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Book of the Week - The Winter of Our Disconnect

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By Susan Maushart. How one mother imposed techno-silence on three angry teenagers for six months

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Book of the Week - The Winter of Our Disconnect - Episode 1

The Winter of our Disconnect. By Susan Maushart. How one mother imposed techno-silence on three angry teenagers for six months.

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Book of the Week - The Winter of Our Disconnect - Episode 2

The day of the big switch-off has arrived - and the family contemplate a screen-free existence. Susan Maushart chooses this moment to research the history of boredom.

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Book of the Week - The Winter of Our Disconnect - Episode 3

It's half way through the experiment and it's time for a techno-free check-up.

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Book of the Week - The Winter of Our Disconnect - Episode 4

Despite having myriad friends on Facebook, it seems we only ever really communicate with seven of them with any intimacy. So why this obsession with network expanding?

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Book of the Week - The Winter of Our Disconnect - Episode 5

The end of the experiment is nigh. What has everyone learned? And has a techno-free life changed their ways forever?

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