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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

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  • Apr 13, 2021
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Patrick Radden Keefe
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The highly anticipated portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, by the prize-winning, bestselling author of Say Nothing. The Sackler name adorns the walls of many stori... Show More

The highly anticipated portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, by the prize-winning, bestselling author of Say Nothing.

The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions: Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford, the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations to the arts and sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing OxyContin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis.

Empire of Pain is a masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, exhaustively documented and ferociously compelling.

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Number of Pages: 535

ISBN: 0385545681

ISBN-13: 9780385545686

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Barack Obama @BarackObama · Dec 15, 2021
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher · Feb 4, 2022
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So so many. Obviously nothing a human being gets near is going to be perfect but I have been privileged to work with and know people who try hard to get it right no matter the outcome. I would recommend you read @praddenkeefe book Empire of Pain for example
Chrisman Frank @chrismanfrank · Apr 2, 2022
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I listened. Was an especially good audio book.
Ankur Warikoo @warikoo · Dec 6, 2022
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Hard hitting: Empire of Pain
Rachel McIntosh @RachelMc_Intosh · Jan 21, 2023
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Empire of Pain blew my mind. Reads like it’s fiction so you have to keep reminding yourself all of it actually happened.
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