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Book log 2005

Title (Series)AuthorStarted      Finished      Pages
Get Off the Unicorn! Anne McCaffrey 29-Dec-05 01-Jan-05 303
Moreta Anne McCaffrey 01-Jan-05 09-Jan-05 358
Japan: The Story of a Nation Edwin O. Reischauer 09-Jan-05 22-Feb-05 336
The Prophecy of the Stones Flavia Bujor 15-Jan-05 18-Jan-05 386
The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo 18-Jan-05 18-Jan-05 270
The City of Ember (City of Ember 1) Jeanne DuPrau 19-Jan-05 20-Jan-05 270
Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke 22-Jan-05 25-Jan-05 523
The People of Sparks (City of Ember 2) Jeanne DuPrau 29-Jan-05 30-Jan-05 338
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine 04-Feb-05 05-Feb-05 232
Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science L. Ron Hubbard 06-Feb-05 08-Feb-05 110
The Witches of Sea-Dragon Bay (The Adventures of Beatrice Bailey 2) Sandra Forrester 09-Feb-05 11-Feb-05 228
The Phoenix and the Carpet E. Nesbit 11-Feb-05 14-Feb-05 289
The Magic City E. Nesbit 15-Feb-05 20-Feb-05 211
Tron Brian Daley 20-Feb-05 25-Feb-05 173
The Witch at the Window Ruth Chew 24-Feb-05 24-Feb-05 127
A Book of Dragons Roger Lancelyn Green 25-Feb-05 27-Feb-05 250
The Secret Summer Ruth Chew 25-Feb-05 26-Feb-05 128
I am Mordred Nancy Springer 27-Feb-05 27-Feb-05 184
I am Morgan le Fay Nancy Springer 27-Feb-05 28-Feb-05 227
The White Hart (The Book of Isle 1) Nancy Springer 28-Feb-05 03-Mar-05 222
The Copyeditor's Handbook Amy Einsohn 01-Mar-05 06-Jun-05 455
The Silver Sun (The Book of Isle 2) Nancy Springer 03-Mar-05 06-Mar-05 292
The Sable Moon (The Book of Isle 3) Nancy Springer 06-Mar-05 10-Mar-05 264
Linnea in Monet's Garden Christina Bjork and Lena Anderson 06-Mar-05 06-Mar-05 52
Dear Sir Juliet Lowell 06-Mar-05 06-Mar-05 75
Walks Through Napoleon and Josephine's Paris Diana Reid Haig 06-Mar-05 06-Mar-05 137
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire 10-Mar-05 11-Mar-05 189
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Gregory Maguire 11-Mar-05 13-Mar-05 372
The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd 13-Mar-05 14-Mar-05 302
The Black Beast (The Book of Isle 4) Nancy Springer 15-Mar-05 19-Mar-05 192
On Bulls**t Harry G. Frankfurt 18-Mar-05 18-Mar-05 67
The Charm Bracelet (Fairy Realm 1) Emily Rodda 18-Mar-05 19-Mar-05 113
The Golden Swan (The Book of Isle 5) Nancy Springer 19-Mar-05 21-Mar-05 176
Flatland Edwin Abbott Abbott 22-Mar-05 24-Mar-05 103
The Map that Changed the World Simon Winchester 24-Mar-05 02-Apr-05 320
Fugitive from the Cubicle Police (Dilbert 8) Scott Adams 25-Mar-05 26-Mar-05 224
The Graphic Work of M. C. Escher tr. John E. Brigham 25-Mar-05 25-Mar-05 22
Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD 1) Jorge Cham 27-Mar-05 27-Mar-05 175
Woe Is I Patricia T. O'Conner 29-Mar-05 13-Apr-05 218
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (THHGTTG 1) Douglas Adams 02-Apr-05 03-Apr-05 209
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (THHGTTG 2) Douglas Adams 03-Apr-05 04-Apr-05 217
Life, the Universe, and Everything (THHGTTG 3) Douglas Adams 04-Apr-05 05-Apr-05 182
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (THHGTTG 4) Douglas Adams 05-Apr-05 05-Apr-05 152
Mostly Harmless (THHGTTG 5) Douglas Adams 06-Apr-05 06-Apr-05 277
Reflections in the Ice Derek Parra 07-Apr-05 10-Apr-05 294
Hawaii James Michener 14-Apr-05 30-Apr-05 1036
The Real Thief William Steig 30-Apr-05 30-Apr-05 58
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter 1) J.K. Rowling 01-May-05 03-May-05 309
