let us know the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

Genre or genres:

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.

How much time did you read during this block of time:

Also, your location in the world and timezone

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

So for example:

The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
by Paul Scott - Genre: Historical Fiction - pages start 1 - finish 80

If you finished a book - let us know that too and make sure to get it added to your readathon shelf so you can get credit for it. If it is added properly it will show up on your shelf. You have to make sure to have selected a readathon shelf and when you are done with the first book for your readathon - make sure to add the completed date and that the book is read versus currently reading.

It will show up on your shelf if you have done this properly.

Remember wherever you are you can participate in the readathon.

And if you only have one hour or four hours or plan to do this for the entire 24 hour period taking of course breaks for eating and sleeping - you can join for however long you want to read. We want to keep track of the books completed, the books started, the books in progress, the number of pages read by all, and the different genres. Great fun and this is only the fifth readathon - we will use the same readathon challenge for all of them so you can see your readathon shelves grow.

Additionally these books that you complete on the readathon can be added to other shelves for the Japan or India challenge or the 2016 50 Books Challenge or the goodreads yearly challenge - the sky is the limit. Any genre is welcome.

Remember folks this is the check in for anybody reading during the hours of 8AM until Noon on September 3rd (wherever in the world you are - use your time zone). If you want to get credit for any reading done during these four hours you must check in on this thread - Checkpoint 1. But for the check in to count - you must post between the hours of 8AM to Noon on September 3rd in the time zone that you are in. This is the Checkpoint for those hours on September 3rd. To get credit for these hours this is the thread you must post on

REMEMBER AT LEAST ONE CHECK-IN MUST REFLECT THE FOLLOWING TO BE COUNTED IN THE READATHON AND OF COURSE YOU MUST CHECK-OUT AT THE END.

Make sure to answer the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

Genre or genres:

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.

How much time did you read during this block of time:

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

Also, your location in the world and timezone

We are open.

Folks who have started earlier in other parts of the world - you can post now and update yourself here. The East Coast will not be kicking off for another hour or so.

The East Coast will be kicking off in 45 minutes.

Kicking off the East Coast in 10 minutes - hope there are a lot of Labor Day readers.

KICK OFF IN THE USA IN ONE MINUTE

Hello Bentley here and checking in: (Metro NYC - EST)

I am working on one book today

If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran by Carla Power

by Carla Power

Genre: World History and History of Religions
Start page: 1
Finish page: 36
Total pages: 36
Time spent: Adminstrating most of the time
Location & TZ: Metro NYC, EST
Completed book(s) Y/N: N

Happy Reading everybody!!!!

I hope that others are checking in on this Labor Day weekend on the East Coast.

Folks do not be shy.

Good morning everyone, sorry I'm a bit late. I am here in Valley Forge, PA. Happy reading!

The Professor's House by WIlla Cather
by Willa Cather
Genre: Fiction
Start page: 1
End page: 159
checkpoint time: 8:00AM - Noon
Total pages read : 159
Total hours read: 2.5 hours
Total Books Read:0
Location: Southeastern PA, EST

Checking out.

Morning All! Checking in from beautiful Toccoa, GA.

by Eleanor Catton
Genre: Historical Fiction
Start Page: 144
Ending Page: 150
Total Pages: 6 pages
Time Spent: 15 minutes
Location & Time Zone: Toccoa, GA. EST.
Completed Books: N
Checking out. Pitiful showing, but all my Saturday errands have been taken care of. Time to enjoy reading.

Welcome welcome - we have a Georgia Peach (Kathy) and Karen from the State of Independence.

Glad to see you on this Labor Day Weekend - thought I might be by myself this time (smile) - everybody out having holiday fun but I just looked outside and it looks like the beginning of nasty. I thought today was supposed to be the one nice day due to the Hurricane coming up the coast. Not sure that you folks in Pennsylvania and Georgia have much to worry about regarding this storm though. Although I was reading that thousands remain without power in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas this morning so I hope all members are safe.

Supposedly it is going to get sunnier today with the wind and rain tomorrow and Monday. Nice of Hermine to ruin the Labor Day weekend.

But then again more time to read (smile)

I am hoping Hermine will only give us rain.

Checking point 1.
by James Herriot

Genre: Non-fiction
Start Page: 200
Ending: 275
Total Pages 75
Time Spent. 2 hours
Location: EST, SC

The worst of Hermine is over and it is a beautiful sunny cool day today.

