Carson: 704 books
A Doctor in the House
My Life with Ben Carson
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
“The life of a neurosurgeon isn’t an easy one, and Ben has been required to go above and beyond the call of duty almost constantly. The life of a neurosurgeon’s wife isn’t much easier. But it’s all been worth it. Together, we’ve been through poverty, tragedy, wealth, and joy, and we’ve...
Defending the South
Our Homes, Our Way of Life, and Our Sacred Honor
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
In 1846, Joe Carson decides to sell his inn and move from Knoxville, Georgia, to Macon County, Georgia, near the future site of the town of Reynolds. Using the money from the inn, he buys a cotton plantation in Macon County. Joe and his wife, sons, and daughters start a new life on the farm. As tensions...
Economy of the Unlost
(Reading Simonides of Keos with Paul Celan)
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2009
The ancient Greek lyric poet Simonides of Keos was the first poet in the Western tradition to take money for poetic composition. From this starting point, Anne Carson launches an exploration, poetic in its own right, of the idea of poetic economy. She offers a reading of certain of Simonides' texts...
Gifted Hands 20th Anniversary Edition
The Ben Carson Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
In 1987, Dr. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as a hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation...
My Life
Based on the Book Gifted Hands
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Ben Carson grew up in the inner cities of Boston and Detroit with his mother and brother. When his father deserted the family, Ben’s mother worked several jobs to support her boys yet worked even harder to encourage them to get an education and follow their dreams. Ben’s dreams nearly ended...
The Big Picture
Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In his grade school days, Ben Carson would hardly have been voted “most likely to become a famous surgeon.” His classmates had already given him another label: class dummy. Then a light clicked on for Ben—and a consuming passion for learning that catapulted him from “zero” test grades to...
Take the Risk
Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live with Acceptable Risk
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
No risk, pay the cost. Know risk, reap the rewards. 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...
by Jo Carson
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
“Haunting and funny, full of folk wisdom and unfl inching honesty.”—Publishers Weekly, on the work of Jo Carson
“She is a quintessential community artist with a true ear for the way people talk and what they really mean to say. Her work has inspired innumerable young artists to take...
The Brain Fix
What's the Matter with Your Gray Matter: Improve Your Memory, Moods, and Mind
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Do you feel anxious, frazzled, or fatigued? Are you struggling with addiction, attention deficits, depression, or compulsive behaviors? Could your mind or memory be sharper? If so, these are tell-tale signs that your brain could use a tune-up. Fortunately, as author Ralph Carson explains, the brain...
by D.A. Carson
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Called to live in the world, but not to be *of *it, Christians must maintain a balancing act that becomes more precarious the further our culture departs from its Judeo-Christian roots. How should members of the church interact with such a culture, especially as deeply enmeshed as most of us have...
The Sense of Wonder
A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning The Sense of Wonder remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature
In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson—author of Silent Spring—began work on an essay that she would come to consider...
by Kit Carson
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
"Notice is hereby given to all persons, that Christopher Carson, a boy about 16 years old, small of his age, but thick-set; light hair, ran away from the subscriber, living in Franklin, Howard County, Missouri, to whom he had been bound to learn the saddler's trade. . . . One cent reward will...
Spider Speculations
A Physics and Biophysics of Storytelling
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
“I’ve spent about 15 years plus some working with people’s stories in a series of communities in this country. I write plays from oral histories for those communities. Just finished my 30th. I’m watching people’s lives and communities literally change, sometimes drastically, for the work....
by Ben Carson, M.D.
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Manos prodigiosas por y acerca de Ben Carson, Doctor en Medicina, es el relato inspirador de un chiquillo de un barrio difícil, con bajas calificaciones y poca motivación, que a los treinta y tres años llegó a ser director de neurocirugía pediátrica del Hospital de la Universidad John Hopkins....