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Thanks for the input, LWS & Amppax (and Dr. B as well)... I will withdraw LOTH from my calculations (neither counting book nor pages).  I will, however, continue to pray it... and remember all your intentions. ;)

 

Amppax, I looked up Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace on Amazon, and it give the hardcover as 176 pages; I'm comfortable with that and have added it to your totals.  Judging from the blurb on Amazon, it sounds like an interesting book!

 

Will post updated totals in the morning in case anyone else checks overnight.  If you don't know the page numbers, make a guess or check what the page count is on Amazon!

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Finished up Bag of Bones - Stephen King

 

working on As a Man Thinketh and Game of Thrones

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In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. --Mortimer Adler

 

Wisdom.

 

Do you require appendices to be read?

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Wisdom.

 

Do you require appendices to be read?

Are you being attentive now?

 

No, appendices do not need to be read.

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I just saw this thread, so I understand if mine so far don't count:

  • Matter by Iain M. Banks
  • Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
  • Star Wars:  Revan by Drew Kapershyn
  • Confessions of a Megachurch Pastor by Allen Hunt
  • Warhammer 40k:  Atlas Infernal by Rob Sanders (Currently reading)
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Are you being attentive now?

 

No, appendices do not need to be read.

 

What about Forwards? Introductions? Epilogues? Afterwords?

 

I think we should cut to the chase.  Chapters need not be read if they are not titled "Chapter."  If they are just numbers they can be skipped but the reader gets credit nonetheless.

 

What say you?

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Are you being attentive now?

??? This was an earlier post?

 

No, appendices do not need to be read.

Thanks.

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Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

 

Broskhoomeh!

 

(Ancient Armenian for "Let us be attentive.")

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Dr. Bombay

Broskhoomeh!

 

(Ancient Armenian for "Let us be attentive.")

 

 

You speak ancient Armenian?  Woooooowwwwww!

 

 

They tried to teach me Greek one year.  It was a miserable (almost) failure.  The only thing I got out of the class was I can sing the Greek alphabet to the modern alphabet song and I can pronounce Greek.  I have no idea what I'm saying but I can sure pronounce it. I'd like to think this is a useful skill, but I haven't found a use for it yet. Meh.
 

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Have I told you all how much I love you!!!!!   (you all make me laugh!!! in a good way!)   This is so much fun!!!!!

 

I finished the Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle yesterday.... It's a YA novel, well done, kinda sad, makes one think...

 

I've been swamped with work yesterday & today, but will try to update books and counts by about midnight pacific time.... so most of you will find this tomorrow.  If you want to get more stuff in for today's counts, try to get it in within the next 5 hours, OK?

 

And at some point tonight...WELCOME HOME BYZ!!!!

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I cry foul on LOTH!  That's a prayer book, not a book that one reads cover to cover!  Unless I get credit for my Maryknoll Missal and Holy Ghost Prayer Book too.  Plus, Popular Catholic Novenas and those kind folks at St. Jude's have sent me at least two dozen St. Jude prayer books over the years.  I should get credit for those as well!

Prayer books don't count? I just got a couple of those. :|

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You speak ancient Armenian?  Woooooowwwwww!

 

 

They tried to teach me Greek one year.  It was a miserable (almost) failure.  The only thing I got out of the class was I can sing the Greek alphabet to the modern alphabet song and I can pronounce Greek.  I have no idea what I'm saying but I can sure pronounce it. I'd like to think this is a useful skill, but I haven't found a use for it yet. Meh.
 

 

Voch (no). I learn a few words from liturgy. Hye em es (I am Armenian). I still need to finish the alphabet though.

 

You can at least sound smart at Bible studies when you pull out your concordance.

 

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Good evening everyone!!!  

 

Welcome home, Byz!!!!  I should think that you could count those sections of the Phylokalia as separate books.. or as a 4 giant books and give us the page numbers....

 

BG, welcome!!!!  The rules Byz established are simple -- any books you started during the summer period and finished during the contest are fair game!  We arbitrate disputes by taking people out to the village green and pelting them with popcorn.  No mods need work... we want 'em reading!

 

L&T I wasn't sure if 'Wisdom' was another book... or if it was simply honoring truth spoken.  I've given you book credit for the book of the Bible.... ;)

 

Well, I've started reading Christy by Catherine Marshall... along with continuing on with Out of the Silent Planet.

 

I still think we could let people count small prayer books.   Why not?   Byz?   I've given up on the LOTH...counting it, but not praying it. ;)

 

On the number of books read, Cartermia can be caught.   Give her a run for the number of books!!!!

 

As far as the total page number count below... where is everyone?  AnneLine definitely can be caught and surpassed!!!!  I would be willing to bet some of you are near or ahead of her if you were providing page counts, and it will make our combined page totals look super-impressive if we can count 'em up!

 

Just make a quick guess (or  look 'em up on Amazon if you wish....).   I'm willing to look 'em up on Amazon if you'll trust me!  Just tell me if it was paper or hardbound.....

 

 

As of 9pm Pacific Time on 6/30/2012 here are the current totals.

