4.6
Biznes i ekonomia
Winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A Barack Obama 2021 Summer reading list choice
Empire of Pain is the story of a dynasty: a parable of 21st century greed.
'Magnificent... A masterpiece of storytelling' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 'Books of the Year'
‘Put simply, this book will make your blood boil . . . ‘ - John Carreyrou, author of Bad Blood
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 family is one of the richest in the world, and their name adorns the walls of many famous institutions – Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxford; the Louvre. The source of the family fortune was vague, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing Oxycontin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis – an international epidemic of drug addiction which has killed nearly half a million people.
In this masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, award-winning journalist and host of the Wind of Change podcast Patrick Radden Keefe exhaustively documents the jaw-dropping and ferociously compelling reality.
Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
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Praise for Empire of Pain:
'More compelling, more character driven, and more capacious than any novel I have read this year.' – Sara Collins
'It’s superbly written, exhaustively researched, full of fierce moral resolve, jaw-droppingly revealing, and above all propulsively readable. More than a match for any novel, and I think a future classic.’ – Andrew Holgate, Literary Editor, Sunday Times, chair of the Baillie Gifford judges, 2022
'Jaw-dropping . . . Beggars belief' – Sunday Times
'You feel almost guilty for enjoying it so much' – The Times
‘A page-turner with a villainous family to rival the Roys in Succession, and one where every chapter ends with the perfect bombshell’ - Esquire
‘This is unflinching reporting of a story that will grip and disturb you.’ – Evening Standard
‘A chilling and mesmerizing read, “substantially built on the family’s own words”. Which is what makes it so damning.’ – Observer
‘Magnificent’ – Guardian ‘Damning’ – Daily Mail ‘A tour de force’ – Financial Times ‘Superb’ – Spectator ‘Excellent’ – Economist
© 2021 Picador (Audiobook): 9781529063097
Data wydania
Audiobook: 13 kwietnia 2021
4.6
Biznes i ekonomia
Winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A Barack Obama 2021 Summer reading list choice
Empire of Pain is the story of a dynasty: a parable of 21st century greed.
'Magnificent... A masterpiece of storytelling' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 'Books of the Year'
‘Put simply, this book will make your blood boil . . . ‘ - John Carreyrou, author of Bad Blood
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 family is one of the richest in the world, and their name adorns the walls of many famous institutions – Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxford; the Louvre. The source of the family fortune was vague, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing Oxycontin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis – an international epidemic of drug addiction which has killed nearly half a million people.
In this masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, award-winning journalist and host of the Wind of Change podcast Patrick Radden Keefe exhaustively documents the jaw-dropping and ferociously compelling reality.
Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
________________________
Praise for Empire of Pain:
'More compelling, more character driven, and more capacious than any novel I have read this year.' – Sara Collins
'It’s superbly written, exhaustively researched, full of fierce moral resolve, jaw-droppingly revealing, and above all propulsively readable. More than a match for any novel, and I think a future classic.’ – Andrew Holgate, Literary Editor, Sunday Times, chair of the Baillie Gifford judges, 2022
'Jaw-dropping . . . Beggars belief' – Sunday Times
'You feel almost guilty for enjoying it so much' – The Times
‘A page-turner with a villainous family to rival the Roys in Succession, and one where every chapter ends with the perfect bombshell’ - Esquire
‘This is unflinching reporting of a story that will grip and disturb you.’ – Evening Standard
‘A chilling and mesmerizing read, “substantially built on the family’s own words”. Which is what makes it so damning.’ – Observer
‘Magnificent’ – Guardian ‘Damning’ – Daily Mail ‘A tour de force’ – Financial Times ‘Superb’ – Spectator ‘Excellent’ – Economist
© 2021 Picador (Audiobook): 9781529063097
Data wydania
Audiobook: 13 kwietnia 2021
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Kate
4 mar 2023
I found the first part to be a bit boring (I’m not great with biographies) but I’m glad I stuck around. It was such an amazing read. It all makes perfect sense now
Marta
10 sty 2023
Eat the rich.
Ola
19 lip 2023
Świetna, miejmy nadzieje, ze wpłynie na rzeczywistość
Oliwia
17 kwi 2021
Well written book tracking the history of one of the ritchest families in the world and their decay, from american dream and youthful ideals about wealth distribution to greed dictating total denial of consequences of ones actions. Very well researched and another proof how money enables you to avoid the law.
Julia
15 wrz 2023
best non fiction ive ever read. best obok i read in a couple of years. astounding and shocking to the core
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