Author | Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey |
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Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction, autobiography |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Publication date | 1990 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 240 |
ISBN | 978-0-310-54651-1 |
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story or simply Gifted Hands is an autobiographical book about the success story of Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and future politician, and his life going from a failing student to leading a team of surgeons in the first known separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head.[1] Co-written by Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey,[2] Gifted Hands was adapted into a film of the same name by director Thomas Carter in 2009. In the film, Dr. Carson was portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding Jr.[3]