Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

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 to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33. Ben Carson is a role model for anyone who attempts the seemingly impossible as he takes you into the operating room where he has saved countless lives. Filled with fascinating case histories, this is the dramatic and intimate story of Ben Carson's struggle to beat the odds -- and of the faith and genius that make him one of the greatest life-givers of the century.

Biographies & Memoirs

Cecil Murphey

Ben Carson

Community & Culture

Zondervan

In 1987, Dr. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. The extremely complex and delicate operation, five months in the planning and twenty-two hours in the execution, involved a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation in which he literally removed one half of their brain. But such breakthroughs aren’t unusual for Ben Carson. He’s been beating the odds since he was a child. Raised in inner-city Detroit by a mother with a third grade education, Ben lacked motivation. He had terrible grades. And a pathological temper threatened to put him in jail. But Sonya Carson convinced her son that he could make something of his life, even though everything around him said otherwise. Trust in God, a relentless belief in his own capabilities, and sheer determination catapulted Ben from failing grades to the top of his class — and beyond to a Yale scholarship . . . the University of Michigan Medical School . . . and finally, at age 33, the directorship of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Today, Dr. Ben Carson holds twenty honorary doctorates and is the possessor of a long string of honors and awards, including the Horatio Alger Award, induction into the "Great Blacks in Wax" Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, and an invitation as Keynote Speaker at the 1997 President’s National Prayer Breakfast. Gifted Hands is the riveting story of one man’s secret for success, tested against daunting odds and driven by an incredible mindset that dares to take risks. This inspiring autobiography takes you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world — and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others. Through it all shines a humility, quick wit, and down-to-earth style that make this book one you won’t easily forget.

A compelling easy-to-read story packed full of useful principles and questions for wealthy entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, and woman on their own who desire to make their wealth matter beyond the money. Barry Spencer shares his personal story of a failed wealth transfer when his highly successful lost a battle with cancer at the age of 62. From his deathbed he gave his son Barry the charge of a lifetime that resulted in a heart-felt mission to inform, enlighten and encourage millionaires and their families to approach their wealth, family, story, mission, wealth and estate planning in a more complete way. In plain language the essential non-technical questions every millionaire family must ask and answer in order order to lead to a richer more enjoyable life with wealth.

The Secret of Wealth With No Regrets

Business & Money

Barry H Spencer

Personal Finance

Boomfish Press

The book of Proverbs deals with the human search for meaning. Through reason, experience, common sense, and observation, the sages sought to discover God in the details of daily life. In Simply Living, Cecil Murphey reacquaints us with dozens of proverbs--some familiar and some forgotten--and helps us apply these ancient insights to the problems with which we contend in our modern lives.

Simply Living: Modern Wisdom from the Ancient Book of Proverbs

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Westminster/John Knox Press

This Study Guide consists of approximately 52 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of 90 Minutes in Heaven.

90 Minutes in Heaven

Don Piper

Leaders & Notable People

Revell

Fascinating story of Don Pipers journey to heaven in back after being pronounced dead at in an accident. He speaks of the challenges he faced and the transformation that took place in him spiritually.

Heaven Is Real, Lessons on Earthly Joy from the Man Who Spent 90 Minutes in Heaven

Berkley Publishing

Love's Broken Promises/Rendezvous in Acapulco/Destined to Love (Romance Reader #2)

Celia Blaine

Melanie Haywood

Fleming H. Revell Co.

Book by Cecil Murphey, Celia Blaine, Melanie Haywood

Appointment in Zurich/Forbidden Past/Promises to Keep (Romance Reader #3)

Fleming H. Revell

A dramatic memoir of an American woman who as a child was recruited, bought, and sold as a victim of the sex trade without ever leaving Us borders.

Stolen: The True Story of a Sex Trafficking Survivor

Katariina Rosenblatt

90 Minutes in Heaven : A True Story of Death and Life

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