Gifted Hands by and about Ben Carson, M.D., is the inspiring story of an inner-city kid with poor grades and little motivation, who, at age thirty-three, became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Gifted Hands will transplace 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. In 1987, Dr. Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head -- an extremely complex and delicate operation that was five months of planning and twenty-two hours of actual surgery, involving a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. Gifted Hands reveals a man with humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity who serves as a role model for young people (and everyone else) in need of encouragement to attempt the seemingly impossible and to excel in whatever they attempt. Dr. Carson also describes the key role that his highly intelligent though relatively uneducated mother played in his metamorphosis from an unmotivated ghetto youngster into one of the most respected neurosurgeons in the world.
Professional writer, award-winning author, and educator Cecil Murphey has published "Gifted Hands" and "Think Big" with HarperCollins. He also has authored or coauthored more than 75 books, including inspirational, how-to, motivational, and ghostwritten celebrity autobiographies.
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| "Goodbye, Daddy" | p. 11 |
| Carrying the Load | p. 17 |
| Eight Years Old | p. 23 |
| Two Positives | p. 32 |
| A Boy's Big Problem | p. 45 |
| A Terrible Temper | p. 54 |
| ROTC Triumph | p. 61 |
| College Choices | p. 71 |
| Changing the Rules | p. 80 |
| A Serious Step | p. 91 |
| Another Step Forward | p. 112 |
| Coming Into My Own | p. 123 |
| A Special Year | p. 135 |
| A Girl Named Maranda | p. 146 |
| Heartbreak | p. 155 |
| Little Beth | p. 167 |
| Three Special Children | p. 177 |
| Craig and Susan | p. 185 |
| Separating the Twins | p. 201 |
| The Rest of Their Story | p. 213 |
| Family Affairs | p. 219 |
| Think Big | p. 225 |
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Gifted Hands by and about Ben Carson, M.D., is the inspiring story of an inner-city kid with poor grades and little motivation, who, at age thirty-three, became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Gifted Hands will transplace 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. In 1987, Dr. Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head -- an extremely complex and delicate operation that was five months of planning and twenty-two hours of actual surgery, involving a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. Gifted Hands reveals a man with humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity who serves as a role model for young people (and everyone else) in need of encouragement to attempt the seemingly impossible and to excel in whatever they attempt. Dr. Carson also describes the key role that his highly intelligent though relatively uneducated mother played in his metamorphosis from an unmotivated ghetto youngster into one of the most respected neurosurgeons in the world.
Professional writer, award-winning author, and educator Cecil Murphey has published "Gifted Hands" and "Think Big" with HarperCollins. He also has authored or coauthored more than 75 books, including inspirational, how-to, motivational, and ghostwritten celebrity autobiographies.
| "Goodbye, Daddy" | p. 11 |
| Carrying the Load | p. 17 |
| Eight Years Old | p. 23 |
| Two Positives | p. 32 |
| A Boy's Big Problem | p. 45 |
| A Terrible Temper | p. 54 |
| ROTC Triumph | p. 61 |
| College Choices | p. 71 |
| Changing the Rules | p. 80 |
| A Serious Step | p. 91 |
| Another Step Forward | p. 112 |
| Coming Into My Own | p. 123 |
| A Special Year | p. 135 |
| A Girl Named Maranda | p. 146 |
| Heartbreak | p. 155 |
| Little Beth | p. 167 |
| Three Special Children | p. 177 |
| Craig and Susan | p. 185 |
| Separating the Twins | p. 201 |
| The Rest of Their Story | p. 213 |
| Family Affairs | p. 219 |
| Think Big | p. 225 |
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