A Left-hand Turn Around the World
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A Left-hand Turn Around the World by David Wolman
Explores the history, psychology, science, and most of all, the culture of left-handedness. In a quest to prove the premise of Southpaw superiority, the author's travels take him from the halls of history to the halls of science.
"Wolman's account of all this takes place from the amusingly biased perspective of a true ("strong") left-hander..A mostly illuminating and enjoyable trip is spiced up by a slangy glee to the prose, as when he casually mentions 'one of the world's most bad-ass microscopes'. I will refrain from asking you to give him a big hand. The Guardian "Left-handers will emerge from reading this with confirmation of what they always secretly suspected: that left-handers are superior to right-handers; while right-handers will emerge glad that they belong to the majority and not to those sinister sinistrals." Mail on Sunday"
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 Oregon, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780306814983 |
| ISBN 10 | 0306814986 |
| Title | A Left-hand Turn Around the World |
| Author | David Wolman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Books |
| Year published | 2006-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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