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 Carson’s struggle to beat the odds — and of the faith and genius that make him one of today’s 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