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Pain hustlers : crime and punishment at an opioid startup / by Hughes, Evan,1975-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The blistering inside story of a startup that made millions pushing opioids--until its cutthroat tactics were exposed and its executives put behind bars. John Kapoor had amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he conceived of a new product. It was the 2000s, and opioids were big business. If Kapoor, an immigrant and the billionaire founder of Insys, could find a new way to administer the highly potent fentanyl, he could patent his invention and sell it to those in need--at a steep price. The only problem: There weren't enough people in need. Kapoor's drug was approved for breakthrough cancer pain. If Subsys was going to turn a profit, the company would need to persuade doctors to prescribe it 'off-label,' for other, lesser forms of pain. This is the story of how Insys turned a niche drug into big business. With executives leading the charge, Insys sales reps seduced doctors with charm, money, and sex. Its administrators lied to health care providers, claiming recipients had cancer when they did not. It pushed drugs onto patients that would have benefited from safer options, or no drugs at all. The strategy worked: When Insys went public, it notched the biggest IPO of its year. But several employees reached their limit and quietly blew the whistle, bringing the full force of the justice system upon the drug maker. In [Pain Hustlers], author and National Magazine Award-finalist Evan Hughes lays bare the pharma playbook. He shows how drug makers like Insys, fueled by greed and a hunger for market share, turn deception into profit. The book represents a stunning vindication, but also a cautionary tale. As Hughes shows, Insys didn't do anything its competitors weren't also doing. It was simply worse at covering its tracks."--
Subjects: Insys Therapeutics, Inc.; Advertising; Opioid abuse; Pharmaceutical industry; Pharmaceutical industry; Opioids;
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This is how it ends / by Dolan, Eva,author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Gentrification; Relocation (Housing); Environmental refugees; Homeless families; Murder; Secrecy; Sociology, Urban; Life change events;
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Reckoning : the epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment / by Hirshman, Linda R.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The first history--incisive, witty, fascinating--of the fight against sexual harassment, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Sisters in Law"--
Subjects: Sexual harassment of women; Sexual harassment of women; Sex crimes; Sex crimes; Sexual harassment of women; Trials (Sex crimes);
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The trial of the century / by Jarrett, Gregg,author.; Yaeger, Don,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Nearly a century ago, famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that brought the attention of the entire country to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Darrow's seminal defense of freedom of speech helped form the legal bedrock on which our civil liberties depend today."--
Subjects: Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.; Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938.; Scopes, John Thomas; Evolution (Biology); Science teachers.;
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The Fields of Immokalee. by George, Samuel,film director.; Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films in 2020.For decades, migrant workers have worked these fields, harvesting the produce that feeds the U.S. Many are undocumented and attempting to keep their jobs even as federal crackdowns hover over the town. THE FIELDS OF IMMOKALEE follows their daily lives, from the 5:00am trips to the parking lot in search of labor, to work in the scorching mid-day heat, to child detention centers for migrant youth. These vignettes offer insight into the people behind one of the most volatile political issues of our time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Business.; Science.; Economic development.; Agriculture.; Computer science.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Farmers.; Labor.; Labor laws and legislation.;
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Loving [videorecording] / by Dalton, Will,actor.; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor.; Negga, Ruth,1982-actor.; Nichols, Jeff,1978-film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton.In 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be immoral to many, it was also illegal. When Richard (Joel Edgerton, Black Mass) and Mildred (Ruth Negga, World War Z) fall in love, they are aware of the eyes staring at them and the words said behind their backs. It is when they get married, however, that words and looks become actions, and the two are arrested. The couple decide to take their case all of the way to the Supreme Court in order to fight for their love in this passionate and gripping drama that critics are calling "a masterpiece."Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Loving, Mildred Jeter; Loving, Richard Perry; Interracial marriage; Man-woman relationships;
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Youth (Spring). by Bing, Wang,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2023.A remarkably intimate documentary filmed over five years, YOUTH takes us into these independent workshops — many on a street named Happiness Road. A successor to Wang Bing’s 2017 film Bitter Money, YOUTH is not an exposé of the garment industry. Instead, it draws us into the lives of its subjects — young people who don’t make their beds, worry about having the latest iPhone, and occasionally engage in a food fight. Like so many of us, they’re doing the best they can in a challenging environment.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Business.; Economic development.; Fashion.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; China.; Labor.; Textile fabrics.; Labor laws and legislation.; Art and architecture.;
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Youth (Spring). by Bing, Wang,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2023.A remarkably intimate documentary filmed over five years, YOUTH takes us into these independent workshops — many on a street named Happiness Road. A successor to Wang Bing’s 2017 film Bitter Money, YOUTH is not an exposé of the garment industry. Instead, it draws us into the lives of its subjects — young people who don’t make their beds, worry about having the latest iPhone, and occasionally engage in a food fight. Like so many of us, they’re doing the best they can in a challenging environment.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Business.; Economic development.; Fashion.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; China.; Labor.; Textile fabrics.; Labor laws and legislation.; Art and architecture.;
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How to find what you're not looking for / by Hiranandani, Veera.;
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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Middle school students; Learning disabled children; Sisters; Jewish families; Prejudices; Antisemitism; Interracial marriage; Interracial marriage; Bakeries;
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The president and the freedom fighter : Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to save America's soul / by Kilmeade, Brian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Upon his election as President of the troubled United States, Abraham Lincoln faced a dilemma. He knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move quickly, overturning the founding documents along the way. But Lincoln believed there was a way to extend equality to all while keeping and living up to the Constitution that he loved so much--if only he could buy enough time. Fortunately for Lincoln, Frederick Douglass agreed with him--or at least did eventually. In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells the little-known story of how the two men moved from strong disagreement to friendship, uniting over their love for the Constitution and over their surprising commonalities. Both came from destitution. Both were self-educated and self-made men. Both had fought hard for what they believed in. And though Douglass had the harder fight, one for his very freedom, the two men shared a belief that the American dream was for everyone. As he did in George Washington's Secret Six, Kilmeade has transformed this nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out how these two heroes, through their principles and patience, not only changed each other, but made America truly free for all"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Abolitionists; Presidents; Slavery; Slaves;
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