A Left-Handed History of the WorldAllen & Unwin, 01/04/2011 - 256 من الصفحات A Left-Handed History of the World has now been updated to include a chapter on President Obama. About 10 per cent of the general population is left-handed. However 16 per cent of American presidents have been lefties and a disproportionately high number of left-handers feature in influential moments through history, from Julius Caesar to Bill Gates. Through fascinating case studies of notables from ancient to modern times, Ed Wright explains the secret of lefty success. Psychology meets history in this fascinating and popular look at being left-handed and its effects on our world. |
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Julius Caesar | |
Michelangelo | |
Napoleon Bonaparte | |
Lewis Carroll | |
Henry Ford | |
Charlie Chaplin | |
Jimi Hendrix | |
Navratilova and McEnroe | |
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able achieved adapt Alan Turing Alexander Alexander’s American army artist baseball battle Beatles became become Beethoven Bill Gates Borg brilliant British Bush Caesar career Carroll Chaplin childhood classic Clemens Clinton creative Curie EMPATHETIC EXPERIMENTAL famous FANTASIST father fellow lefty forced Ford’s French Gandhi genius Grand Slam guitar guitarist hand handers Hendrix Henry Ford Hittites HOT-TEMPERED ICONOCLASTIC Indian Isaac Newton Jimi Jimi Hendrix Joan of Arc Joan’s John McEnroe Kadesh King LATERAL THINKING left-handed left-handedness LEFTY LINKS LEFTY TRAITS INTUITIVE Leonardo Lewis Carroll lived Marie Marie Curie Martina Navratilova mathematical McCartney McCartney’s Michelangelo Microsoft military mother musicians Napoleon Navratilova Nietzsche Nietzsche’s Obama obsessive painting Paul McCartney perhaps person pirates played players political Pompey Pompey’s President rage Ramses Raphael Reagan reason right-handed Ruth Ruth’s SELF-TAUGHT social solitary talent temper tennis transformation Turing Turing’s Victoria VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITY Wimbledon writing