4.6
Ekonomi & Business
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 (Ljudbok): 9781529063097
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 13 april 2021
4.6
Ekonomi & Business
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 (Ljudbok): 9781529063097
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 13 april 2021
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Magnus
9 aug. 2021
Otroligt fascinerande bok som borde vara obligatorisk läsning för läkare, jurister, beroende, medberoende, närstående och personer med koppling till farmakologi. Ett helt otroligt reportagearbete som förtjänar all uppmärksamhet, och uppläsaren (författaren själv!) är mycket tydlig och engagerande. Hög kvalitet!
Gunilla
27 mars 2022
Som lärkarstudent på sista terminen tar jag med mig denna viktiga information in i mitt framtida yrkesliv. Oerhört viktigt dokument.
Gustaf
8 juli 2021
En mkt välbearbetad och noggrann berättad historia om opioidkrisen i USA. Rekommenderas starkt
Åsa
20 okt. 2021
Otroligt nogrann genomgång av världens kanske mest hänsynslöst giriga familj.
Angelica
7 dec. 2021
Boken var lätt att lyssna på men kanske lite väl detaljerad. Intressant ämne om läkemedelsjättar, korruption och pengars makt.
David
24 juli 2023
En grundlig genomgång av opioidkrisen i USA och familjen Sackler som genom sitt företag var ansvariga för katastrofen. En nyttig påminnelse om vinstjaktens katastrofala följder inom vissa branscher.
Molly
1 sep. 2021
Gedigen och intresseväckande skildring av en mörk industri och dess ledande personer. Kunde ha kortats ner men författaren är skärpt nog att hålla historien hyfsat varm ändå i sin idoga strävan att ”expose it all”. Berikande och diskussionsskapande.
Anna-Carin
28 juli 2022
En bok alla skulle läsa. En skakande dokumentär om en girig och hänsynslös familj som till varje pris ville tjäna pengar på människors smärta och deras falska marknadsföring av oxy där de medvetet undanhöll och ljög om riskerna att bli beroende. En av de bästa och mest intressanta böcker jag läst. Förfsttaten är "one of the good guys".
Björn
27 aug. 2021
En väldigt detaljerad men samtidigt trovärdig dokumentär om familjen Sackler och hur deras behov av pengar för att bygga monument över sig själva fullkomligt spårade ur. Det finns alltid en risk att läkemedelsindustri spårar ur. Här är berättelsen om en monumental urspårning.
Sara
13 maj 2022
Mycket informativ & givande.
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