The History Book Club discussion

2015 - Readathon Four Date: October 24th, 2015 - 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 2015 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 October 24th (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 October 24th in the time zone that you are in. This is the Checkpoint for those hours on October 24th. 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

Good morning from Croatia! It's a "beautiful" cloudy morning here. I'm continuing with:

by Hernán Cortés

Genre or genres: Non - fiction, history
Start Page: 52
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 78
Total Pages Read: 26
How much time did you read during this block of time: 2 hours
Location: Zagreb, Croatia, CEST
Books Complete: 0 so far
What were they? None so far

Hey beautiful Croatia is with us - welcome. I see you are simply adding your template as you should be - great to have you with us again Samanta.

Folks everytime we do this we always find folks who want to participate but fail to join and set up their shelves properly so that they can get full credit:

You must join!

Very important:

How To Join In: - Go here first: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

Click on the title at the top - The HBC Readathons. Please then join by simply signing in at the bottom and say how many books you plan to read for one or more of the readathon dates - there will be six readathon dates throughout each year; then create your own personal shelf to add the books which you would like to tackle during one readathon or more readathons. That is all there is to it and goodreads will keep track. Become your own marathoner in reading books on the readathon dates and we will keep track of your progress in terms of titles of books, number of books, number of pages, and different genres. Give it a whirl and see how much reading you can get done and take a stab at that big "to be read" pile of books that we all have.

Note: Don't forget to set up your shelf first and then add the name of that shelf here when setting up the challenge for your readathon.

And here are some links to the Readathon folder which will be updated:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'm settling in from Kuşadası, Turkey, with my mug of chai-spiced green tea and Mornings on Horseback, about the early life of Theodore Roosevelt.
by David McCullough
Genre: Biography
Start page: 195
Finish page: 276
Total pages: 81
Time spent: 105 minutes
Location & TZ: Kuşadası, Turkey, EEST
Completed book(s) Y/N: N
Name(s) of completed book(s): N/A

Good Morning Turkey - welcome to Readathon Five - we are delighted to have you with us Doris.

Glad to see that you have set up your template draft which you will add to and you have selected a fine book - one which we read and discussed here at HBC awhile ago.

Happy Reading.

I have opened up Checkpoint One - check in for those parts of the world who will begin the Readathon earlier than we will on the East Coast (NYC) - October 24th - 8AM.

Samantha from Croatia and Doris from Turkey are already in progress.

For those of you in New Zealand it is already October 24th and 7:39PM - you should be beginning here and already started based upon your local time and be in Checkpoint Three

For those of you in Australia and Hobart, Tasmania, it is already 5:41PM on October 24th and you should be checking in to Checkpoint Three

For those in China - it is already 2:44PM on October 24th so you should be already checking in to Checkpoint Two

For those of you in India - it is already 12:16PM on October 24th - you should be checking in to Checkpoint Two.

For those of you in Singapore it is already October 24th and 2:51PM. You should be checking in to Checkpoint Two

For those of you in the USA and NYC - you will be starting in 4.43 hours on October 24th at 8AM

For those of you in Turkey and we do have a participant from Turkey - it is already 10:00 AM on October 24th so Doris in Kusadasi has already checked in - So Doris will be way ahead of us and in Checkpoint two before we kick off our 8AM.

For those of you in the Philippines and we usually do have a person who signed up from the Philippines - it is already 3:04PM in the Philippines on October 24th so you should be way ahead of us in the USA and on the East Coast. You should have kicked off by going to this thread at 8AM your time - which was 7 hours ago. You will have been reading for 12 hours before we start and will be going to Checkpoint Four when we kick on in NYC on the US. You can post and get caught up when you have a chance to check in.

For those in Croatia, it is already 9:08 AM in Croatia - October 24th - Croatia has already been in progress for 58 minutes They are starting five hours before the East Coast and NYC in the USA. We already have welcomed Samanta from Croatia.

For those in Portugal, it is already 8:10 AM on October 24th. Portugal should have started 10 minutes ago. They are starting five hours before us in NYC (EST). Jose that would be you.

