Gifted Hands 20th Anniversary Edition: The Ben Carson Story - The remarkable surgeon who gives children a second chance at life

Ben Carson

Zondervan

2011

240 páginas

8h 0m

ISBN-10: 0310334446

In 1987, Dr. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as a hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation in which he literally removes one half of their brain. Such breakthroughs aren’t unusual for Ben Carson. He’s been beating the odds since he was a child. Raised in inner-city Detroit by a mother with a third grade education, Ben lacked motivation. He had terrible grades. And a pathological temper threatened to put him in jail. But Sonya Carson convinced her son he could make something of his life, even though everything around him said otherwise. Trust in God, a relentless belief in his own capabilities, and sheer determination catapulted Ben from failing grades to the directorship of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Gifted Hands takes you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world—and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others.

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Sempre admirei Ben Carson, agora que li sua biografia, admiro mais ainda. Incrível a trajetória dele, saindo do "menino mais burro da sala" para um brilhante neurocirurgião que fez história. Amei como ele enfatizou a importância da leitura. Achei o livro genial, com certeza: 5 estrelas.