My Life: Based on the Book Gifted Hands

Ben Carson, M.D.

Jul 2015 · Sold by Zondervan

About this ebook

Ben Carson grew up in the inner cities of Boston and Detroit with his mother and brother. When his father deserted the family, Ben's mother worked several jobs to support her boys yet worked even harder to encourage them to get an education and follow their dreams. Ben's dreams nearly ended when his anger at being poor and the ridicule of a school mate caused him to snap; he lunged at the boy and cut him with a knife. That brush with attempted murder caused Carson to break down and ask God to turn him around. And turn him around he did. A poor student, Carson under the guidance of his mother and brother became the best student in his class, his school, and ultimately earned a scholarship to Yale. The next time he used a knife was as a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he pioneered surgery techniques that not only saved lives but miraculously gave countless children an amazing quality of life.

My Life is the story of a young boy who could have remained trapped in poverty were it not for his mother's tough and sacrificial love, his own perseverance that he learned from her example, and his deep faith that called him to do great and mighty things.

This book contains a new chapter about Dr. Carson's philosophies of serving one’s country, becoming role models for people with disadvantaged backgrounds, using the talents God has given you, embracing what success really is, and believing, youths and adults alike, that with hard work and perseverance, "you can do it." And on May 4, 2015, Dr. Ben Carson declared himself a candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America.

Ratings and reviews

This guy is a Grade-A idiot. He is an actual stupid person, and he possibly has a mental disorder. "I have had a gun held on me when I was in a Popeye's *ORGANIZATION.* Guy comes in, put the gun in my ribs. And I just said, 'I believe that you want the guy behind the counter.'" This is the same guy that said: "Not only would I probably not cooperate with him, I would not just stand there and let him shoot me, I would say, ‘Hey guys, everybody attack him. He may shoot me, but he can’t get us all."

Dr. Carson, your life story is one of the most incredible and inspiring I've ever read... and so badly needed today in our troubled divided nation... you are a real-life Hero and Role Model... and God has given you so much Wisdom and Common Sense! I know He has a job for you to do in helping restore America... if not as President, maybe as Supreme Court Justice? God Bless! Rev. Mary Hibbard, Impact Ministries (IMI) - Lonsdale, MN

I enjoyed this book so much and always recommend it to other parents and children. If there's one real life story that teaches about the importance of reading, it's this one.

About the author

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson has served as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, a candidate for President of the United States, and the seventeenth Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He currently serves as the founder and chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute. He is also the author of six bestselling books: Gifted Hands, Think Big, The Big Picture, One Nation, A More Perfect Union, and Created Equal, the last four of which he coauthored with his wife, Candy. They are the parents of three grown sons and grandparents to eight grandchildren. They live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Cecil Murphey, author of 112 books, has also assisted well-known personalities in writing their biographies.