Men of purpose / by Peter Masters.
Publication details: London, England : Wakeman Trust, 1989, copyright1973.Edition: Revised editionDescription: 167 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 19 cmContent type:- text
- 1870855043 (paperback)
- Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876
- Charrington, Frederick Nicholas, 1850-1936
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
- Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
- Fleming, J. A. (John Ambrose), Sir, 1849-1945
- Heinz, Henry John, 1844-1919
- Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
- Montgomery, James, 1771-1854
- Radstock, Granville Waldegrave, Baron, 1833-1913
- William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907
- Christian converts
- Christians, -- ca 1660-1930 -- --Biographies
- Christian biography
- Adults - Biographies & Biographical Novels
- Pre School Sunday School Room
| Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | 920 Biographies & Biographical Novels | Holland Park Church Library Room | 920 Mas Men 1989 c1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0566 |
This book brings into one illustrated volume eleven great lives, all with a dramatic experience of conversion to God. Composer Mendelssohn, food industrialist Henry Heinz, Novelist Daniel Defoe, and some of the most celebrated scientists of all time, are among the examples of leading people whose lives were transformed by coming to know the Lord in a personal way.<br><br>Contents: The Dawn of Electricity : Michael Faraday -- Founder of a Food Empire : Henry J. Heinz -- A Composer's Journey : Felix Mendelssohn -- The 'Lord Apostol' : Lord Radstock -- Genius at Work : James Clerk Maxwell -- The Heart of a Hymnwriter : Philip P. Bliss -- Brewer who Renounced a Fortune : Fred Charrington -- Spearhead into the Unknown : Lord Kelvin -- The Prodigal Poet : James Montgomery -- Prisoner of Power : Sir John Ambrose Fleming -- Island of Despair : Daniel Defoe.
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