The gold lettering on the office door was quite impressive. Biography, Incorporated. Osborne Dowds. President. Upon entering, one was even more impressed by the small, but well furnished office. But most impressive of all, was Osborne Dowds himself. Seated behind a desk and looking every inch the publisher. However, all is not as it seems, as his 'company' is really a racket, selling books to the families of war veterans, and are targeting the nearest and dearest of anyone who has received a decoration of any kind.