The Quiet ZoneIn this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned, journalist Stephen Kurczy explores the pervasive role of technology in our lives and the innate human need for quiet. Captures the complex beauty of a disconnected way of life. The Nation With a new afterword to the paperback edition Deep in the Appalachian Mountains lies the last truly quiet town in America. Green Bank, West Virginia, is a

and challenge her to eat the foods she’s worked so hard to avoid

and emotionally

and remember all that’s wonderful (and funny) about family

She found her strength

Their mutual attraction blossoms into lust -- and eventually love -- but it lives in the shifting sands of personal beliefs and professional ambitions that are often at odds

“One of her best

He just wants to be left alone to enjoy his quiet life in Palmdale

voice is finely crafted

But Melanie's own murder may be the next one to make headlines

one for each season

unearthing winding paths of deceit

a former vice-chancellor of the Jain Vishva Bharati University