

Crazy Town
The Rob Ford Story
Author: Robyn Doolittle
Narrator: Erin Bennett
Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/12/2016
Author: Robyn Doolittle
Narrator: Erin Bennett
Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/12/2016
Robyn Doolittle is a reporter with the Globe and Mail. She began her career covering crime and moved to the municipal politics beat during the 2010 mayoral elections. She is one of three reporters to have viewed a video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. A graduate of Ryerson University’s journalism school, Doolittle lives in Toronto.
Erin Bennett is an award-winning, Los Angeles-based voice actress whose passion for storytelling informs her love of narrating audiobooks. An AudioFile Earphones winner, she has recorded 130 titles for Penguin Random House, Hachette, Harper, Blackstone, Recorded Books, Tantor, Deyan, Dreamscape, and Audible, among others. Her genres vary widely, from literary fiction to mysteries to science fiction to memoir, as well as nonfiction, multicast recordings, and romance. Her recent on-camera work includes Grandfathered on FOX and Children's Hospital on Adult Swim, and her voice-over work spans animation, radio plays for the BBC, video games, and commercials for radio and television.
Crazy Town is many books in one. It's a political thriller (who was doing what when), a psychological study (as much of a city as an individual man), and a journalism guide (a behind-the-scenes account of what it's like to cover a story as explosive as this one for a major national newspaper). The b......more
Read on vacation. Quite a read about an unforgettable politician.......more
It says something about my Rob Ford addiction that I am the first person on Goodreads to mark this as "Currently Reading"! So far, very well-written, very thorough. * * * So, if you've been following the Ford story obsessively, there will be little new information in this book, except perhaps about th......more
“If you liked All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, you’ll love Crazy Town.” CBC Radio
“The first in-depth examination of Toronto’s controversial mayor…Doolittle writes from both a critical and sympathetic standpoint…Detailed and engaging…A solid volume of work.” Washington Times
“Doolittle chronicles the investigations into Ford’s misconducts with admirable journalistic rigor and fairmindedness.” Zoomer
“Dramatic…compelling.” Toronto Life
“Crazy Town is a fascinating read, offering an analysis of how someone like Ford could get elected and retain public favor. It’s also an apologia for how journalists today do their work…an extremely useful read.” Waterloo Region Record