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A little potted rose bush stood in the window of a sickroom. One day the sick lady noticed that the rose had its head turned towards the window. She turned the bush around so that she might see the beauty of the rose. The next morning again the rose was looking out of the window. Again and again she turned the rose round but each time it twisted itself back towards the light. It would not look into the darkness. The rose can teach all of us a lesson never to allow ourselves to look towards...

A Self Direction Manual for Young Adults

Teen' age is the most tricky period of growth in the life of every person. But it can also be the most delightful only if we knew how to make it so! That is what this book is all set to do. And what better way than to start off by calling teens "young adults"?

Teen-age is a time of challenges, a challenge to know yourself - better, a challenge to build up self-confidence. This book spells out a clear-cut plan of action that...

Paul, reportedly hatched in 2008, is a common octopus living in a tank at a Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany. Paul's career as an oracle began during the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. Though he wasn't very successful then, his predictions during Euro 2010 were 100% (8/8 matches) correct.

During the "Divinations", Paul was presented with two boxes containing food in the form of mussel, each box marked on the outside with the flag of a national football team in an upcoming match....

Omni Bus
The first bus service in the world was a horse-drawn one. It began operating in Paris in 1662. The service failed as the government did not allow ordinary people to travel by bus. In the 1820's a bus that could be used by everybody was developed in Paris and was called the 'Omnibus' which in Latin means 'for all'. Today the word is also used to denote a book that contains a number of books or stories by the same author.

Famous First
The first cosmonaut to...