Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All
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About this ebook
A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO GROWING UP SHORT. Part science book, part memoir--a
book for everyone concerned about looking (or feeling) different.
When veteran journalist John Schwartz took a close look at famous height studies, he made a surprising discovery: being short doesn't have to be a disadvantage! Part advice book, part memoir, and part science primer, this fascinating book explores the marketing, psychology, and mythology behind our obsession with height and delivers a reassuring message to kids of all types that they can
walk tall--whatever it is that makes them different.
Short is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
John Schwartz
Schwartz’s first novel In The Shadow of Babylon rose to the top of Amazon Kindle's Action/Adventure list. KIRKUS Review wrote... “an epoch-spanning thriller. The prose is something to behold... the author deftly weaves the romantic experiences of a pre-historical shepherd into an extended homily in the best page-turner fashion... evocative... lyrical, mystical and shocking... A wonderfully written, provocative novel."John has lived and worked in the USA, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Fiji. He was one of the first American businessmen to enter China after the Cultural Revolution. In the early 1990’s John and his family established a successful English/Chinese language publishing company based in Hong Kong.John’s poetry placed first in the 71st Annual Writers Digest National Writing Competition (2002). His winning eleven-line poem was not about love, broken hearts, or death... it was about a skyscraper in Hong Kong. Robert Pinsky (U.S. Poet Laureate 1997-2000) called John’s writing “... vivid ... gritty ... vigorous.”John will tell you he has lived well, loved often, cried frequently, hated little, cherished the present, ignored regrets, and often lost sight of the desitnation while relishing the trip.Do what they manhood bids thee do,from none but self expect applause.He noblest lives and noblest dieswho makes and keeps his self-made laws.— Richard Francis Burton
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Reviews for Short
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is what a nonfiction book for middle school students should be: brief, engaging, lots of humor, and good-hard facts. Schwarts explores the topic of height (or lack thereof) in contemporary America. He emphatically shares his own experiences as a 5'3" successful man while exploring the science between height studies. Along the way we teaches readers how to evaluate studies and manages to throw in a dose of statistics. Highly recommended for young teens struggling with body image.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5John Schwartz explores the topic of being short in contemporary America, Drawing from his life experiences, deconstructing research (especially the reporting of research as done by the popular media), and giving strategies for navigating an oversized world, Schwartz approaches the topic of body image and the realities of growing up short with a sense of humor. I enjoyed reading it and found food for thought.