The Human Experiment by Jane Poynter at Nancy’s house
Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a hermetically sealed dome in the Arizona desert with 7 other people for 2 years? Jane Poynter knows, and she tells the fascinating story in her book The Human Experiment: Two Years and 20 Minutes Inside Biosphere 2. Was it a cult? Was it science? Let’s meet at Nancy Kleine’s cabin and talk about it on August 3, 2015 at 7 pm.
From downtown Joshua Tree, head east on Hwy 62, turn left on Sunburst, right on Golden, left on Border and keep an eye out for the Pole and Del Oro street signs. Turn right on Winters Road (sign is on the left side of road), and look for the white “Book Club” sign. Drive about 6 miles and Nancy will be on your right after you pass Mile Square Road.
From 29 Palms, travel west on Hwy 62, turn right on Sunfair and continue past the pavement where the road turns into Coyote Valley, go about 3 miles and turn right on Winters. Nancy’s white cabin will be on the right, after you pass Mile Square Road.
This will be an outdoor meeting, so bring your folding chairs if you have them. See you at Nancy’s cabin with lots of windows!
Monday, August 3, 2015, 7 PM
Nancy Kleine’s Cabin
North Joshua Tree, CA (see driving directions above)
This is the eleventh meeting of Kip’s Desert Book Club.
See Book Club homepage for more information on this monthly gathering
Every month from October 2014 until March 2020, Kip’s Desert Book Club gathered on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm in the home of a different resident of the Morongo Basin to discuss a book that in one way or another touches on the theme of “desert”.
Since the start of the pandemic, Kip has been hard at work making renovations to the kitchen and bathrooms at Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center, where he is the board President, and keeping their monthly USDA food drive alive. During this time, Kip’s Desert Book Club had largely been on pause, with the exception of a few virtual meetings. These virtual gatherings allowed us to welcome the participation of book club fans from beyond our local region.
Sixty-six books, more than seven years, and one pandemic later, Kip has decided to step back from being the primary book club organizer and join the rest of us as readers. Kip, we thank you for all the wonderful and eclectic desert books you’ve chosen over the years, as well as the unforgettable stories and knowledge you continue to share (if you know, you know!)
So, we are excited to announce that beginning in January 2022, our in-person book club will resume as the Desert Research Library Book Club (or DRL Book Club, for short). Each month, a member of the current Desert Research Library Artist Cohort will select a book from the library as that month’s book club selection.
