{"product_id":"9780062945525_the-quiet-zone","title":"The Quiet Zone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Captivating.\" —\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003e| \"Fascinating, deeply reported, and slightly eerie.\" —\u003cem\u003eBookPage \u003c\/em\u003e(Starred Review) | \"\u003cem\u003eThe Quiet Zone\u003c\/em\u003e will live on in your memory.\" —Bill McKibben\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning portrait of an Appalachian community, the people who call it home, and the enduring human quest for quiet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet Zone, \u003c\/em\u003ehe 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Quiet Zone\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Kurczy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899987054741,"sku":"9780062945525","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062945525_68034145-33be-489d-ace8-0803249f8f7c.jpg?v=1776888487","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062945525_the-quiet-zone","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}