He shows how he beat racism, and how he embraces the power of god to perform miracles. A remarkable book titled gifted hands tells the personal story of benjamin carson, a black kid from the detroit ghetto who went on to become a renowned neurosurgeon. Without a high grade at that key point, ben carson, probably would not have become the director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins at age 33. Although he was not originally interested in surgery, he was encouraged by others and eventually discovered himself that he had an innate ability to think three dimensionally and. He never gave up due to the encouragement of his mother to be the best he could be. The ben carson story 2009 is also the name of a madefortelevision movie version of the memoir, tracing his life from 1961 until 1987. Renowned neurosurgeon ben carson is the united states secretary of. From humble upbringing to a neurosurgeon its a fantasizing journey. In his book, gifted hands, ben recounts his rise from abject poverty in innercity detroit to become a worldrenowned pediatric neurosurgeon at prestigious johns.
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Ben carson books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Ben carson has 25 books on goodreads with 66119 ratings. The book is called gifted hands because of carson s call to become a surgeon. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 224 pages and is available in paperback format. I bought this book initially for myself but gave it away to a young person who was a bit directionless, he was totally inspired and went on to read 3 other books by ben carson. Carsons path to success is clearly spelled out in this book. Gifted hands by and about a ben carson who is poor guy having an elder brother name curtis and mom named sonya carson. After telling the story of how he overcame an innercity background to become a world renowned neurosurgeon gifted hands, dr. The ben carson story is a 2009 biographical television drama film directed and coproduced by thomas carter, written by john pielmeier, and sta. In the audiobook gifted hands, the inspiring story of ben carson, m. Unleashing your potential for excellence, and more on. It is a movie based on the life story of neurosurgeon ben carson from 1961 to 1987. Gifted hands is the riveting story of one mans secret for success, tested against daunting odds and driven by an incredible mindset that dares to take risks. I have ordered 20 copies to give to people who are not aware of this man and his life story.
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