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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

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Rise and fall of a scandal-plagued dynasty.

If you’re intrigued by the complexities of a powerful family’s narrative interwoven with societal impact, "Empire of Pain" tells a compelling story that is both personal and grandiose. The Sackler family's ascent to immense wealth and the subsequent public health tragedy they are associated with provides a potent examination of ethics, greed, and the influence of big pharma. This isn't just a family portrait; it's an unveiling of a grim chapter in American healthcare.

  • British Book Award Nominee for Non-Fiction: Narrative (2022)
  • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Nominee for Longlist (2022)
  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2021)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2022)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography (2021)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2021)
  • ALCS Dagger for Non-fiction Nominee (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

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ISBN: 9780385545686
Publisher: Doubleday
Date of Publication: 2021-04-13
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.54
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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 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.
 

Rise and fall of a scandal-plagued dynasty.

If you’re intrigued by the complexities of a powerful family’s narrative interwoven with societal impact, "Empire of Pain" tells a compelling story that is both personal and grandiose. The Sackler family's ascent to immense wealth and the subsequent public health tragedy they are associated with provides a potent examination of ethics, greed, and the influence of big pharma. This isn't just a family portrait; it's an unveiling of a grim chapter in American healthcare.

  • British Book Award Nominee for Non-Fiction: Narrative (2022)
  • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Nominee for Longlist (2022)
  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2021)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2022)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography (2021)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2021)
  • ALCS Dagger for Non-fiction Nominee (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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