Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
Description |
viii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-243). |
Contents |
Part I: tall context. A primer on the tall life: smarter, richer, longer, and better -- Tall people around the world -- The birth of tall people: a history -- Part II: the tall life. The secret life of the world's tallest: a look in the stretch mirror -- A brief interruption for a tall people convention -- Growing up tall: you and your growth chart -- Sports: long limbs, big paychecks -- On the job, counting greenbacks -- A word on the costs of height -- Part III: tall science. Genes, hormones, and luck: why you are tall -- Tall health: why does everyone think we're going to die? -- Tall treatments: sixty years of height-reduction pills -- Part IV: tall quandaries, explained. In a box of one: tall psychology -- Into the bedroom: where tall folk produce more tall folk -- The tall fetish -- Retail therapy: buying off the rack and other pipe dreams -- The fitting manifesto. |
Subject |
Stature, Tall -- Psychological aspects.
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Stature, Tall -- Social aspects.
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ISBN |
9781596913080 |
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1596913088 |
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