An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action for the Twenty-First Century

From 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, dispassion, and evil we hope never to encounter, James Orbinski still believes in "the good we can be if we so choose." Recounting stories from his own experience, 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 feels he or she can make a difference.

James Orbinski is past international president of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, and accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for MSF in 1999. I n 2004, he left MSF to found Dignitas International, an organization for people living with HIV/AIDS in the developing world. He lives in Canada.