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On Parrish Island, a restricted strip of land off the coast of Virginia, there is a little-known and never visited psychiatric facility.

In one of the most acclaimed and original novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary England.

With his signature eye for detail, Tom Wolfe draws on extensive observation of campuses across the country to immortalize college life in the '00s. I Am Charlotte Simmons is the much-anticipated triumph of America's master chronicler.

What is the third secret ? It is rumoured to be a prediction so shocking that it has been locked away for over 80 years. But when it is finally revealed in 2000, it seems puzzling, less than sensational.

This book tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science.