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

480 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
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The gripping and shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, Oxycontin and the opioid crisis. The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions – Harvard; the Metropolitan Mus...

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informative 96%
dark 54%
challenging 41%
sad 32%
reflective 27%
emotional 19%
tense 14%
mysterious 2%
inspiring 1%

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slow 29%
fast 7%

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