Pain Hustlers: Now a major Netflix film by Evan Hughes (English) Paperback Book

Description: Pain Hustlers by Evan Hughes A medical crime story, in the vein of Empire of Pain and Bad Blood, concerned with fentanyl and drawing back the curtains in exposing the on-the-ground tactics employed in pharmaceutical sales. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Now a major film streaming on NETFLIXI couldnt turn the pages fast enough. A tour de force. - Patrick Radden Keefe, award-winning author of Empire of PainEveryone should read this book - Sheelagh Kolhatkar, author of Black EdgeJohn Kapoor had already made a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he developed a highly potent fentanyl-based painkiller that was as addictive as it was effective. Desperate to make the most of his new drug, he brought together an ambitious, persuasive and relentless group of young recruits who were willing to do anything to profit from this seemingly life-chanigng medicine.This is the inside story of hustlers turned millionaires and a shocking exposé of how opioids entered the national bloodstream.A fast-paced and maddening account - The New York Times Book ReviewPreviously published as The Hard Sell Author Biography Evan Hughes was a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Reporting in 2015. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, GQ, New York, Wired, and The New York Review of Books. He is the author of Literary Brooklyn and The Hard Sell and the film tie-in, Pain Hustlers. Review This is that rare story of the opioid crisis in which the bad guys face a genuine reckoning. I couldnt turn the pages fast enough. A tour de force. -- Patrick Radden KeefeA fast-paced and maddening account . . . Whats most surprising and powerful about The Hard Sell is not one companys criminality . . . as much as how institutionalized these practices were across the modern drug industry. * New York Times Book Review *A pacey crime caper set against the backdrop of the opioid crisis . . . When I tell you that reading "The Hard Sell" is like watching a Scorsese film, you will assume I am exaggerating. Pick it up and tell me Im wrong * The New York Times *Vivid . . . [An] insightful account of how a company that went public in the most successful IPO of 2013 soon ended up a poster child for corporate greed * The Boston Globe *Does the world really need another book about the opioid crisis? . . . The Hard Sell by Evan Hughes proves a worthy addition to the collection. * The Washington Post *A richly reported, mesmerizing tale, and a devastating indictment of our broken pharmaceutical industry. Everyone should read this book. -- Sheelah Kolhatkar, author of Black EdgeWhen youre running a pharma startup, how does the obvious wrong thing to do become the thing you do anyway? The Hard Sell, fascinating in the fashion of a slow-moving train wreck, is a study of corruption -- Ted Conover, author of Newjack Promotional The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers - until their scheme unravelled, placing them at the centre of a landmark criminal trial. Details ISBN1035034514 Author Evan Hughes Pages 288 Audience Age 18 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781035034512 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-10-12 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2023-10-12 DEWEY 338.476153 Language English ISBN-10 1035034514 Subtitle Now a major Netflix film NZ Release Date 2024-03-11 AU Release Date 2024-03-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160687463;

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