{"product_id":"b08qjmjwq3","title":"Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e**Patrick Radden Keefe's new instant No.1 bestseller,  London Falling,  is on sale now**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis. The inspiration behind the Netflix series  Painkiller , starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick. Read by the author, Patrick Radden Keefe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\nThe  Sunday Times  Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\nA BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'\u003cbr\u003e\nOne of  The Telegraph 's 20 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time\u003cbr\u003e\nShortlisted for the  Financial Times \/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award\u003cbr\u003e\nOne of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\nShortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the beginning of the twenty-first century the Sackler family had become one of the richest in America, their name adorning the walls of institutions like Harvard and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The source of the family fortune had long been vague, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and ruthlessly marketing OxyContin – a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis which, to date, has killed over half a million people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this searing investigation, award-winning journalist and host of the Wind of Change podcast Patrick Radden Keefe tells the story of the Sackler family’s extraordinary rise and reveals a shocking story of greed and corruption at the heart of modern America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'There are so many \"they did what?\" moments in this book, when your jaw practically hits the page' –  Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A page-turner with a villainous family to rival the Roys in  Succession' – Esquire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘You feel almost guilty for enjoying it so much’ –  The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I gobbled up  Empire of Pain . . .  a masterclass in compelling narrative nonfiction.' – Elizabeth Day,  The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'[Keefe is] a gifted storyteller who excels at capturing personalities' –  The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54190527021419,"sku":"YSL20115","price":4.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1674\/0203\/files\/71ccK6ycB6L._SY1500.jpg?v=1792721030","url":"https:\/\/www.booktavero.com\/products\/b08qjmjwq3","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}