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050	0	0	_aRA390 A2 _bO73 2008
082	1		_a362.1 ORB _2
100	1		_aOrbinski, James
245	1	3	_aAn imperfect offering : _bhumanitarian action in the twenty-first century _c/ James Orbinski.
260			_aNew York _b: Walker & Company _c, c2008.
300			_a431 p. _b: illus. _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	3		_aFrom one of the world's greatest humanitarian activists comes a searing personal memoir that is also an urgent call to confront suffering in all its many forms. Having seen things we hope never to see, confronted suffering and dispassion and evil we hope never to encounter, and faced deep personal torment, James Orbinski still believes in "the good we can be if we so choose." His chosen medium for revealing this is stories from his own experience- - a doctor's indelible testimony from the front lines in Peru, Somalia, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Zaire- - embodied in which are warnings, hope, and lessons in how we can inject humanitarian activity into our lives. An Imperfect Offering is invaluable reading for anyone who wants to make a difference.
546			_aEnglish.
600	1	4	_aOrbinski, James
610	1	4	_aDoctors Without Borders (Association) _v--Biography
610	2		_aMédecins sans frontieres (Association)
650		4	_aMedical assistance
650		4	_aWar relief
650		4	_aPhysicians _z-Canada _v--Biographie
651		4	_aAfrica
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