Table of Contents

Contents PART ONE: SEEING THE BIG PICTURE Prologue 1. The South African Twins -- Why? 2. A Set of Twins from Zambia 3. An Impossible Operation 4. Getting the Big Picture 5. Seeing the Big Picture PART TWO: A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE BIG PICTURE 6. Seeing Hardship as Advantage 7. Moving Beyond a Victim Mentality 8. Parenting: Life's Most Important Responsibility 9. Determining Priorities and Making Choices 10. Being Nice, Doing Good PART THREE: THE WIDE-ANGLE VIEW OF THE BIG PICTURE 11. What Ails America? Racial Diversity Is a Strength 12. Finding a Cure For Racial Division 13. Education: The Great Equalizer 14. Diagnosing the Crisis in Health Care 15. Revolutionizing Health Care: One Doctor's Prescription Epilogue: The Truly Big Picture

About the Author

Dr. Benjamin Carson is professor and director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and the author of two other best-selling books, Gifted Hands and Think Big. A widely respected role model, he shares motivational insights with inner-city kids and corporate executives alike. He serves on the corporate boards of The Kellogg Company, Costco Wholesale Corp., and American's Promise among others, and is an Emeritus Fellow of the Yale Corporation. He lives with his wife, Candy, and three sons in Baltimore County, Maryland.