The quiet zone : unraveling the mystery of a town suspended in silence
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New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2021].
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First edition.
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326 pages : map ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2021].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Maps on end pages.
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Includes index.
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An award-winning journalist takes us deep into the Appalachian Mountains where the last truly quiet town of America exists and where its residents live a life free from constant digital connectivity, challenging us to rethink the role of tech in our lives.
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Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Green Bank, West Virginia, is a place at once futuristic and old-fashioned. It is home to the Green Bank Observatory, where astronomers search the depths of the universe using the latest technology. With a ban on all devices emanating radio frequencies that might interfere with the observatory's telescopes, residents live a life free from constant digital connectivity; schoolchildren go without WiFi or iPads. Kurcxy introduces readers to a tech buster patrolling the area for illegal radio waves; "electrosensitives" who claim that WiFi is deadly; a sheriff's department with a string of unsolved murder cases dating back decades; a camp of neo-Nazis plotting their resurgence from a nearby mountain hollow; and ordinary citizens seeking a simpler way of living. Kurczy asks: Is a less connected life desirable? Is it even possible? -- adapted from jacket

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kurczy, S. (2021). The quiet zone: unraveling the mystery of a town suspended in silence (First edition.). Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kurczy, Stephen. 2021. The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence. Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kurczy, Stephen. The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2021.

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Kurczy, Stephen. The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence First edition., Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2021.

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