“matthew gumpert”

History is a love story: a tale of desire and jealousy, abandonment and fidelity, abduction and theft, rupture and reconciliation. This contention is central to Grafting Helen, Matthew Gumpert's original and dazzling meditation on Helen of Troy as a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and lit... More

Get the comprehensive low-down on all seven built-in .NET Framework namespaces--plus plenty of other useful information for developers, including relevant topics like security, Web services, database development, application deployment, and more. Table of contents Part I: ASP.NET Introduction ... More

'Matthew Pearl is the new shining star of literary fiction - an immensely gifted author' Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The public, the press, even Poe's family and friends accept the conclusion that Poe was a... More

It is the biggest treasure hunt in history with contesting nations involved in a headlong race to locate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 4500 years ago, a magnificent golden capstone sat at the peak of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was a source of immense power, reputedly capable of bestowin... More

After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's bestseller "Seven Ancient Wonders", super-soldier Jack West and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but impossible challenge. For a mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has triggered a catastrophic countdown that w... More

At only twenty-seven years of age, Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of four novels, Contest, Ice Station, Temple and now Area 7. He wrote his first two books while studying Law at the University of New South Wales, and now spends his time writing novels and screenplays.Contest,... More