Take the Risk by Ben Carson, Lincoln Medal Winner

According to PW of 2/13/08, author and Baltimore celebrity and role model, Ben Carson was honored Sunday, February 10, 2008 with the Ford's Theatre Lincoln Medal, which was presented at the White House by President Bush. According to Zondervan, Carson’s publisher, the medal honors individuals who exemplify the legacy of Lincoln; the other honoree this year was former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Carson is a pioneering neurosurgeon and the author (with Cecil Murphey) of Gifted Hands. Dr. Carson is Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

Dr. Carson’s latest book is Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live With Acceptable Risk.
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Jacket Notes:In our risk-avoidance culture, we place a high premium on safety. We insure our vacations. We check crash tests on cars. We extend the warranties on our appliances. But by insulating ourselves from the unknown - the risks of life - we miss the great adventure of living our lives to their full potential. Ben Carson spent his childhood as an at-risk child on the streets of Detroit, and today he takes daily risks in performing complex surgeries on the brain and the spinal cord. Now, offering inspiring personal examples, Dr. Carson invites us to embrace risk in our own lives. From a man whose life dramatically portrays the connection between great risks and greater successes, here are insights that will help you dispel your fear of risk so you can dream big, aim high, move with confidence, and reap rewards you’ve never imagined.