left and right (psychology)

Former title: Sinister people. Examines various aspects of being left-handed, from its causes and historical attitudes toward it, to current scientific theories about it.

Explores the link between the dominant side of the human body used for seeing, hearing, touching, and moving and the way people think, learn, work, play, and related to others.

Describes research in brain assymetry and brain-behavior relationships, drawing from normal, split-brain, and brain-damaged cases to discuss such topics as left-handedness, sex differences, psychiatric illness, learning disabilities, and theories of consciousness.

Mr. Pig fills in for the missing caller at the square dancing recital.

Discusses what it means to be smart, how intelligence and talent vary from one person to another, and how to make the best of the brain you have.

Introduces the concept of "left" and "right" as the reader follows the airborne travels of a colorful beach ball.