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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First large print edition.
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Published
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 : illustrations
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English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A history of three generations of the wealthy Sackler family, noted for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was ruined by OxyContin. The story begins with three doctor brothers, Raymond, Mortimer, and Arthur. Arthur devised the marketing for Valium and bought a drug manufacturer, Purdue Frederick, which would be run by Raymond and Mortimer. Forty years later, Raymond's son Richard ran the family-owned Purdue. And the template Arthur devised to sell Valium, co-opting doctors, influencing the FDA, and downplaying the drug's addictiveness, was used to launch a far more deadly product called OxyContin.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Keefe, P. R. (2021). Empire of pain: the secret history of the Sackler dynasty (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-. 2021. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. Random House Large Print.

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Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Random House Large Print, 2021.

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Keefe, Patrick Radden. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2021.

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