Used for gestures of communication, environmental exploration, and the grasping and manipulating of objects, the hand has a vital role in our lives. The hand's

This book presents the human hand from an overall perspective – from the first appearance of hand-like structures in the fins of big fishes living millions of

Does being left-handed make a person different in any way that matters? Since the late Stone Age, approximately 10 percent of humans have been left-handed, yet

Presents a set of basic exercises designed to release creative potential and tap into the special abilities of the brain's right hemisphere.

"A startling argument . . . provocative . . . absorbing." --The Boston Globe "Ambitious . . . arresting . . . celebrates the importance of hands to our lives to