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Crazy Town

Name: Crazy Town
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Author: Robyn Doolittle
ISBN: 9780143190905

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Published on Sep 16, 2014 | 416 Pages

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Rob Ford’s drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the video of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Her dogged pursuit of the story uncovered disturbing details about the mayor’s past and shone a light on the history of substance abuse and criminal behaviour that has beset the Fords, one of the most ambitious families in Canada.

After Doolittle helped break news of a second crack video, Ford entered rehab. Stripped of his mayoral powers, he nevertheless ran for mayor in the October 2014 election.

Updated with new material, Crazy Town is a page-turning and insightful portrait of a troubled man, a formidable family, and a city caught in a jaw-dropping scandal.

“If you liked All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, you’ll love Crazy Town by Robyn Doolittle.”
—The Next Chapter, CBC Radio

“Doolittle chronicles the investigations into Ford’s misconducts with admirable journalistic rigor and fairmindedness.”
—Zoomer Magazine

“Dramatic . . . compelling.”
—Toronto Life

“Crazy Town is a fascinating read, offering an analysis of how someone like Ford could get elected and retain public favour. It’s also an apologia for how journalists today do their work . . . an extremely useful read.”
—Waterloo Region Record

“For anyone interested in finding out why Rob Ford is the way he is. . . . A wealth of information.”
—Toronto Life

“The first in-depth examination of Toronto’s controversial mayor. . . Doolittle writes from both a critical and sympathetic standpoint . . . detailed and engaging. [. . .] It’s a solid volume of work.”
—The Washington Times

Author

Robyn Doolittle

ROBYN DOOLITTLE is a Globe and Mail investigative journalist. Her reporting on Mayor Rob Ford for the Toronto Star made headlines around the world, won the Michener Award for public service journalism, and her number-one bestselling book on the topic, Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story, earned her the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. Her Unfounded series, which investigated how police services handle sexual assault cases, was one of the most viewed and read stories in the Globe‘s modern history. She was named Journalist of the Year in 2017 by the Canadian Centre for Journalism. She lives in Toronto.

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