Marietta in Malaysia - you should be in Checkpoint Two. This is Checkpoint One and if you need to post your previous progress - place make sure to post and then move to Checkpoint Two where you should be based upon your local time.

This is where you should have been until Noon and then you should have gone to Checkpoint Two at Noon - it is now 3:04PM where you are.

This is the template that you need to answer:

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

First put in the blank template and add the book that you are reading and before the end of the four hour period - finalize and finish the template and then you should have gone off to Checkpoint Two -you should have entered the template here now and have finished it up by 11:45AM. Then you should be doing the same template for Checkpoint Two updating it as you go along.

This is what my check in template for checkpoint one looked like for one of the previous readathons as an example for you:

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Checking In - Bentley here - Will update and make final before Noon Eastern Standard Time

Bentley here doing the initial check -in and registration:

Book and Author being read for June 6th Readathon:

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

Citation:

by Stacy Schiff

Genre: Historical Fiction

Start Chapter Fifteen (audible) - Chapter Nine in book - start - End Page for Check In - 109

Number of Pages Read - ? Chapter Nine

Time Read or Listening to a book during this checkpoint -30 minutes - doing admin work

Completion of Book during this Check In: no

Name of Book Completed -none

Location: Metro NYC - Eastern Standard Time

Samanta wrote: "Good morning from Croatia! It's a "beautiful" cloudy morning here. I'm continuing with:

by Hernán Cortés..."

Good job Samanta

Doris wrote: "I'm settling in from Kuşadası, Turkey, with my mug of chai-spiced green tea and Mornings on Horseback, about the early life of Theodore Roosevelt.
by [authori..."

Good job Doris - see you in Checkpoint Two.

Two hours to go East Coast.

Good morning from Valley Forge, PA. Checking in.

by Sarah Vowell

Genre: History
Start page: 1
End page 132
checkpoint time 8:00AM - Noon
Total pages read 132
Total hours read 2.5
Total Books Read:0
Location: Southeastern PA, EST

Checking out

Good Morning from Toccoa, GA, USA! In honor of upcoming Halloween, I am reading:
by Christopher Rice
Genre: Folk Horror (Southern Gothic)
Start page: 127
Finish page: 175
Total pages: 48
Time spent: 2 hrs
Location & TZ: Toccoa, GA, USA, EST
Completed book(s) Y/N:

Hi I'm traveling today. Checkpoint 1.
by Rachel Carson
Genre Non fiction, environmental
Start pg 1-90
Total pages 90
Time spent 3 hrs
Location EST
Completed books none

Bentley wrote: "Remember folks this is the check in for anybody reading during the hours of 8AM until Noon on October 24th (wherever in the world you are - use your time zone). If you want to get credit for any re..."

Good morning from Detroit, Michigan USA

Reading The Last Knight: The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Renaissance by Norman Cantor.

Genre: Non-fiction, history
Start page 68-84
Total pages: 16
Time spent: 30 minutes
Time zone EDT; Michigan USA
Completed books

Checking in from a WET San Antonio

by Ashton Lee (no photo)
Genre: Southern Fiction
Start page: 116
Finish page: 304
Total pages: 188
Time spent: 3.5 hours
Location & TZ: Helotes, TX, USA, CDT
Completed book(s) Y/N: Y
by Ashton Lee (no photo)

Checking in a little late from sunny Warner Robins, GA. Happy to join all of you today.

Nine Parts of Desire

by Geraldine Brooks

Genre or genres: Nonfiction, Islamic Women
Start Page: 158
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 232
Total Pages Read: 75
How much time did you read during this block of time: 2.5 hours
Location: Warner Robins, Georgia, EST
Books Complete: None
What were they? NA

Karen wrote: "Good morning from Valley Forge, PA. Checking in.

by Sarah Vowell

Genre: History
Start pa..."

Good morning Karen from the great state of Pennsylvania - the Keystone state

Kathy wrote: "Good Morning from Toccoa, GA, USA! In honor of upcoming Halloween, I am reading:
by Christopher Rice
Genre: Fol..."

Happy Halloween Kathy early - and a big hello to you from the Peach State

Helga wrote: "Hi I'm traveling today. Checkpoint 1.
by Rachel Carson
Genre Non fiction, environmental
Start pg 1-
Total pag..."

