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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story |  | Authors: Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Rating:  153 reviews
Sales Rank: 6174
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0310214696
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.48092
EAN: 9780310214694
ASIN: 0310214696
Publication Date: December 8, 1996
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Ben Carson, M.D., works medical miracles. Today, he's one of the most celebrated neurosurgeons in the world. In Gifted Hands, he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit
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 A must read! November 21, 2009
Melanie Withey (Florida)
This is an excellent and inspirational book! A definite must read for all! I finished it and now my children are reading it.
Inspirational November 2, 2009
M. Fields-Kasuba (CA)
Inspirational. A great High School reading assignment. I hear PBS did a film about this book.
 Good inspiration October 28, 2009
F. Bernards
This book is a great inspiration for anyone looking for a story about overcoming hardships and succeeding in life. The Ben Carson story is one of how dedication, faith, and hard work can triumph in this world. This book leaves you with a good feeling inside and may give you that extra push to get something done or get through some bad times knowing that other people have gotten through stuff as well.
This book is FANTASTIC on so many different levels. October 26, 2009
Keli Moy (San Diego, CA & Manalapan FL)
This teaches professionalism and how to conduct yourself in a professional way. It talks about the importance of being self-taught, which I am starting to get myself into also. We get continuous reinforcement from Dr Carson's mother. Dr Carson talks about how to continuously improve at being a student and that attitude evolved into standards of excellence.. learning from the process, this is something important which alot of others won't share. I think we have stereotypes of what a smart person should be exactly even in terms of personality. There were alot of insights into medicine, some doctors who would give an 'automatic no', I wouldn't want to be anywhere near, medicine is about trust. I loved the photos that show GOD in Dr Carson's life, powerful images. I enjoyed the appreciation for people who helped Dr Carson along the way to get summer jobs, words remembered and treasured, "there's always a job for you here." I like how Dr Carson values everyone on his team.
I got 1100 on the SAT but I read things on other levels, the test is only as good as it is valid. Maybe a study guide would help out on some of the trickier SAT math problems which you really don't encounter anywhere else except on the SAT test, the expensive prep courses aren't really necessary for everyone. Do some of the 'smart people' talking about the test pretend they didn't pay $1000 for Kaplan or Princeton, give me a break. That's not my defition of a smart person, smart people talk about ideas. I don't think most doctors raised in the ghetto would give up on someone, like the ones described with the 'god complex'.
I enjoyed reading about how the procedures were described. I am going to write a thank you letter to Dr Carson because my life was changed by reading important lessons in Gifted Hands. I think I just had an idea I want to ask Dr Carson about in neuroscience. Thank you!
Kelly Moy
a must read October 25, 2009
Gerald D. Forsdick (SLC, UT)
i had to find a medical book to read for my medical anatomy and physiology class, and i chose this on for my book. at first i had no idea what this book was about, but after reading it and researching a little more on Ben Carson, i found that this was the best choice i could have made! this book is inspiring to anyone, especially someone who wants to go into a medical career. the book is the story of Ben Carson who starts out his life in a poverty stricken family. then as he ages he becomes the top student of his class and goes on to do what he dreamed of, to be a doctor. then at age 33, Ben became the John Hopkins hospital's professor and director of Pediatric Neurosurgery. this book will bring hope to anyone aspiring to do something big with their lives, and i would recommend this book to anyone! it definitely is a must read.
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