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 highly-anticipated portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, by the prize-winning, bestselling author of Say Nothing. The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions – Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxfor...

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informative 97%
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reflective 26%
emotional 18%
tense 13%
mysterious 2%
inspiring 1%

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