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The quiet zone : unraveling the mystery of a town suspended in silence / by Kurczy, Stephen,author.;
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.
Subjects: Kurczy, Stephen; Technology; Telecommunication; Radio waves.;
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Power on! [graphic novel] / by Ryoo, Jean J.,author.; Jackson Barrios, Charis,illustrator.; Margolis, Jane,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.012-018.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Communication; Computer science; Computer scientists; Friendship; High schools; Racism; Schools; Technology;
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All about drones / by Abell, Tracy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.RL: 3-5, IL: 4-7.LSC
Subjects: Drone aircraft;
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What makes us human : an Artificial Intelligence answers life's biggest questions / by Thomas, Iain S.,author.; GPT-3(Artificial intelligence); Wang, Jasmine,author.;
"A groundbreaking endeavor that explores human spirituality using the evolving technology of artificial intelligence"--
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Life;
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Extreme structures : mega-constructions of the 21st century / by Jefferis, David;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 31) and index.Examines the biggest structures of past, present and future, and the technology used to build them.
Subjects: Buildings; Structural engineering; Skyscrapers;
© c2006., Crabtree Pub.,
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The blood gift / by Davenport, N. E.,author.;
"In this stunning conclusion to N. E. Davenport's fast-paced, action-packed sci-fantasy duology, elite warrior Ikenna and her rogue cohort must outrun bounty hunters, their former comrades, and a megalomaniacal demi-god, all in the hopes of saving their friends and enemies from the racist and misogynistic oppression that threatens the continents from all sides. After discovering the depth of betrayal, treachery, and violence perpetrated against her by Mareen's Tribunal Council and exposing her illegal blood-gift to save her Praetorian squad, Ikenna becomes a fugitive with a colossal bounty on her head. Yet, somehow, that's the least of her worries. Her grandfather's longtime allies refuse to offer help, and the Blood Emperor's Warlord is tracking her. She's also struggling to control the enormous power she was granted by the Goddess of Blood Rites ... and come to terms with the promises she made to get such power. Amidst all of this, the Blood Emperor wages a full-scale invasion against Mareen and leaves a trail of decimated cities, war crimes, and untold death in his wake. As the horrors increase, Ikenna and her team realize they must assassinate the Blood Emperor and quickly end the war. But the price to do so is steep and has planet-shattering consequences. The price to do nothing, though, is annihilation. War has erupted. Alliances are fracturing. And Ikenna is torn between her loyalties, her desires for revenge, and the power threatening to consume her. With the world aflame, only one thing is certain: blood will be spilled."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Ability; Fugitives from justice; Good and evil; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Misogyny; Psychic ability; Racially mixed people; Racism; Revenge; Soldiers; Survival; Technology; Teenage girls; Women soldiers; Young women; Ability; Fugitives from justice; Good and evil; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Misogyny; Psychic ability; Racially mixed people; Racism; Revenge; Soldiers; Survival; Technology; Teenage girls; Women soldiers; Young women;
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Realm of Ice and Sky : Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue. by Levy, Buddy.;
'Realm of Ice and Sky' is the tale of the men who first flew the most advanced technological airships of their time to the Arctic, risking and even giving their lives for science, country, and polar immortality. From the author of 'Empire of Ice and Stone'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers; HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries; HISTORY / Polar Regions;
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Sunny : a novel / by O'Sullivan, Colin,author.;
'Sunny' is a riveting technological thriller following a woman whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash and she is left alone with an unnerving home robot, only to get caught up in an AI-related conspiracy.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Missing persons; Artificial intelligence; Robots; Conspiracy;
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The ancient Egyptians / by Shuter, Jane;
Examines many different aspects of ancient Egyptian society, including religion, leisure, medicine, art, and technology.
© c1998., Heinemann Interactive Library,
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One million things : a visual encyclopedia / by Barker, Chris(Chris Tijani); Beynon, Hazel.; Bryan, Kim.;
Nature -- Human body -- Science and technology -- Space -- Earth -- People and places -- History -- Art and culture -- Reference.LSC
Subjects: Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries.; Curiosities and wonders;
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