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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?
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?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The Left-Hander Syndrome is a real eye opener for anyone who has no idea what it is like to be left-handed in a right handed world, as a "southpaw" I know very well what it is like, but I could never fully articulate my intuitive feelings into something concrete. This book did, such as explaining that left-handers are wont to turn anti-clockwise to the right-handers choice of turning clockwise, now I know why I am forever bumping into people on tightly packed streets and shops, where before I just thought that I was a human magnet. This book also has fascinating information on the meaning of the word left or left-handed, as described in various languages such as the word left in English which comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lyft, which means "weak" or "broken", without fail the meaning of left is derogatory. This book also opened the doors on other types of sidedness such as footedness, eyedness etc which I hadn't really gave much thought to and also churned up the fact that even if you use your left-hand or right-hand for writing that doesn't mean that you are a southpaw or not, read the book and you will find out why. I totally recommend this book as it will change your perspective whichever hand you use, as for me some of the historical persecution of left-handers and mean use of the word left, left a real chip on my left shoulder and filled me with a desire to stick it right up to "the man", who is probaly right-handed. Enjoy this book I did, thanks Stanley Coren.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I learned a great deal about myself reading this book and I think even came away with higher self esteem. The author is a leading scientist studying left-handedness and explains why media and "common knowledge" information and facts on the subject are often incorrect. The writing style is factual and informative but also entertaining. You learn about the problems of left-handed presidents as well as your own or a friend's problems and why there are fewer left-handed older people than younger ones. I'm very grateful to the author for explaining to me why I had so much trouble in dancing class as a teenager; I found his answer to that puzzle much more help than all the dermatologists my mother took me to for my acne. I wish I could have read this book earlier in my life.
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I reccommend this book to any left hander it will explain a lot of your problems and ensuing issues
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