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Ben Carson

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in Detroit, Michigan, The United States

September 18, 1951

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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. ...more

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	Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey 4.18 avg rating — 22,497 ratings — published 1992 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence by Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey 4.20 avg rating — 4,581 ratings — published 1992 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great by Ben Carson, Candy Carson 4.16 avg rating — 3,958 ratings — published 2011 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future by Ben Carson, Candy Carson 4.09 avg rating — 3,908 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live with Acceptable Risk by Ben Carson, Gregg Lewis 4.16 avg rating — 1,499 ratings — published 2007 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Have a Brain: A Teen's Guide to T.H.I.N.K. B.I.G. 4.35 avg rating — 1,255 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties 4.08 avg rating — 1,197 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life by Ben Carson, Gregg Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 955 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Created Equal: The Painful Past, Confusing Present, and Hopeful Future of Race in America by Ben Carson, Alveda King (Foreword), Candy Carson (Primary Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 487 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life: Based on the Book Gifted Hands by Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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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“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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