The Height of Your Life [Paperback]

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• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446304999
• ISBN-13: 978-0446304993
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,780,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ralph Keyes's sixteen books include the bestselling Is There Life After High School? which became a Broadway musical still produced in this country and abroad. His book Chancing It was a New York Times Notable Book, and The Courage to Write has been in print for 15 years. Keyes has discussed his work on Oprah, The Today Show, Tonight Show, ABC World News Tonight and 20/20 as well as NPR's Fresh Air, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, and On the Media. In addition to his books he has written hundreds of articles and essays for publications ranging from GQ to Good Housekeeping. An article Keyes co-authored for the Harvard Business Review won its prestigious McKinsey Award for Best Article of the Year. After graduating from Antioch College in 1967 Keyes spent was Assistant to the Publisher of Long Island's Newsday for two years. After that he spent a decade as a Fellow of the Center for Studies of the Person in La Jolla, California, then worked as a freelance writer in the Philadelphia area Keyes now lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio with his wife Muriel where he writes, lectures, and is a Trustee of the Antioch Writers' Workshop.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent study of the significance of stature in U.S. society, August 21, 2006

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What does it matter how tall you are? Keyes answers this question by undertaking an unscientific but thorough exploration of outliers on the bell curve of stature in the United States. The top three questions asked of tall people are: "How tall are you?", "Do you play basketball?", and "How's the weather up there?" Keyes asks, "Do you tire of those questions?" Short people are also asked their height, followed by, "You're not that short." Yikes! Keyes investigates the advantages and disadvantages to being a different size, ranging from the mechanical benefits to the emotional impact, to the impact on the wallet (Keyes says each inch buys about $700 more in salary annually). Why? Read the book!