 

 

Amppax ….. 7

 

Quantum Prophecy Book 1

Quantum Prophecy Book 2

Superhuman Series Book 1

Superhuman Series Book 2

Superhuman Series Book 3

Rangers Apprentice Book 10

Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace…………….176 pages

.........................................................................176+ pages

 

 

In progress:

 

 

AnneLine ….. 8

 

A Few Lines to Tell You …………….113 pages

Victorian Farm ……………………… 273 pages

All New Square Foot Gardening ….  272 pages

With Belles on Their Toes ………… 240 pages

STNG - Guises of the Min…….…… 277 pages

Meet The Austins………………...… 240pages

Book of Joshua………………………. 21 pages

The Arm of the Starfish……………. 272 pages

...........................................................................1708 pages

 

In progress:

 

Out of the Silent Planet

Christy

 

 

Ardil ….. 5

 

Outliers

A Wanted Man

Children of Dune

Joyland

Bag of Bones

 

Working on:

 

As A Man Thinketh

Game of Thrones

 

 

ARFink ….. 13

 

7 Issues of Axe Cop

6 Issues of Dr. McNinja

 

In Progress: 

An Unmemorable STNG Novel

Next on the docket - Guards! Guards!

 

BG45 ….. 4

 

Matter

Kill Shot

Star Wars: Revan

Confessions of a Megachurch Pastor

 

In Progress: 

Warhammer 40k: Atlas Infernal

 

Byz ….. 14

 

2 Corinthians

Nehemiah

Galatians

Tobit

Judith

Ephesians

Esther

1 Thessalonians

1Timothy

Return of the King

The Real Story

Many Waters

Job

The Two Towers

 

In Progress: 

The Philokalia (4 giant volumes/compilation?)

 

 

 

Cartermia ….. 25

 

Confessions of a Murder Suspect

Double Dutch

Out of my Mind

Secret of Yellowfang

The Book of Revelations

The Book of Jude

The Book of John

Tiger Curse

Tiger Quest

Fyre

Weird & Wacky, Strange & Slimy

The Book Thief

The Thief Lord

The Drowned City

The Europa Conspiracy

The Third Degree

Over the Edge

Double Cross

Scared to Death

Break and Enter

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wind in the Door

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Many Waters

An Acceptable Time

 

In Progress: 

The HP Series

 

 

Catholicterp ….. 23

 

Bertram's Hotel

One of our Thursdays is Missing

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Valley of Fear

The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box

The Adventure of the Red Circle

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

The Adventure of the Dying Detective

The Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax

His Last Bow

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone

The Problem of Thor Bridge

The Adventure of the Creeping Man

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire

The Adventure of the Three Garridebs

The Adventure of Illustrious Client

The Adventure of the Three Gables

The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

The Adventure of the Retired Colourman

The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger

The Adventure of the Shoscombe Old Place

 

In Progress:

 

 

Chrysophlax ….. 16

 

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Bolo!

Jennifer

The Thief

The Queen of Attolia

The King of Attolia

In the Best Families

The Hunters: Brotherband Chronicles Book 3

These Old Shades

The Outcasts

The Ruins of Gorlan

The Burning Bridge

The Foundling

The Crimson Thread

Montmorency; Thief, Liar Gentleman?

Counterfeit Son

 

In Progress:

Maurice & Therese

A Shepherd's Look at PsalmTwenty-Three

 

Doc Bomb…… 8

 

1 Maccabees

2 Maccabees

The Secret Adversary

Sons of Cain

The Gospel of Matthew

1 Timothy

Job

Titus

 

To be documented:    "250 Miscellaneous Mysterious Things"

 

In Progress:

 

 

FP ….. 3

 

HP - The Half Blood Prince

HP - The Deathly Hallows

Anne of Green Gables

 

In Progress:

Anne of Avonlea

The Fellowship of the Ring

 

 

L&T ….. 7

 

Joint Statements & Agreements between Catholic & Oriental Orthodox Churches

Folk Tale:  The Take [Tale?] of the Pope and of his Workman, Balda

Folk Tale:  The Tale of the Golden Cockerel

Consumer Reports Used Car Guide

Play:  Mozart and Salieri

Wisdom

Quick Guide to Coding and Billing Compliance for Medical Practices

 

In Progress:

Thing 1

Thing 2

 

 

LWS ….. 3

 

Mortality ….............................................104 pages

Original Unity of Man and Woman:

Catechesis on the Book of Genesis…...178 pages

The Fellowship of the Ring….................458 pages

..............................................................................740 pages

 

 

In Progress:

Moonstone

"and then on to other books!"

 

 

Nihil …..     (removed from count per his request)

 

No books have been documented with name and author

 

To be documented:  200 Books

 

In Progress:

St John Chrystostom’s Commentary on the Psalms

 

 

Ploomf ….. 5

 

The Broken Land

Wyrd Sisters

The Great Divorce

Good Omens

Ireland

 

In Progress:

 

 

Pooh Bear aka Winchester….. 0

 

“1 book, read to AL’s mother”

 

To be documented:  name & author of said book

 

In Progress:

 

 

Spem ….. 2

 

Man's Search for Meaning

A Pure, Clear Light

 

In Progress:

 

 

 

Trisha ….. 1

 

Book 3 of Annie’s People

 

In Progress:

 

 

TOTALS TO THIS POINT:   6/27/2013    3PM PDT

 

Summer Readers…………….……… 18

Total Documented Books read……..144

Undocumented Books Read………. 451

Books in Progress……………………22

Documented Pages Read……......  2,624

 

 

CURRENT LEADERS:

 

BOOKS READ   Cartermia…….….25

PAGES READ    AnneLine……..1708

NOTE:  most readers have NOT yet submitted pages read.  

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