Works very well over a chair, desk, or table for extra lighting.  Easy to assemble.  72" height is if goose-neck and light were straight up.  Bent over it is more like 60".  This is more like a spot light than a room lamp. Still, it's taller than a less expensive wood grain sunlight lamp I bought previously which is probably only 48" bent over.   I'm in my early 50s and I bought that light because my husband and I are starting to need more light to see.  My daughter is 16 and likes to use it over the dinning room table when she is studying.  I bought this one one for my son to use in his college dorm when studying during the dark days of winter. 

Pros: Good lighting, does NOT get hot like the halogen ones!
Cons: Lamp is meant to be bent over so height is a bit misleading.