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

535 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
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The history of the Sackler dynasty is rife with drama—baroque personal lives; bitter disputes over estates; fistfights in boardrooms; glittering art collections; Machiavellian courtroom maneuvers; and the calculated use of money to burnish reputat...

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Moods

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

Pace

medium 62%
slow 29%
fast 7%

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