Books like Gifted hands

Gifted hands by Ben Carson reads as inspiring, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Think big

Ben Carson · 1992

Both explore ambition & education

86% genome match

The Hiding Place

Corrie ten Boom · 1971

Both explore faith

66% genome match

The Gift 12 Lessons to Save Your Life & The Choice By Edith Eger 2 Books Collection Set

Edith Eger · 2020

Same memoir feel

70% genome match

Nothing Is Impossible

Christopher Reeve · 2002

Same memoir feel

67% genome match

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Richard Phillips Feynman · 1988

Both explore education

63% genome match

The story of my life

Helen Keller · 1903

Both explore education & perseverance

63% genome match

Fear no evil

Anatoly Shcharansky · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

How to live 365 days a year

John A. Schindler · 1954

Same self-help feel

60% genome match

Thinking in Pictures

Temple Grandin · 1995

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

The Brain That Changes Itself

Norman Doidge · 2007

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

The Double Helix

James D. Watson

Both explore ambition

60% genome match

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match