Description
Book Synopsis Most people believe that being extremely tall would be fantastic. It isn''t. It has its advantages, but it also has nearly as many disadvantages. It can be useful in basketball, business, and politics, and when friends are trying to find you in a crowded place. However. it''s also inconvenient, expensive, sometimes harmful to one''s health, and a little tedious to be bombarded almost daily with questions about how the weather is up there. In this book, the author takes a lighthearted look at the various aspects of extreme height, and those affected by it, from the perspective of someone who has spent the majority of his life towering above the crowd.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. You're Not Here for the Convention, Are You?
- 2. Are We Still Growing?
- 3. It's Tough to Grow Up as a Tall Guy
- 4. It's Tougher to Be a Tall Girl
- 5. So, Where Do I Put My Legs?
- 6. What Am I Supposed to Wear?
- 7. You Must Play Basketball, Right?
- 8. It Doesn't Help in All Sports
- 9. No One Roots for Goliath
- 10. We're Smarter … Just Ask Us
- 11. We May Not Be Quite as Healthy
- 12. We Make Good Leaders
- 13. It Helps in the Business World, Too
- 14. Our Military Options Are Limited
- 15. There's Not Much Bigness in Show Business
- 16. It's Possible to Be Too Tall
- 17. We Can Do Just About Anything
- 18. All in All, I'd Rather Be Tall
- Bibliography
- Index
