The quiet zone : unraveling the mystery of a town suspended in silence
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Author
Published
New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062945495, 0062945491
Physical Desc
326 pages : map on endpapers ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Solvang Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 975.487 KURCZY | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062945495, 0062945491
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Deep in the Appalachian Mountains lies the last truly quiet town in America. Green Bank, West Virginia, is a place at once futuristic and old-fashioned: It's home to the Green Bank Observatory, where astronomers search the depths of the universe using the latest technology, while schoolchildren go without WiFi or iPads. With a ban on all devices emanating radio frequencies that might interfere with the observatory's telescopes, Quiet Zone residents live a life free from constant digital connectivity. But a community that on the surface seems idyllic is a place of contradictions, where the provincial meets the seemingly supernatural and quiet can serve as a cover for something darker. Stephen Kurczy embedded in Green Bank, making the residents of this small Appalachian village his neighbors. He shopped at the town's general store, attended church services, went target shooting with a seven-year-old, square-danced with the locals, sampled the local moonshine. In The Quiet Zone, he introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters. There is 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. Amongst them all are the ordinary citizens seeking a simpler way of living. Kurczy asks: Is a less connected life desirable? Is it even possible? The Quiet Zone is a remarkable work of investigative journalism-at once a stirring ode to place, a tautly-wound tale of mystery, and a clarion call to reexamine the role technology plays in our lives.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
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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.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)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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