SINISTER PEOPLE: The Looking-Glass World of the Left-hander

by Jack Fincher ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 28, 1977

Any left-hander who has ever struggled with a telephone cord or a pair of scissors knows that the world was not built for those of us whose brain's right lobe is highly developed. And we all want to know why, and how, and to collect some ammunition that might prove, for example, that we're smarter (Einstein was left-handed) or prettier, or something. But what we're given here is a lot of garble about there being no evidence of any ""rightward torque to space"" and a lot of stuff about dextro-amino acids. ""Man-made structures aside,"" says the author, explaining the theories of neurophysiologist Yakovlev, ""external space in its overall macroscopic form--as defined by the great jumble of gross natural matter in it--appears uneven, randomly dispersed, empty of any change and motion that are equally balanced directionally."" It is this fact, according to Yakovlev, ""that profoundly determines our choice of hand."" And things never get any clearer. Pity.

Pub Date: Feb. 28, 1977

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1977

Categories: NONFICTION