A history of London

Gray, Robert

Hutchinson

From Publishers Weekly An ecclesiastical eminence of the Victorian era is the subject of this biographical reassessment, which sheds light on his complex character and the heady religious ferment in England at the time. Henry Manning, a convert to Catholicism from the Church of England, who 14 years later was named Archbishop of Westminster and Metropolitan of all Catholics in England, was a controversial figure. With apocalyptic zeal, he defended the temporal power of the Rome-centered church and had a publicized falling-out with another famous convert, Cardinal Newman. Although Manning was highly regarded in his lifetime, his reputation suffered a decline after his death. Ambitious, aristocratic, a widower, he was "acknowledged to be one of the handsomest men of his day," according to Gray, author of A History of London. This lively, well researched study is corrective, occasionally tedious in service to justice, but consistently illuminating. DecemberCopyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Gray provides a multidimensional portrait of Henry Edward Manning (1808-92), Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster, tracing his career from married Anglican priest to widowed Catholic prelate. Gray's sound biography can be recommended to all readers interested in 19th-century British social and religious history, since he provides compelling descriptions of Manning's relations with other significant figures such as Gladstone and Cardinal Newman and a clear portrayal of the intellectual problems of the Oxford Movement. While some readers may find that Gray is too passionately pro-Manning and unfair to both the Church of England and Cardinal Newman, Gray's work serves as a valuable corrective to Lytton Strachey's debunking portrayal of Manning. The book's only major flaw is the lack of a bibliography. Susan A. Stussy, Marian Coll. Lib., IndianapolisCopyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Cardinal Manning: A Biography

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Biographies & Memoirs

St.Martin's Press

Depicts the life of Felis, a cougar, to familiarize readers with the habitat, behavior and characteristics of this wild animal and his role in the animal kingdom

Cougar;: The natural life of a North American mountain lion

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Grosset&Dunlap

Cougar; The Natural Life of a North American Mountain Lion.

Children's Books

An Introduction to Statistical Signal Processing

Technology

Cambridge University Press

The Factory Question and Industrial England, 1830–1860

This engaging study addresses the continuing controversy over industrialization, examining different perceptions of factories and factory work. Using varied sources such as sermons, medical treatises, fictional and visual representations, Robert Gray investigates the role of language in shaping the debate on factory reform, and relates conflicts over factory legislation to specific towns. The combination of regional, cultural and textual analysis makes this book an original contribution to the study of industrial Britain in the nineteenth century.

Business & Money

Economics

This engaging study addresses the continuing controversy over industrialization, examining different perceptions of factories and factory work. Using varied sources such as sermons, medical treatises, fictional and visual representations, Robert Gray investigates the role of language in shaping the debate on factory reform, and relates conflicts over factory legislation to specific towns. The combination of regional, cultural and textual analysis makes this book an original contribution to the study of industrial Britain in the nineteenth century.

The bankruptcy of Rolls-Royce in 1971 was the most important financial disaster to hit Britain since the war, with international repercussions for its customers, employees, and the public. The author explores how Rolls-Royce became great and how its problems reflected British industry as a whole.

Rolls on the rocks: The story of Rolls-Royce

Panther

Offers a compelling narrative about the construction workers who toiled tirelessly on the site of Ground Zero following the attack on the World Trade Center to clear away the massive piles of debris and help recover lost victims.

Nine Months at Ground Zero: The Story of the Brotherhood of Workers Who Took on a Job Like No Other

Stout, Glenn

Vitchers, Charles

Historical

Scribner

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