Bøger udgivet af Larry Nielsen

When famous wildlife professor Drew Robbins is found dead on his desk with a Maasai spear lodged in his back. the list of possible murderers reaches every corner of the university. Was it his long-time research associate, jealous about the fame he hasn''t shared? The television producer he had fired from his upcoming nature show? HIs secret lover from the budget office, the horticulture student who tends his garden, or his fiancee? The origins of the tale go back decades to the wilds of Tanzania where an old man drinks himself slowly to death in The Hyena Bar. Professor Elena Bertoni is tasked with taking over the dead man''s duties, only to discover that all is not right. Teamed up with university police chief Desdemona White, the two dig deep to find out the truth. A truth that only murder could reveal.

Here''s something special for the entire Wolfpack family! Larry Nielsen, professor emeritus at NC State, offers 32 entertaining stories about all aspects of life at the university, everything from the marching band to the Free Expression Tunnel and the joys of having a twelve-foot python in class. Nielsen, who was a college dean and the university''s provost as well as a distinguished undergraduate teaching professor, provides his unique insights--and humorous style--to tell about the people, places and events that have shaped NC State over the decades. He is author of two recent books, Provost (2013) and Nature''s Allies (2017). Most recently he has created the website Today in Conservation (todayinconservation.com), which includes stories from the history of conservation and the environment for every date of the year.Widely beloved for his nearly 300-student class on Conservation of Natural Resources, Nielsen continues to give back to the university: He will donate $1 from the sale of every book to a scholarship fund at NC State.