Think Big; Unleashing Your Potential For Excellence

Carson, Ben with Murphey, Cecil

ISBN 10: 0828006709 / ISBN 13: 9780828006705

Published by Review and Herald Publishing Association, Hagerstown, MD, 1992

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253, [3] pages. Occasional footnotes. Ink notation on fep. DJ has some wear and soiling. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American neurosurgeon, author, and politician who is the 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the Trump Administration. Prior to his cabinet position, he was a candidate for President of the United States in the Republican primaries in 2016. Born in Detroit, Michigan, and a graduate of Yale University and the University of Michigan Medical School, Carson has authored numerous books on his medical career and political stances. He was the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland from 1984 until his retirement in 2013. As a pioneer in neurosurgery, Carson's achievements include performing the only successful separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head, pioneering the first successful neurosurgical procedure on a fetus inside the womb, performing the first completely successful separation of type-2 vertical craniopagus twins, developing new methods to treat brain-stem tumors, and reviving hemispherectomy techniques for controlling seizures. He became the youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery in the country at age 33. He has received more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees, dozens of national merit citations, and written over 100 neurosurgical publications. In 2008, he was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. This book is for you if your life is a series of shattered dreams. This book is for you if you have no dreams at all. It s for you if you ve bought the lie that you ll never amount to anything. That s not true. Your life is BIG far bigger than you've imagined. Inside these pages lie the keys to recognizing the full potential of your life. You won t necessarily become a millionaire, but you will attain a life that is rewarding, significant, and more fruitful than you ever thought possible. The author of this book knows about hardship. Ben Carson grew up in inner-city Detroit. His mother was illiterate. His father had left the family. His grade-school classmates considered Ben stupid. He struggled with a violent temper. In every respect, Ben s harsh circumstances seemed only to point to a harsher future and a bad end. But that s not what happened. By applying the principles in this book, Ben rose from his tough life to one of amazing accomplishments and international renown. He learned that he had potential, he learned how to unleash it, and he did. You can too. Put the principles in this book in motion. Things won t change overnight, but they will change. You can transform your life into one you ll love, bigger than you ve ever dreamed.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Think Big; Unleashing Your Potential For Excellence
• Publisher: Review and Herald Publishing Association, Hagerstown, MD
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0828006709
• ISBN 13: 9780828006705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing [Stated].
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

After telling the story of how he overcame an inner-city background to become a world renowned neurosurgeon (Gifted Hands), Dr. Ben Carson now gives an inspirational look at the philosophy of life that helped him meet life's obstacles and leap over them.

From the Author

Ben Carson is the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and the author of two best-selling books, Gifted Hands and Think Big. A widely respected role model, he shares motivational insights with inner-city kids and corporate executives alike. He serves on the board at Yale University and on the board of the Kellogg Company. He lives in Baltimore, MD. Gregg Lewis is a freelance writer with 25 years experience in the publishing industry. The author or coauthor of more than 30 books, he lives with his wife and five children in Rome, Georgia