"... introduces ... scientists, in-corruptible regulators,and ... whistle-blowers facing off against [the pharmaceutical industry] company executives often blinded by greed. A business that profits from treating ills can create far deadlier problems than it cures. Addictive products are partof the industry's DNA, from the days when corner drugstores sold morphine, heroin, and cocaine, to the past two decades of dangerously overprescribed opioids. ... also uncovers thereal story of the Sacklers, the family that became one of America's wealthiest from the success of OxyContin, their blockbuster narcotic painkiller at the center of the opioid crisis"--Jacket flap.
Explores the issues surrounding big pharma and drug pricing by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.
A price guide to coins minted in the United States, and covers pre-federal, federal, bullion, and other issues of coins, with listings in different conditions, photographs, and information on storage, coinage history, grading, and more.
Provides 101 cost-effective projects that add value to a home, including exterior and interior changes as well as suggestions for specific rooms, heating, plumbing, and electrical projects; and discusses permits, inspections, subcontractors, and consumer preferences.
A coin collectors' reference that provides average retail prices for all U.S. coins from 1616 to 2011--including Colonial, Civil War tokens, and error coins--actual-size photographs, bullion tables, complete mintage records, and grading and collecting tips.
a historical tribute by the hobby's most relied upon source
Payne, Mike
1999
This book is a historical tribute to three hundred cards of stars and superstars who have made their marks on the collecting world and on the game of baseball.
