Left Handed People
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Left Handed People
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Author : Michael Barsley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Left Handed People written by Michael Barsley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Left- and right-handedness categories.
The Left Hander Syndrome
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Author : Stanley Coren
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1993
The Left Hander Syndrome written by Stanley Coren and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Social Science categories.
If you are among the 10 percent of people who happen to be left-handed, you've had to endure such derisive terms as "gauche" and "a left-handed compliment." At school you may have been forced to write with your right hand. And in another century your proclivity might have gotten you accused of witchcraft. Any left-handed person, or the spouse, parent, or friend of one, will be captivated by this essential and eye-opening book. With bracing wit and a flawless command of current research, psychologist Stanley Coren answers such questions as: Is left-handedness acquired genetically or socially? Are southpaws more creative than their right-handed fellows? Why do left-handers seem to die younger than right-handers? What can left-handers do to counteract the perils and prejudices that confront them in a world that leans to the right?
The Puzzle Of Left Handedness
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Author : Rik Smits
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2011-10-15
The Puzzle Of Left Handedness written by Rik Smits and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-15 with Science categories.
Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have both signed bills into law with their left hands. And being left-handed certainly did not hold back the artistic achievements of Michelangelo or Raphael. And the dexterous guitar playing of Jimmi Hendrix may only have been aided by his southpaw tendencies. Left-handedness, in fact, would appear to be no big deal. Yet throughout history, it has been associated with clumsiness and generally dubious personality traits like untrustworthiness and insincerity. Even the Latin word for left, sinister, has ominous connotations. In The Puzzle of Left-handedness, Rik Smits uncovers why history has been so unkind to our lefthanded forebears. He carefully puts together the pieces of the puzzle, presenting an array of historical anecdotes, strange superstitions, and weird wives’ tales. Smits explains how left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of all kinds, including mental retardation, alcoholism, asthma, hay fever, cancer, diabetes, insomnia, depression, and criminality. Even in the enlightened twenty-first century, left-handedness still meets with opposition—including from one prominent psychologist who equates it with infantile negativism, similar to a toddler’s refusal to eat what’s on his plate, and another who claims that left-handed people have average lifespans that are nine years shorter than those who favor the right hand. As Smits reminds us, such speculation is backed by little factual evidence, and the arguments presented by proponents of right-handedness tend to be humorously absurd. The Puzzle of Left-handedness is an enlightening, engaging, and entertaining odyssey through the puzzles and paradoxes, theories and myths, of left-handed lore. Chock full of facts and fiction, it’s a book to be read with both hands.
Right Hand Left Hand
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Author : I. C. McManus
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2002
Right Hand Left Hand written by I. C. McManus and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
McManus considers evidence from anthropology, particle physics, the history of medicine, and the notebooks of Leonardo to answer questions like: Why are most people right-handed? Why does European writing go from left to right, while Arabic and Hebrew go from right to left? And how do we know that Jack the Ripper was left-handed?
Left Handed In A Right Handed World
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Author : Mary Woolford
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Left Handed In A Right Handed World written by Mary Woolford and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Left Is Right
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Author : Rae Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: R & R Writers/Agents, Inc.
Release Date : 1996
Left Is Right written by Rae Lindsay and has been published by R & R Writers/Agents, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Psychology categories.
The Left Hander S Book Of Days
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Author : Leigh W. Rutledge
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Release Date : 1999
The Left Hander S Book Of Days written by Leigh W. Rutledge and has been published by Dutton Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Birthday books categories.
Presents a who's who of famous lefties for every day of the year.
Left Handed In A Right Handed World
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Author : Jeff Goldsmith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Left Handed In A Right Handed World written by Jeff Goldsmith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Psychology categories.
LEFT-HANDED IN A RIGHT-HANDED WORLD is the most important book ever written for & about left-handed people. It explores the problems & difficulties that left-handers may encounter while growing up in a predominantly right-handed society. It provides awareness & understanding of issues that have been ignored & neglected for far too long, by covering a variety of things that relate to the health, happiness, education & safety of left-handed people. The book disputes the historical portrayal of left-handers as evil, sinister, weak, or inferior people, & discusses the many myths & misconceptions about them. However, it does not go to the opposite extreme of claiming that left-handers have any type of natural superiority. The authors main contention is that left-handers are basically equal to right-handed people in physical & mental ability, but society stifles & hinders left-handers which makes it harder for them to develop their ability. This book is recommended reading for all left-handers, & for parents & teachers of left-handed children. For further information, call 1-800-511-LEFT.
Why Are Some People Left Handed
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Author : Barbara Haislet
language : en
Publisher: Creative Company
Release Date : 1981-01-01
Why Are Some People Left Handed written by Barbara Haislet and has been published by Creative Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents facts and superstitions about left-handedness and left-handed people, lists famous "lefties", and discusses medical researchers' beliefs about the reasons for left-handedness.
The Right Hand And The Left Hand Of History
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Author : I. C. McManus
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2010
The Right Hand And The Left Hand Of History written by I. C. McManus and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Psychology categories.
Left-handers have been described as "a people without a history". This special issue provides scholarly analyses of aspects of asymmetry in history, from the Renaissance to the 20th Century. Lauren Harris presents three studies describing: An 1811 American child-care manual for parents fearing, "lest their children should be left-handed"; Manuals on swordsmanship from the Renaissance onwards describing the "accepted minority" of left-handed swordsmen, a minority that still dominates the Olympics; The enigmatic bias whereby parents use their left arm to carry babies; Janet Snowman and Stephen Christman present two papers on left-handed musical geniuses: William Crotch, the self-taught, 18th Century, musical prodigy, whose unconventional left-handed playing styles stimulate many questions about the asymmetries of stringed instruments; Jimi Hendrix, the 20th Century, left-handed, guitarist of whom Robert Krieger said, "âe¦ he was just so different. He just came from such a left-field place." Chris McManus, Richard Rawles, James Moore and Matthew Freegard describe an early BBC TV programme presented in 1953 by Jacob Bronowski on right and left-handedness. In an early example of viewer participation, 6000 people sent postcards describing their handedness and also their perceptions of a "mystery picture", that was the duck-rabbit figure from Wittgensteinâe(tm)s recently published Philosophical Investigations. Chris McManus and Janet Snowman describe A left-handed compliment, a newly discovered lithograph by John Lewis Marks (ca. 1795-6 - ca. 1857-61). Given Marksâe(tm),"seeming love of vulgarity for its own sake", there is probably an obscene sub-text reminiscent of a Donald McGill postcard.