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Animal Farm

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Mr. Jones was the owner of the manor farm . His farm animals were not happy under him. One day, an old pig called Willingdon Beauty (who was addressed as an old major ) gathered all the animals on the farm for a discussion. He was respected a lot on the farm. So, all the animals obeyed him. The dogs, pigs, hens, pigeons, the horses Boxer and Clover, the white goat, the donkey Benjamin, and a white mare, Mollie, were the participants of the meeting. The old major addressed his fellows by claiming that the life of an animal is misery and slavery. It is not because the land of them is so poor that it cannot afford a decent life to those who dwell upon it. It is because nearly all the produce of their work is stolen from them by human beings. He mentioned that man is the only enemy for them. If they could remove man from the scene, then the root cause of hunger and overwork would be abolished forever. He also added that man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does
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The Little Prince

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Imagine being stranded in a desert by yourself with little food to last you a few days. A little prince arrives at this precise moment to brighten your life and give you hope. The author immerses his readers in this kind of circumstance. In the Sahara Desert, the author's plane had an accident. He had a broken engine. He was left alone. He had to repair himself. The next day, he was awakened by a little voice. He saw a most extraordinary small person, the little prince. The planet the little prince came from was scarcely any larger than a house. The exchange of ideas between the author and the young prince was really fascinating. The author slowly learnt about the little prince’s life and his planet. The little prince sets off to explore, visiting several planets along the way, including one with a single king, one with a single tippler, one owned by a businessman, one with barely enough space for a street lamp and a lamplighter, one with an elderly writer living there, and finally
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The Old man and the Sea

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If you are beginner who is about to start your reading journey, then “The old man and the Sea” written by Ernest Hemingway is the best book to kick-start. It is a short novel about the old man named Santiago, a fisher man who hasn’t got any fish for the past 84 days. He was considered as unlucky by his villagers as he couldn’t catch a fish. His helper boy, who was very close to him and accompanied him in all his journey, left him because of his parents’ push. Now he was left all alone. Still his energy is not down. He decided to give an another try. This time, he decided not to return without catching a fish. Whether he succeeded in his journey is the rest of the story. When he started his journey to catch a fish in his skiff, he encountered a marlin , which was 18 feet long. Initially, he did not aim for it. But he saw the fish following him, and thought that this would be his prey. He made several attempts, where he got cramps, he lost his food, still he was pursuing his prey. Fin
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Naan Nammalvar Pesukiren

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Nammalvar is one of the most prominent people who took the initiative for organic farming. He was born in Thirukkattupalli in 1938. He earned a BSc in agriculture from Annamalai University . He battled for organic farming and farmer welfare till the end of his life. This book is Nammalvar's biography. There are 55 chapters in this book, 39 of which were written by Nammalvar. The remaining are compilations of his works, collected by the book publisher. Each chapter came as a series in “Pasumai Vikatan” magazine. It has now been put together as a book. At the beginning of this book, Nammalvar takes us to the Kovilpatti Agriculture Research Center , where he spent almost seven years in a supervisory role. He relocated to another location for agriculture research after being unable to handle the corruption within the organization. He then goes on to talk about his siblings and his early years and family history. He also explains how life was simple at his time and, later, when indus
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Eat that Frog

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Being productive is the most essential element we need to accomplish our goal. However, if you think about it, are all of us productive? Whether each one of us is able to achieve our goal? The answer is simply no. So, what makes us go away from our goals? It’s our inability to plan effectively. It’s our inability to focus our attention. In short, it’s our procrastination. The author, Brian Tracy, gives us 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and achieve our goals in a shorter period of time. He begins by establishing clear and specific goals. In order to succeed, first we should determine exactly what we need. "If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster," as said by Stephen Covey. It is essential that we put our goals down in writing. Writing down our objectives gives us something tangible to work toward. There's power in it. Unstated objectives may lead misunderstandings and misdirection. In order to
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