A Left Hand Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of All Things Southpaw - Softcover

Wolman, David

 
9780306814983: A Left Hand Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of All Things Southpaw
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0306814986 ISBN 13: 9780306814983
Verlag: Da Capo Press, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

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, and observes chimps with a primatologist in Atlanta who may help unravel the evolutionary mystery of left-handedness. Along the way, Wolman meets fellow left-handers who share his sense of kinship and reveal the essence of Southpaw. There is sinister Diabolos Rex, follower of the Left Hand Path; 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. 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 for all the righties who love them.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.

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Verlag
Da Capo Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0306814986
ISBN 13 
9780306814983
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
248
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