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William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second Laws of Thermodynamics, and did...

When it appeared in 1923, John Lord’s Capital and Steam Power 1750–1800 was the first book to be based on the voluminous Boultori and Watt papers in Birmingham since the hey-day of Samuel Smiles. Although Lord’s conclusions have been modified and corrected on various points, this book...

Beacon Lights of History is a 14-volume set first published in 1902. This collection of John Lord’s lectures spans 6,000 years of European and American history. The first 12 volumes are all Lord’s work; the 13th was completed from his notes and the 14th is follow-ups by other authors. This...

Saint Peregrine is commonly known as the Cancer Saint, since Our Lord cured him of Cancer of the leg. Bob and Penny Lord traveled to Forli, and his Shrine and gathered the information in this ebook on his life and miracles.

William "Sonny" Lord is a proud Black man of the Afrikan Diaspora. Born into the ghettos of Harlem, William, through self-determination and an unwillingness to be denied, fought his way through the struggles of gang life, the racist lineage of the American military and business world, and...

Highlights from this Book: Origin of the True Cross - from the Garden of EdenMoses and the Bronze Serpent - History of the CrossThe Cross, Past and Present, a Sign of ControversyNo Cross! No Pain! No Sacrifice!Christ on the Cross absorbs the poison meant for a BishopThe Living Cross of LimpiasThe...

This is the exciting true life story of one of Britain’s most controversial admirals: Admiral Lord Cochrane.  Napoleon called him le loup des mers (“the sea wolf’). One cannot visit a town in Chile (where he is seen as a hero) without crossing at least one street or town square that bears...

Liberty is contested because it is complex. It is not merely a concern of political science or economy, an abstract philosophical concept, or a theological doctrine. It is all those things and many things besides; it is, as Lord Acton said, “the delicate fruit of a mature civilization.” To understand...

A great blessing about the Altieri Palace, where they lived, and where the father worked, was that it was right across the street from the Gesú, the Mother Church of St. Ignatius Loyola and the Jesuit community. There is a chapel in that Gesú dedicated to St. Francis Xavier, one of the founders...

In this title, first published in 1918, Lord Leverhulme explores the ideas of co-partnership, piece-work, housing, and the benefits of shorter hours of labour. The most notable of these discussions, collected by Stanley Unwin, with a Preface by Lord Haldane, advocates a six-hour day, with two shifts,...

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second Laws of Thermodynamics, and did...

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) The Gift of the Magi...

In this book Lord Dowding, whose name will be remembered in connection with the Battle Of Britain, puts forward a strong case for life after death. The author presents the subject attractively in a vigorous and fluent style— there are no dreary chapters of analysis, full of meaningless phraseology—the...

First published in 1928, taken from his own journals and letters, this biography traces General Lord Rawlinson’s life, from his service with Kitchener to his post-war posting to India. “On the grounds that Lord Rawlinson’s journals show us in his own words the development of his mind,...