How to Solve It G. Polya 03-May-05 16-May-05 253
The Imaginative Argument Frank Cioffi 04-May-05 20-May-05 207
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter 2) J.K. Rowling 05-May-05 08-May-05 341
The Secret Tree-House Ruth Chew 07-May-05 07-May-05 96
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter 3) J.K. Rowling 08-May-05 10-May-05 435
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter 4) J.K. Rowling 12-May-05 14-May-05 734
Lost Words L. S. Jacyna 20-May-05 27-Jun-05 238
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter 5) J.K. Rowling 22-May-05 25-May-05 870
The Star Wars Trilogy George Lucas, Donald F. Glut & James Kahn 25-May-05 05-Jun-05 471
Ultra: Seven Days The Luna Brothers 04-Jun-05 04-Jun-05 232
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Leven Thumps 1) Obert Skye 06-Jun-05 09-Jun-05 348
The Return of the Lone Iguana (Fox Trot 9) Bill Amend 10-Jun-05 11-Jun-05 127
The Girl Who Heard Dragons Anne McCaffrey 13-Jun-05 19-Jun-05 402
Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey 19-Jun-05 20-Jun-05 182
Eragon (The Inheritance 1) Christopher Paolini 20-Jun-05 26-Jun-05 509
Rhymes with Orange Hilary B. Price 25-Jun-05 25-Jun-05 128
The Giver (Giver 1) Lois Lowry 27-Jun-05 27-Jun-05 180
Gathering Blue (Giver 2) Lois Lowry 28-Jun-05 30-Jun-05 215
Messenger (Giver 3) Lois Lowry 30-Jun-05 30-Jun-05 169
Eldest (The Inheritance 2) Christopher Paolini 30-Jun-05 09-Jul-05 668
A Time of Darkness Sherryl Jordan 06-Jul-05 07-Jul-05 246
The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells 08-Jul-07 22-Jul-05 517
Zits Unzipped (Zits 5) Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman 11-Jul-05 11-Jul-05 128
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6) J.K. Rowling 16-Jul-05 17-Jul-05 652
It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone (Dilbert 5) Scott Adams 22-Jul-05 22-Jul-05 255
The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet (The Secrets of Droon 1) Tony Abbott 23-Jul-05 23-Jul-05 80
Backyard Dragon Betsy and Samuel Sterman 23-Jul-05 24-Jul-05 189
Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein 24-Jul-05 24-Jul-05 208
Dragonsdawn Anne McCaffrey 24-Jul-05 28-Jul-05 363
How Are You Peeling? Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers 27-Jul-05 27-Jul-05 48
The Renegades of Pern Anne McCaffrey 24-Jul-05 03-Aug-05 339
Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works Erik Spiekermann and E. M. Ginger 31-Jul-05 04-Aug-05 174
Dragonsong (Harper Hall 1) Anne McCaffrey 03-Aug-05 05-Aug-05 176
Bored of the Rings Harvard Lampoon 05-Aug-05 05-Aug-05 160
Dragonsinger (Harper Hall 2) Anne McCaffrey 05-Aug-05 07-Aug-05 240
Dragondrums (Harper Hall 3) Anne McCaffrey 07-Aug-05 08-Aug-05 193
The Fairy's Mistake (The Princess Tales 1) Gail Carson Levine 09-Aug-05 09-Aug-05 87
The Fairy's Return (The Princess Tales 6) Gail Carson Levine 09-Aug-05 09-Aug-05 104
The Story of the Amulet E. Nesbit 09-Aug-05 13-Aug-05 270
Focus or Failure James H. Amos 13-Aug-05 27-Aug-05 143
Writing Systems of the World Akira Nakanishi 13-Aug-05 21-Aug-05 122
The Story of British English J.N. Hook 14-Aug-05 21-Aug-05 206
The Prince in Waiting (The Prince in Waiting 1) John Christopher 14-Aug-05 17-Aug-05 218
Beyond the Burning Lands (The Prince in Waiting 2) John Christopher 18-Aug-05 20-Aug-05 216
The Sword of the Spirits (The Prince in Waiting 3) John Christopher 20-Aug-05 20-Aug-05 212
All About Language Mario Pei 27-Aug-05 30-Aug-05 179
White Oleander Janet Fitch 30-Aug-05 03-Sep-05 446
Fox Trot (Fox Trot 1) Bill Amend 02-Sep-05 02-Sep-05 128
