A Left-Handed History of the World
Published on 1. April 2011
256 pages
978-1-74266-484-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Murdoch Books
File size
0,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-74266-484-2 (9781742664842)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Ramses The Great
- Alexander The Great
- Julius Caesar
- Joan of Arc
- Leonardo Da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Isaac Newton
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Beethoven
- Queen Victoria
- Lewis Carroll
- Mark Twain
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Henry Ford
- Marie Curie
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Charlie Chaplin
- Babe Ruth
- Alan Turing
- Jimi Hendrix
- Paul McCartney
- Bill Gates
- Navratilova and McEnroe
- The Lefty White House Cluster
- Further Reading
- Index
