How did one of the world’s wealthiest families build its fortune—and what was the cost? *Empire of Pain* traces three generations of the Sackler family, from their early success in medicine and philanthropy to the rise of OxyContin and the devastating opioid crisis. Patrick Radden Keefe examines how the family and its company promoted the drug, influenced medical and regulatory institutions, and responded to growing scrutiny and legal challenges. Blending investigative reporting with a sweeping family history, the book explores wealth, power, reputation, and the consequences of pursuing profit at almost any cost.
What does it take to lead a team through the most difficult challenges? In *Extreme Ownership*, former Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin draw on their experiences in the Iraq War to explore the leadership principles that helped their unit operate in one of the conflict’s most dangerous environments. Through firsthand stories and practical lessons, they examine ideas such as taking full responsibility, decentralized command, Cover and Move, and Leading Up the Chain. The book translates these principles from combat into practical guidance for leading teams, organizations, and everyday relationships.
What does it take to survive when everything seems determined to break you? In Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand tells the extraordinary true story of Louis Zamperini, a rebellious boy who became an Olympic runner, then an airman during World War II. After his bomber crashes into the Pacific, Zamperini faces starvation, sharks, enemy attacks, and brutal captivity, drawing on ingenuity, courage, and an unbreakable will to survive. But returning home brings another struggle as he confronts trauma and the lasting effects of war. A powerful story of endurance, resilience, and redemption.
The definitive life of Abraham Lincoln, With Malice Toward None is historian Stephen B. Oates's acclaimed and enthralling portrait of America's greatest leader. Oates masterfully charts, with the pacing of a novel, Lincoln's rise from bitter poverty in America's midwestern…
Winner of the Sarton Memoir Award. "[A] marvel of storytelling, layered and rich . . . an account of one family's grief, love, and resilience" ( Maine Sunday Telegram). Mexico, Maine, 1963: The Wood family is much like its close,…
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 IN THE INDEPENDENT, GQ, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BBC CULTURE 'Graydon Carter is a brilliant raconteur of his own life...it's a real yarn of a lost world' Marina Hyde, The Rest is Entertainment…
"Refreshing . . . candid . . . poignant. . . . One of the best of country's tell-alls, as warm, peculiar, and individualistic as Jennings's music itself." — Entertainment Weekly Equal parts outlaw, renegade, and legend, Waylon Jennings enjoyed…
When a state trooper appeared at Rachel Zimmerman's door to report that her husband had jumped to his death off a nearby bridge, she fell to her knees, unable to fully absorb the news. How could the man she married,…
“A must read for anyone probing the dark side of mental health treatment.” —Anna Lembke, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation “A really moving and heart-rending story. Unshrunk will help and empower so many people.” —Johann Hari,…
Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a Rock ’n’ Roll legend, member of the E Street Band, and subject of the acclaimed HBO documentary Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple What story begins in a bedroom in suburban…
"A painful and propulsive memoir delivered in the honest tones of a woman who didn’t always think she’d live to tell her story." —The New York Times A Buzzfeed Best Book of September In the vein of Educated and The…
From the internationally bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes a dark but ultimately uplifting tale of a woman whose incredible journey still resonates today. Elizabeth Packard was an ordinary Victorian housewife and mother of six. That was, until the…
