Merck is a German drug company that produces many well-known medications. This book focuses heavily on their accounting scandals and other issues, but did offer information that was relevant to my project for school. Merck was involved in the Holocaust by providing drugs to experiment on concentration camp prisoners. Merck was able to come out of World War II, a leader in chemicals and drugs, which are used worldwide today. If you are interested in drug companies, this may be a book for you.