A collection of Canadian obituaries by Martin, a Globe and Mail columnist. Includes tributes to notable Candians including Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, social activist June Callwood, and businessman and famed art collector Ken Thomson. Included are rogues, rascals, and romantics; our service men and women and private citizens whose lives have had an undeniable public impact. Finally, Martin interweaves these elegant and eloquent biographies with the autobiography of the obit writer, offering an exclusive and intimate view of life on the dead beat.