Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live with Acceptable Risk

Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing Company, 2008. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Corners of several pages turned.. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 237, [3] p. Notes. Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is a retired American neurosurgeon who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election. 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. Among his achievements as a surgeon were separating conjoined twins and developing a hemispherectomy technique for controlling brain seizures. He was recognized in 2008 with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Carson's widely publicized speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast catapulted him to fame for his views on social and political issues. On May 4, 2015, Carson announced he was running for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.