Hello Helga and how are things in the beautiful state of South Carolina? Don't forget that with your timezone you put in your location in the world. It can be general - like your state

Marguerite wrote: "Bentley wrote: "Remember folks this is the check in for anybody reading during the hours of 8AM until Noon on October 24th (wherever in the world you are - use your time zone). If you want to get c..."

Good morning Marguerite from the Great lake state of Michigan. Beside that on the timezone line you place the name of the state in addition to the timezone

Teri wrote: "Checking in from a WET San Antonio

by Ashton Lee (no photo)
Genre: Southern Fiction
Start page: 116
Finish page:
Total pages:
Time s..."

Hello Teri - how is the weather in Texas today - any sign of the rain associated with the hurricane? How are things in the Lone Star State?

Francie, good morning and how things in the Peach State and welcome to the Readathon

Checkpoint #1

by Anonymous No Photo

Genre: Religion/Spirituality
Start page: 1147
Finish page: 1151
Total pages: 4
Time spent: 30 minutes
Location & TZ: Alberta, Canada Mountain Time Zone
Completed book(s) Y/N: N
Name(s) of completed book(s):

Hello Michael from Alberta, Canada - you are doing the great book - good for you.

Checking in from Summerville, South Carolina, and looking forward to another great readathon!

The Pope and Mussolini by David I. Kertzer (no photo)

Genre: History
Start page: 69
Finish page: 116
Total pages: 47
Time spent: 1 hour, 45 min.
Location & TZ: Summerville, SC USA; ET
Completed book(s): 0
Name(s) of completed book(s):

Bentley here:

by Tim Weiner

As a moderator - I need to read and reread the above book - when moderating we frequently find ourselves reading and rereading a book. And we always have to reread each weekly assignment.

Genre or genres: Non - fiction
Start Page: 1
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 25
Total Pages Read: 25
How much time did you read during this block of time: (not much due to administration) - 1 hour
Location: Metro NYC - EST
Books Complete: None
What were they? N/A - None

Bentley wrote: "Hello Teri - how is the weather in Texas today - any sign of the rain associated with the hurricane? How are things in the Lone Star State? "

Lots of rain since early morning. My phones have been going nuts with weather alerts. It is indeed run off from the hurricane. No thunder/lightening just lots of rain.

I hope the ground can absorb the rain.

Checking in from Sunny Melbourne, Florida. The ridiculous heat and humidity have finally come to an end and it is a glorious day outside :) For this checkpoint I am going to continue with byDavid I. Kertzer (no photo)

Genre: History
Start page: 199
Finish page for this checkpoint: 226
Total pages: 27
Time spent: 1:04
Location & TZ: Melbourne, Fl USA; ET
Completed book(s) Y/N: N
Name(s) of completed book(s):

Those of you in the Central Time Zone - USA could have begun 1.5 hours ago - those in the Eastern Time Zone have been going strong for 2.5 hours.

Those of you in the Mountain Time Zone - USA - it is 8:23AM - you could have started a half hour ago.

Those of you in the Pacific Time Zone - USA - there is another 37 minutes before kick off time. See you soon.

Those of you in Alaska - you are in the AKST Time Zone and it is only 6:26AM so you cannot start for another 1 hour and 34 minutes. See you soon.

Those of you in Hawaii (your timezone is HST)- it is only 4:36 AM so you have to wait a little longer to start - 3 hours and 34 minutes - See you in a few hours.

Hello, Marguerite! Glad you could join us in this Readathon. Can you just make a citation for the book you are reading, like this:

by Norman F. Cantor

Hello everyone, checking in from Camano Island, Washington, USA.

I am reading:

by Charles Dickens

Genre: Historical fiction/classics
Pages read: page 118 to 128
Time read: 30 mins
Pages read: 10
Book completed? No
Location: Camano Island, WA - Pacific Daylight Time

Welcome welcome Camano Island and Kristen from the great state of Washington - the Evergreen state

Good morning! This is Christopher Moffatt checking in from California at 8:18 a.m.! Happy reading to everyone who is starting with me or has already begun.