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Kip's Desert Book Club
The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen
September 4th in Joshua Tree

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I'm looking forward to reading Andrea's pick for the September 4th Book Club meeting, The Man Who Quit Money, by Mark Sundeen. At 7:00 pm at Andrea's house, we will be talking about how Daniel Suelo left his last $30 in a phone booth and started living his life without money in the Utah canyonlands. To get to the meeting place, drive east on Hwy 62 and just outside of JT, turn right (south) on the dirt road in front of the Bail Bonds office (Neptune.), then follow my nifty white Book Club signs to guide you in. Plenty of parking is available if you continue past the house to the studio on the upper level. Can't wait to see you there!

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Kip's desert book club
desert reckoning by deanne stillman
august 7, 2017 in north joshua tree

I am happy to report that Deanne Stillman, author of Desert Reckoning, will be joining us at 7:00 on August 7th to talk about this book and also her other work, including Twentynine Palms, which we read last August. The subtitle of this book is: "A town sheriff, a Mojave hermit, and the biggest manhunt in modern California history." I learned a lot about the Antelope Valley from this work and highly recommend it. Mary Sibley just finished Desert Reckoning and said she couldn't put it down!

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july ingredient: prickly pear
monday, july 17, 2017

JULY INGREDIENT: PRICKLY PEAR

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kip's desert book club
the land of little rain by mary austin
july 3, 2017 at the Glass outhouse gallery

I'm really looking forward to going out to the Glass Outhouse Gallery on Monday, July 3rd at 7pm. We will be discussing the classic desert book The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin and enjoying yet another stunning Wonder Valley sunset with our hosts Laurel and Frank. There are several inexpensive paperback editions available on the used book market, and the Penguin Nature Classics edition has an introduction by one of our favorite authors, Terry Tempest Williams. See you in Wonder Valley!