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Book Review of Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
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Ben Carson was born and raised in a poor part of Detroit. He and his older brother were raised by a single mother. He talks about his troubled childhood but by the time he is twelve years old he already knows he wants to become a doctor. After several years of schooling he comes one of the best pediatric neurosurgeons in the country. Filled with fascination case histories, this bestselling book tells 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 today's greatest life-givers.