{"product_id":"book-efn2","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":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49343694602544,"sku":"BDefn2","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49343694635312,"sku":"ZEefn2","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49343694668080,"sku":"ZMefn2","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/efn2-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777081087","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-efn2","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}