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008    081110s2009    nyua     b    000 0 eng   
010      2008048215 
020    9781596913080 
020    1596913088 
035    (Sirsi) i9781596913080 
035    (OCoLC)179789543 
035    (Sirsi) i9781596913080 
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049    CKEA 
050 00 QP84|b.C63 2009 
082 00 612.6/61|222 
100 1  Cohen, Arianne. 
245 14 The tall book :|ba celebration of life from on high /
       |cArianne Cohen ; illustrations by Myra Fourley. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBloomsbury,|c2009. 
300    viii, 243 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-243). 
505 0  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. 
650  0 Stature, Tall|xPsychological aspects. 
650  0 Stature, Tall|xSocial aspects. 
856 42 |3Contributor biographical information|uhttp://www.loc.gov
       /catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008048215-b.html 
856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/
       enhancements/fy0903/2008048215-d.html 
994    92|bCKE