About This Book
The 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. Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction The Sunday Time...
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Reading Time Estimates
19h 12m
slow reader
180 WPM
13h 49m
average reader
250 WPM
9h 52m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 207,350 wordsπ
28 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
13 h 49 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
15 h 22 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
23 h 2 min
Audio 2x
11 h 31 min
That's about:
- π 28 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π28 commutesΒ of 30 min each