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Empire of pain: the secret history of the Sackler dynasty
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Published:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
First large print edition.
Physical Desc:
xii, 974 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
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Description

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. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. -- jacket.

The Sacklers are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations to the arts and the sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. Keefe begins with the three doctor brothers, Raymond, Mortimer and Arthur, who weathered the poverty of the Great Depression and appalling anti-Semitism. Working at a barbaric mental institution, Arthur conducted groundbreaking research into drug treatments, devised the marketing for Valium, and built the first great Sackler fortune. Forty years later the template he created to sell Valium was employed to launch a far more potent product: OxyContin. -- adapted from back cover.

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English
ISBN:
9780593416280, 0593416287

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [757]-926) and index.
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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. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. -- jacket.
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The Sacklers are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations to the arts and the sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. Keefe begins with the three doctor brothers, Raymond, Mortimer and Arthur, who weathered the poverty of the Great Depression and appalling anti-Semitism. Working at a barbaric mental institution, Arthur conducted groundbreaking research into drug treatments, devised the marketing for Valium, and built the first great Sackler fortune. Forty years later the template he created to sell Valium was employed to launch a far more potent product: OxyContin. -- adapted from back cover.
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Keefe, P. R. (2021). Empire of pain: the secret history of the Sackler dynasty. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-. 2021. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. New York, Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.

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Keefe, Patrick Radden. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.

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