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FROM INNER-CITY KID TO RENOWNED NEUROSURGEON THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF DR. BEN CARSON Dr. Ben Carson is known around the world for breakthroughs in neurosurgery that have brought hope where no hope existed. 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 John Hopkins Medical Institutions at age thirty-three. Taking you into the operating room where he has saved countless lives, Ben Carson is a role model for anyone who attempts the seemingly impossible. Filled with fascinating case histories, this bestselling book tells the dramatic and intimate story of Ben Carsons struggle to beat the odds and of the faith and genius that make him one of todays greatest life-givers. Love, faith, and hard work overcome seemingly impossible odds. Ebony Some say he would be a great man even if he never picked up a scalpel. Parade He is a model to all the youth of today. Jesse Jackson He works miracles on children others have written off as hopeless. Barbara Walters, ABC News 20/20