A Left Hand Turn around the World Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of all Things Southpaw

Wolman, David

ISBN 10: 0306814153 / ISBN 13: 9780306814150

Edité par Da Capo Press, New York, 2005

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First edition, first printing with full number line present. Very Good/Very Good with light wear to dustjacket and no marks to text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages.

N° de réf. du vendeur 79821

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• Titre: A Left Hand Turn around the World Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of all Things Southpaw
• Éditeur: Da Capo Press, New York
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0306814153
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780306814150
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition; First Printing.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
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Synopsis

Are Southpaws really more creative, or is that just a myth? Is there a gene for left-handedness? David Wolman--a lefty, and proud of it--sets out to answer these and other questions on a journey through the world of the left-hander. Traveling from the halls of history to the halls of science, Wolman explores a Scottish castle designed for left-handed swordfights, visits a Paris museum to inspect nineteenth-century brains that hold clues to this biological puzzle, consults an Indian palm reader, subjects his own brain to research in a basement laboratory in California, and sits with a primatologist in Atlanta whose chimpanzees may hold the key to the evolutionary mystery of left-handedness. Along the way, Wolman meets fellow left-handers who share his sense of kinship and help him uncover the essence of Southpaw. There is sinister Diabolos Rex, follower of the Left Hand Path; left-handed handwriting analysts; and John Evans, an amputee whose left hand was reattached to his right arm. In Japan, Wolman tees off with the National Association of Left-Handed Golfers, and seeks wisdom from a left-handed baseball legend and a world renowned biologist. A seamless blend of science, travel, culture, and humor, this inquisitive exploration of all things Southpaw is sure to be the perfect book for lefties and the righties who love them.

À propos de l?auteur

David Wolman is a journalist whose work has appeared in such publications as Discover , Newsweek , New Scientist , Forbes , Outside , Wired , and the San Jose Mercury News . He lives in Portland, Oregon.