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

nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced

560 pages | first published 2021

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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 in the arts and the sciences. The s...
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