Ben Carson

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September 18, 1951 in Detroit, The United States

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Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Mind & Body, Religion & Spirituality

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Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr., M.D. is an American neurosurgeon and the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States by President George W. Bush in 2008.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 4,154 ratings · 934 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 4.10 avg rating — 1,916 ratings — published 1990 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence by Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey 4.13 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live with Acceptable Risk by Ben Carson, Gregg Lewis 3.90 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Big Picture, The by Ben Carson, Gregg Lewis 4.22 avg rating — 130 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	America the Beautiful 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:
	Todays Heroes: Ben Carson; David Robinson; Dave Dravecky; And Chuck Colson Pack --Prison Fellowship by Ben Carson (Contributor), David Robinson (Contributor), Dave Dravecky (Contributor) 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Eternal Security 3.75 avg rating — 44 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Successes And Difficulties Of Small Innovative Firms In Russian Nuclear Cities: Proceedings Of A Russian American Workshop 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Renewal at the Schoolhouse: Management Ideas for Library Media Specialists and Administrators 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	My rating:

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“Do your best and let God do the rest.”
― Ben Carson

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“Happiness doesn't result from what we get,
but from what we give.”
― Ben Carson

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“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”
― Ben Carson, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

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