Helga wrote: " by James Herriot

Genre: Non-fiction
Start Page: 200
Ending: TBD
Total Pages TBD
Time Spent
Locat..."
Helga, James Herriot is one of my favorite authors.

Good morning from the Seattle area!

by Ron Chernow

Genre: American History
Start page: 501
Finish page: 562
Total pages: 61
Time spent: 2 hrs 45 minutes
Location & TZ: near Seattle, WA, USA PDST
Completed book(s) Y/N: N

Pretty excited that the read-a-thon got switched to this weekend because I actually have the whole day off! Lots of reading to come!

by Amor Towles
Genre: Historical Fiction
Start Page: 1
Ending Page: 73
Total Pages: 73
Time Spent: 2
Location & Time Zone: Toronto, Canada. Eastern Standard
Completed Books:

Welcome Helga from South Carolina. Herman is headed this way - and I will just use the motto of South Carolina - Dum spiro spero which means - "While I breathe, I hope" meaning I am hoping it is not too bad up here.

Welcome Nancy from beautiful Seattle -

Ashley welcome from Toronto - glad things worked out for you.

Checking out, see message 11.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c...

http://www.greatwhatsit.com/wp-conten...

Start: p65 (9:55 AM CDT)
Finish: p97 (10:48AM)

Checking in from San Antonio TX

Bentley wrote: "Welcome Helga from South Carolina. Herman is headed this way - and I will just use the motto of South Carolina - Dum spiro spero which means - "While I breathe, I hope" meaning I am hoping it is no..."

Thanks. Hopefully, it will not be too bad for you. I'm glad it is gone from here now.

Thank you Karen - see you on the next check in

Karen wrote: "Helga wrote: " by James Herriot

Genre: Non-fiction
Start Page: 200
Ending: TBD
Total Pages TBD
Ti..."

Mine too. I wanted to re read this as it has been so long ago when I read it originally. I need to reread some of the great classics.

Good all

Vince wrote: "Moby Dick by Herman Melville https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c...

http://www.greatwhatsit.com/wp-conten......"

Hello Vince - good try on your citation. Let me help you and in no time you will get the hang of this. This is what each check point - check in should look like.

by Herman Melville

Genre: Classic and Fiction
Start Page: 65
End Page: 97
Total Pages: 32
Time Spent: 1 hour
Location and Time Zone: San Antonio, Texas
Central Time Zone
Completed Books: No

Vince go back and try to edit your post.

Checking out see Message 19.

OK Nancy good job.

It is noon here in Honolulu. Got my checkpoint done, but did not do too much since I had to stop for the wife's homemade breakfast.
I am reading: by Stanley Weintraub.

Genre: Military and Biography
Start page: 254
End page: 274.
Time spent approx. 1 hr.
Location and Time Zone: Honolulu with Hawaii/Aleutian Time Zone.
Completed Books: No.

Hello Jack - this is how you should set up your template - it makes it real easy going from one check in checkpoint to the next - you just have to edit and copy and then paste and then update the pages, etc.

Welcome from the Aloha State - on the East coast we are getting ready for Hermine to hit and I guess you have Lester. Stay safe and dry.

by Stanley Weintraub

Genre: Military and Biography
Start Page: 254
End Page: 274
Total Pages: 20
Time Spent: 1 hour
Location and Time Zone: Honolulu, Hawaii
Aleutian Time Zon
Completed Books: No

You can go back and edit your post to look like this one and then you can do your own edit, copy and paste for the next checkpoint.

Bentley wrote: "Hello Jack - this is how you should set up your template - it makes it real easy going from one check in checkpoint to the next - you just have to edit and copy and then paste and then update the p..."

Thanks Bentley

Great job Jack - only add the author's photo before the author's link and then you have it down.

Bentley, there aren't too many photos of Mr. Weintraub. I hunted, but could not find any. I will keep searching.

Bentley wrote: "Great job Jack - only add the author's photo before the author's link and then you have it down."

Got it done. Finished the book yesterday as well.

Jack the one that I entered is right in goodreads - you just have to add the right link when you are adding the author - first the image and then the link.

Make sure now that you go to Checkpoint Seven - which is the mandatory checkout - whether you have done one Check In checkpoint or six. You have to still checkout. You may have done that already - I will check - if not - make sure you do.