Gifted Hands

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
AuthorBen Carson and Cecil Murphey
LanguageEnglish
GenreNonfiction, autobiography
PublisherZondervan
Publication date
1990
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages240
ISBN978-0-310-54651-1

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. Co-written by Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey, 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.