Jack Devlin is a journalist working out of London, England in 1986, making a living through writing obituaries. Asked to write an obit for a French Canadian war hero, he stumbles across a previously untold story - the story of 60 French Canadians sent to France to work with the French resistance movement. Spanning 1980's and Second World War London, German-occupied France, and Scottish special-ops camps, Obit Man spins a tale of war-time coverups praised by William Stevenson of A Man Called Intrepid fame as 'wonderfully original...witty and wise...(that) sets forth hard questions about real...

The relationship between achievement and service is complicated. This is particularly true for women because they are generally-not always-recognized for what they do for others as mother, wife, nurse, and teacher, but recognition for the many contributions they make in other roles, as lawyer, doctor, scientist, musician, businessperson, artist, politician, academic and so on is acknowledged far less frequently. Indeed, women who accomplish great things are often stigmatized for their success. Marie-Paule Charrette is a woman of tremendous achievement. She has served as a social worker, a...

The relationship between achievement and service is complicated. This is particularly true for women because they are generally-not always-recognized for what they do for others as mother, wife, nurse, and teacher, but recognition for the many contributions they make in other roles, as lawyer, doctor, scientist, musician, businessperson, artist, politician, academic and so on is acknowledged far less frequently. Indeed, women who accomplish great things are often stigmatized for their success. Marie-Paule Charrette is a woman of tremendous achievement. She has served as a social worker, a...

The relationship between achievement and service is a complicated one. This is particularly true for women. Women are generally (but not always) recognized for what they provide others as mothers, wives, nurses, and teachers, for example, but recognition for the many contributions they make in other roles-as lawyers, doctors, scientists, musicians, businesspeople, artists, politicians, academics, etc.-is extended far less frequently. The personal achievements of women are celebrated and rewarded far less commonly than are those of men. And the women who accomplish great things are...

The relationship between achievement and service is a complicated one. This is particularly true for women. Women are generally (but not always) recognized for what they provide others as mothers, wives, nurses, and teachers, for example, but recognition for the many contributions they make in other roles-as lawyers, doctors, scientists, musicians, businesspeople, artists, politicians, academics, etc.-is extended far less frequently. The personal achievements of women are celebrated and rewarded far less commonly than are those of men. And the women who accomplish great things are...