Empire of pain: the secret history of the Sackler dynasty
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New York : Random House Large Print, 2021.
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Large Print
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First large print edition.
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xii, 974 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
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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. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. -- jacket.
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English
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9780593416280, 0593416287
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [757]-926) and index.
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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. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. -- jacket.
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Keefe, P. R. (2021). Empire of pain: the secret history of the Sackler dynasty. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-. 2021. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Keefe, Patrick Radden. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.
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