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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. 

Descriptif : Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a book adapted from the television drama film directed and co-produced by Thomas Carter, and starring Cuba Gooding. Is based on the life of neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961–1987.
Résumé : In 1987, Dr. Ben Carson travels to Germany to meet a couple, Peter and Augusta Rausch, who have twins conjoined at the back of their heads. Dr. Carson believes he might be able to successfully separate them, but realizes that he also risks losing one or both of them. After explaining the risk, and despite that fact, Ben agrees to operate.
Sommaire :
A letter from Sonya Carson
Introduction
1. Goodbye daddy
2. Carring the load
3. Eigth years old
4. two positives
5. A boys big problem
6. A terrible temper
7. ROTC triumph
8. College choises
9. Changing the rules
10. A serius step
11. Another step forward
12. Coming into my own
13. A special year
14. A girl named miranda
15. Hearthbreak
16.Little beth
17. three Special children
18. Craig and Susan
19.Separating the twins
20. the rest of their story
21. Family affairs
22. Think big