Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe with Patrick Radden Keefe (Narrator)

18 hours, 6 minutes first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
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A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From the prize-winning and bestselling author of Say Nothing...

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informative 96%
dark 54%
challenging 41%
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reflective 27%
emotional 19%
tense 14%
mysterious 2%
inspiring 1%

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