The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for Senator Bruce Lerner - and who volunteered at Ford's - is discovered in the alley behind the theatre. Soon a pair of mismatched cops - young, studious Rick Klayman and gregarious veteran Moses "Mo" Johnson - start digging into the victim's life, and find themselves confronting an increasing cast of suspects." There's Virginia Senator Lerner himself, rumored to have had a sexual relationship with Nadia - and half the women in D.C. under ninety . . .
TTC - Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather
Course No. 1796 (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by Robert G. Fovell University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1. Nature Abhors Extremes 2. Temperature, Pressure, and Density 3. Atmosphere—Composition and Origin 4. Radiation and the Greenhouse Effect 5. Sphericity, Conduction, and Convection 6. Sea Breezes and Santa Anas
With explosive new revelations concerning the "National Security Matter" that led to the cover-up of her murder, The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe is a page-turning account of one of the most shocking crimes of the century. Donald H. Wolfe meticulously chronicles her final days, names the killer, documents the mode of death, and identifies those who orchestrated the cover-up. The pieces of the puzzle regarding Monroe's mysterious death finally lock in place with the testimony of the remaining two key witnesses who have come forward for the first time.
In an increasingly wired and computer-friendly world, massive multiplayer online games have become the ultimate form of entertainment. And the most popular gaming universe of all is Omnitopia, created by genius programmer Dev Logan. For millions of people around the world, Omnitopia is an obsession, a passionate pastime, almost a way of life. But there's a secret to Omnitopia, one that Dev would give his life to protect: the game isn't just a program or a piece of code. It's become sentient - alive. And it's Dev's job to keep it that way.
TTC - Queen of the Sciences: A History of Mathematics
Course No. 1434 (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by David M. Bressoud Macalester College Ph.D., Temple University 1. What Is Mathematics? 2. Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics 3. Greek Mathematics—Thales to Euclid 4. Greek Mathematics—Archimedes to Hypatia 5. Astronomy and the Origins of Trigonometry