Crown Duel Sherwood Smith 03-Sep-05 04-Sep-05 471
Westmark (Westmark 1) Lloyd Alexander 04-Sep-05 05-Sep-05 190
The Kestrel (Westmark 2) Lloyd Alexander 05-Sep-05 06-Sep-05 244
The Beggar Queen (Westmark 3) Lloyd Alexander 06-Sep-05 07-Sep-05 237
Fearless (Fearless 1) Francine Pascal 07-Sep-05 08-Sep-05 199
The Norby Chronicles (Norby 1) Janet and Isaac Asimov 08-Sep-05 09-Sep-05 185
Norby: Robot for Hire (Norby 3) Janet and Isaac Asimov 09-Sep-05 13-Sep-05 203
Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook Scott Adams 10-Sep-05 11-Sep-05 192
Sam (Fearless 2) Francine Pascal 10-Sep-05 11-Sep-05 200
All the Weyrs of Pern Anne McCaffrey 13-Sep-05 18-Sep-05 433
The Dark Hills Divide (Land of Elyon 1) Patrick Carman 18-Sep-05 19-Sep-05 251
A Dusk of Demons John Christopher 19-Sep-05 19-Sep-05 175
The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp 1) P.B. Kerr 20-Sep-05 24-Sep-05 355
The Lost Prince Frances Hodgson Burnett 20-Sep-05 25-Sep-05 287
Shark Lady Ann McGovern 24-Sep-05 24-Sep-05 91
The Forgotten Door Alexander Key 25-Sep-05 26-Sep-05 140
Princeton University Press 1905-2005 PUP Staff 26-Sep-05 26-Sep-05 84
The Great Brain (The Great Brain 1) John D. Fitzgerald 26-Sep-05 28-Sep-05 175
More Adventures of the Great Brain (The Great Brain 2) John D. Fitzgerald 28-Sep-05 28-Sep-05 142
Me and My Little Brain (The Great Brain 3) John D. Fitzgerald 29-Sep-05 01-Oct-05 137
Say Hello to Cactus Flats (Fox Trot 6) Bill Amend 29-Sep-05 29-Sep-05 128
Black and Blue Magic Zilpha Keatley Snyder 01-Oct-05 02-Oct-05 256
Iron Butterflies Andre Norton 02-Oct-05 07-Oct-05 287
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall Anne McCaffrey 07-Oct-05 09-Oct-05 305
Ralestone Luck Andre Norton 09-Oct-05 14-Oct-05 245
Catfantastic Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg, editors 15-Oct-05 19-Oct-05 320
Wizards' Worlds Andre Norton 17-Oct-05 27-Oct-05 500
Always Postpone Meetings with Time-Wasting Morons (Dilbert 1) Scott Adams 19-Oct-05 19-Oct-05 111
The Merchant of Death (Pendragon 1) D.J. MacHale 19-Oct-05 21-Oct-05 374
Life and Death on Mount Everest Sherry B. Ortner 27-Oct-05 03-Nov-05 392
India Stanley Wolpert 03-Nov-05 11-Nov-05 252
Casual Day Has Gone Too Far (Dilbert 9) Scott Adams 05-Nov-05 06-Nov-05 128
The Power of Five (W.i.t.c.h. 1) Disney 06-Nov-05 06-Nov-05 144
The Disappearance (W.i.t.c.h. 2) Disney 09-Nov-05 10-Nov-05 144
The Japanese Experience W. G. Beasley 12-Nov-05 11-Dec-05 274
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga 2) James Clavell 18-Nov-05 30-Nov-05 734
Seven-Day Magic Edward Eager 01-Dec-05 02-Dec-05 156
Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden 03-Dec-05 05-Dec-05 434
The Conch Bearer (The Brotherhood of the Conch 1) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 13-Dec-05 15-Dec-05 265
The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming (The Brotherhood of the Conch 2) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 17-Dec-05 18-Dec-05 329
Hogfather (Discworld 20) Terry Pratchett 20-Dec-05 21-Dec-05 384

137 books finished in 2005.

35,304 pages in the selected books (an average of about 257 pages each).

That's an average of about 2 days per book (assuming no overlap) or -3 days per book (taking actual overlap into consideration), which is equivalent to 137 books (or 35,400 pages) per year. Or 97 pages per day, actually.

Typical number of books in progress simultaneously: 0.

Fiction books: 115 (84%)
Non-fiction books: 22 (16%)
Books not marked in db as fiction or nonfiction: 0 (0%)

Last meaningful update to site: 24 September, 2011