America the Beautiful, Ben Carson, M.D.
America the Beautiful, Ben Carson, M.D.
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America the Beautiful
Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great

Author: Ben Carson, M.D.

Narrator: Brandon Hirsch

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/02/2016

Synopsis

What is America becoming? Or, more importantly, what can she be if we reclaim a vision for the things that made her great in the first place?In America the Beautiful, Dr. Ben Carson helps us learn from our past in order to chart a better course for our future. From his personal ascent from inner-city poverty to international medical and humanitarian acclaim, Carson shares experiential insights that help us understand:what is good about Americawhere we have gone astraywhich fundamental beliefs have guided America from her founding into preeminence among nationsWritten by a man who has experienced America's best and worst firsthand, America the Beautiful is at once alarming, convicting, and inspiring. You'll gain new perspectives on our nation's origins, our Judeo-Christian heritage, our educational system, capitalism versus socialism, our moral fabric, healthcare, and much more.An incisive manifesto of the values that shaped America's past and must shape her future, America the Beautiful calls us all to use our God-given talents to improve our lives, our communities, our nation, and our world.

About Ben Carson, M.D.

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson has served as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, a candidate for President of the United States, and the seventeenth Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He currently serves as the founder and chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute. He is also the author of six bestselling books: Gifted Hands, Think Big, The Big Picture, One Nation, A More Perfect Union, and Created Equal, the last four of which he coauthored with his wife, Candy. They are the parents of three grown sons and grandparents to eight grandchildren. They live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Will

This is the first book by Ben Carson that I've read. He is a wonderful writer. I grew up leaning to the left politically, and reading what he writes makes me want to change my political beliefs. While reading it I also wanted to become a stronger Christian. He's an extremely intelligent person and h......more

Goodreads review by Michael

When you realize Ben Carson's unique background - that he grew up in poverty as an African American in the slums of Detroit and Boston; that his single Mom wisely motivated him to read as a pathway out of poverty; that reading gave him an insatiable appetite for learning; that he has been a union me......more

Goodreads review by Verona

I loved this book!! Everything about it rings true to me. I agree with the values, spirit, patriotic principles, and the ideas espoused and taught by Dr. Benjamin Carson. What I admired most was Dr. Carson's weaving of the statements and principles of the founding fathers into today's government an......more

Goodreads review by John

Dr. Carson is a rising star, touted as the new voice of moderation of the Republican Party, so I was anxious to read his latest book. It is very disappointing. The book is a combination of one more moralistic rant from the right with a wildly simplistic analysis of the economics of capitalism and so......more

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