{"product_id":"a-left-hand-turn-around-the-world-chasing-the-mystery-and-meaning-of-all-things-southpaw-9780306814150","title":"A Left Hand Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of All Things Southpaw","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Left Hand Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of All Things Southpaw\u003c\/strong\u003e by Wolman, David. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780306814150.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre Southpaws really more creative, or is that just a myth? Is there a gene for left-handedness? David Wolman--a lefty, and proud of it--sets out to answer these and other questions on a journey through the world of the left-hander. 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, consults an Indian palm reader, subjects his own brain to research in a basement laboratory in California, and sits with a primatologist in Atlanta whose chimpanzees may hold the key to the evolutionary mystery of left-handedness. Along the way, Wolman meets fellow left-handers who share his sense of kinship and help him uncover the essence of Southpaw. There is sinister Diabolos Rex, follower of the Left Hand Path; left-handed handwriting analysts; 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 and a world renowned biologist. 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 the righties who love them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45119228248117,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306814153","price":27.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780306814150_738a4d1f-4b43-457a-9ec2-186e8cdcc11f.jpg?v=1778634966","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-left-hand-turn-around-the-world-chasing-the-mystery-and-meaning-of-all-things-southpaw-9780306814150","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}