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by: M.D., Ben Carson  List Price: $19.99 Amazon.com's Price: $14.59 You Save: $5.40 (27%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 302.12 EAN: 9780310259732 ISBN: 0310259738 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: January 01, 2008 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
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 Rating:  - simple-minded drivelI have no doubt that Ben Carson is an excellent neurosurgeon, but what comes across in this book is little more than opportunism, self-promotion, and bone-headed conservative ideology gussied up in a feel-good self-help package. His vaunted best/worst method of assessing risk might sound good on paper, but you need only read through his own real-world applications to discover just how ridiculous and useless it is. In omitting the far more important factor of likelihood from his risk assessment analyses, ... Read More Rating:  - Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose and Live with Acceptable RiskThis is an insightful, engaging, life changing book that is both easy and fun to read. I recommend this book for anyone stuck in a rut wondering what's next and especially for those who have spent a life time playing it safe for no other reason than fear. Rating: - Operated by brain powerYou don't have to be a brain surgeon to know life is an uninterrupted sequence of guaranteed risks. Ben Carson, in Take the Risk takes his role as a neurosurgeon up a notch as he reveals how operating in sync with your grey matter will draw you toward diving into the risks that are worth taking and passing on the ones that take you on a downward spiral. He acknowledges that everything is risky. Even to resolve to do nothing can be a hazardous choice. Tied to real life stories as concrete ... Read More Rating:  - could have been shorter, but still worth the readben carson, in case you haven't heard of him (i'd only vaguely heard of him), is a world renowned neurosurgeon. i mean, world-renowned, like, he's one of the top pediatric neurosurgeons in the world. and, he's probably the number one neuro-dude when it comes to separating conjoined twins, joined at the skull. oh, and he grew up in a poor, single mom, household, on the tough streets of detroit. so it's fair to say the guy knows a thing or two about considering risk. this book is a ... Read More Rating: - Are we really called to take risks?Dr. Ben Carson helps his readers take a fresh and balanced approach to understanding risk - real risk, perceived risk, risks that we all take (and avoid) as part of normal everyday life. As enlightening as that was, I found myself being surprised as I discovered another message in the book. This surprise began as disappointment. Part way through the book I was disappointed because nearly all of the examples Dr. Carson used resulted in moving forward, following through with the action, taking the risk. I felt ... Read More 
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