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An exhaustive collection of links to websites providing information about left-handed golf technique, selling lefty clubs, or maintained by left-handed golfers' organizations.
http://www.aloha.net/~inazoo/golf.htm

Interesting facts and ideas about lefthandedness. (English - Nederlands - Deutsch)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~riksmits/lhu/lhu.html

Observations on the ontology of handedness, advice on how to surf the net left-handed, and links.
http://lefthand.domnik.net/

Short article from the Associated Press.
http://www.junkscience.com/news2/leftmort.htm

At Indiana University (M.K. Holder, Ph.D.). You can participate in the study by filling out an online questionnaire. Site also has links to information (both serious and fun) of interest to left-handers.
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/index.html

Extensive collection of information about left-handedness, by a psychologist. Topics include prevalence and genetics of left-handedness, famous left-handers, myths and trivia, shops for lefthanders, and left-handedness links.
http://duke.usask.ca/~elias/left/

A resource guide and forum. Left-handers speak to parents, teachers, employers, physicians, and others.
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/lspeak.html

A modern Islamic perspective on being left-handed.
http://www.islamicity.org/dialogue/Q325.HTM

Site has webforum, merchandise for sale, humor, and other material.
http://www.lefthander.com/

English version of Japanese language website for left-handers. Information about lefthandedness, left-handed products, and an online forum for lefties.
http://www.webee.co.jp/southpaw/index-e.html

Updated version of Molly Joy's high school term paper on the topic.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1684/lefthand.html

Article about left-handed writing with fountain pens, including advice on nib selection. Photographs show different hand positions lefties write in, with special advice for each.
http://www.nibs.com/Left-hand%20writers.htm

English translation of German site: information of particular interest to European left-handers. Extensive lists of sources for left-handed products in Europe and on the Internet.
http://www.linkshaenderseite.de/english.html

Script of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation news feature on lefthandedness, particularly the biological origins of handedness.
http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/scripts98/9807/lefthand.htm

Critique of the Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda (GBG) Theory of Left-Handedness and other theories that associate lefthandedness with developmental disorders. Published in the Harvard undergraduate neuroscience journal, Brain.
http://hcs.harvard.edu/~husn/BRAIN/vol2/left.html

Usenet FAQ. Includes questions such as: What does being "left-handed" or "ambidextrous" mean? Is lefthandedness inherited? Are lefthanders naturally clumsy? Do Lefties make better athletes?
http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/lefty-faq.html

Discusses a recent study showing that left-handedness and homosexuality may be linked.
http://www.narth.com/docs/lefthand.html

"Science Friday" program in RealAudio. Links to other Internet resources on handedness.
http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1997/Aug/hour2_080897.html

Large collection of information and links, including organizations, research articles, list of famous left-handers, left-handedness in the arts, links to shopping sites, FAQ, humor, fun facts, and trivia.
http://www.rosemarywest.com/left/index.shtml

Instructions, with helpful diagrams.
http://www.crochet.org/lessons/lessonl/lessonl.html

"If you are left handed, do not despair." Advice for left-handers who want to learn calligraphy.
http://www.clas.co.uk/lefthanders.html

Long list of left-handed actors, artists, authors, musicians, athletes, politicians, U.S. presidents, and historical figures.
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/left.html

About pianist Christopher Seed, who has built and plays a piano with the keyboard in reverse so that he can play the melody with the left hand.
http://www.lefthandedpiano.co.uk/

Advice for parents of young children.
http://toddlerstoday.com/resources/articles/lefthand.htm

M.K. Holder answers the questions: "Do scientists understand why there are so many more right-handers than left-handers? Do other primates show a similar tendency to favor one hand over the other?"
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_q...63C8D-61EF-1C72-9EB7809EC588F2D7

Advice on determining hand dominance and on dealing with handwriting problems often encountered in left-handers.
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/html/HWsupport1.html

Includes common superstitions about lefties, articles and personal accounts about switching handedness, famous lefthanders, on-line tests to assess your "sidedness," and other topics.
http://jackie.freeshell.org/woh/lefty.htm

List of Lefthanded Canadians. Also contains left-handed stores in Canada.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/leftovers/

Scientific journal publishing research on the psychological, behavioural and neurological aspects of lateralisation, including handedness. Online tables of contents, abstracts, instructions to authors, and other information.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pp/1357650X.html

Derogatory meanings associated with the words for "left" in several world languages.
http://www.sinistershop.com/language.htm

Compiling a list of famous lefthanders in Africa. Also supplies contact information.
http://www.geocities.com/lefthanderszambia/index.html

Personal home page includes personal commentaries about various issues related to left-handedness, as well as links to other sites.
http://lefty.seanweems.com

Left Handers Day is on 13 August. Website features information about handedness, fun facts, games and quizzes.
http://www.left-handersday.com/

Personal homepage on lefties: benefits, gripes, nicknames, and handicaps of left-handedness.
http://www.geocities.com/nobodyz_prfct/

Online forum for left handers to discuss various topics and post news stories of interest.
http://www.left-handed.com/forum/

Journalist discusses left-handedness, with focus on a study of English schoolchildren and a documentary broadcast on German and French TV.
http://www.left-handedness.info

Guardian article describes researcher's finding that left-handed people have been abused and neglected throughout history.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4427862,00.html

Website for Chris McManus' book on handedness. Includes articles and online psychological quizzes.
http://www.righthandlefthand.com/

Educational website about laterality. Includes tests for handedness, footedness, eyedness, and earedness.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/rightl.html

Short newsletter, products for sale, and other information.
http://www.e-ireland.ie/LeftHandersClubOfIreland.htm

Comments and essays about living as a left-hander, plus links to other left-handedness-related sites, including a large selection of scientific material.
http://www.emf.net/~estephen/facts/lefthand.html

Facts and myths about lefthandedness, links to lefthander organizations and stores for left-handed products, information on handgun products designed for left-handed use.
http://www.io.com/%7ecortese/sinistrality/index.html