| The Left Stuff: How the Left-Handed Have Survived and Thrived in a Right-Handed World Contributor(s): Roth, Melissa (Author) |
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ISBN: 159077146X ISBN-13: 9781590771464 Publisher: M. Evans and Company OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Roth demystifies the place southpaws have held in society, revealing how the left-handed continue to survive in a right-handed world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Psychology | History - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 152.335 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.92" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Weaving cultural history and scientific exploration together, The Left Stuff takes you on an adventure to discover the truth about why humans choose one hand over the other. From high-tech neuroscience labs to the rain forests of Africa to the bullpens of Major League Baseball, journalist Melissa Roth investigates how societies and genetics encourage us to choose sides. The Left Stuff gets to the heart of why humans are predominantly right-handed-and why a stubborn minority has persevered against the weight of history and the forces of evolution. Fascinating, provocative, and insightful, this book is a well-crafted and engaging narrative of how modern science has put the power of understanding in the palms of our hands. |
