Michael Rose

The history of Atlantic is rooted in the story of unrelenting entrepreneur Franklin H. Whitney. His passion inspired a strong and enterprising breed of men who embraced his vision and settled in the lush hills and valleys of Cass County, Iowa, in the decade following the close of the Civil War. The railroad provided the impetus for rapid growth and prosperity, and Whitney's vision of a new city became a reality when his recommendation for a depot...

In Prohibition-era New York City, Eunice Ritter, an indomitable ten-year-old girl, finds work in a sweat shop-an industrial laundry-after impairing her older brother with a blow to the head in a sibling tussle. When the diminutive girl first enters the sorting room, she encounters a giant: Gussie, the largest human being she has ever seen. Gussie, a powerful, hard-working woman, soon becomes Eunice's mentor and sole friend as she finds herself entrapped...

Michael R. Rose is Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. A researcher in the biology of aging, he is known for selection experiments that made fruit flies live twice as long as normal. He is also the author of The Evolutionary Biology of Aging and a coeditor of Adaptation. Extending the human life-span past 120 years. The "green" revolution. Evolution and human psychology. These subjects make today's newspaper...

When a courageous mouse goes for a stroll in the woods, he must outwit a series of predatory animals, including a fox, snake, owl, and the mighty Gruffalo.

One Life takes us from birth through to the creation of the next generation - then takes us one step further - revealing that, whether we have wings or flippers, eight legs or two, the triumph of life connects us all.