Author: Robyn Doolittle
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143191349
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
His drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied centre stage in North America’s fourth largest city since news broke that men involved in the drug trade were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the video and report on its contents in May 2013. Her dogged pursuit of the story has uncovered disturbing details about the mayor’s past and embroiled the Toronto police, city councilors, and ordinary citizens in a raucous debate about the future of the city. Even before those explosive events, Ford was a divisive figure. A populist and successful city councillor, he was an underdog to become mayor in 2010. His politics and mercurial nature have split the amalgamated city in two. But there is far more to the story. The Fords have a long, unhappy history of substance abuse and criminal behavior. Despite their troubles, they are also one of the most ambitious families in Canada. Those close to the Fords say they often compare themselves to the Kennedys and believe they were born to lead. Regardless of whether the mayor survives the scandal, the Ford name is on the ballot in the mayoralty election of 2014. Fast-paced and insightful, Crazy Town is a page-turning portrait of a troubled man, a formidable family and a city caught in an jaw-dropping scandal.
Crazy Town
Author: Robyn Doolittle
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143191349
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
His drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied centre stage in North America’s fourth largest city since news broke that men involved in the drug trade were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the video and report on its contents in May 2013. Her dogged pursuit of the story has uncovered disturbing details about the mayor’s past and embroiled the Toronto police, city councilors, and ordinary citizens in a raucous debate about the future of the city. Even before those explosive events, Ford was a divisive figure. A populist and successful city councillor, he was an underdog to become mayor in 2010. His politics and mercurial nature have split the amalgamated city in two. But there is far more to the story. The Fords have a long, unhappy history of substance abuse and criminal behavior. Despite their troubles, they are also one of the most ambitious families in Canada. Those close to the Fords say they often compare themselves to the Kennedys and believe they were born to lead. Regardless of whether the mayor survives the scandal, the Ford name is on the ballot in the mayoralty election of 2014. Fast-paced and insightful, Crazy Town is a page-turning portrait of a troubled man, a formidable family and a city caught in an jaw-dropping scandal.
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143191349
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
His drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied centre stage in North America’s fourth largest city since news broke that men involved in the drug trade were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the video and report on its contents in May 2013. Her dogged pursuit of the story has uncovered disturbing details about the mayor’s past and embroiled the Toronto police, city councilors, and ordinary citizens in a raucous debate about the future of the city. Even before those explosive events, Ford was a divisive figure. A populist and successful city councillor, he was an underdog to become mayor in 2010. His politics and mercurial nature have split the amalgamated city in two. But there is far more to the story. The Fords have a long, unhappy history of substance abuse and criminal behavior. Despite their troubles, they are also one of the most ambitious families in Canada. Those close to the Fords say they often compare themselves to the Kennedys and believe they were born to lead. Regardless of whether the mayor survives the scandal, the Ford name is on the ballot in the mayoralty election of 2014. Fast-paced and insightful, Crazy Town is a page-turning portrait of a troubled man, a formidable family and a city caught in an jaw-dropping scandal.
Crazy Town
Author: Sterling R. Braswell
Publisher: Kallisti Publishing
ISBN: 0967851467
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Sterling Braswell has two tickets to crazy town: one is his riveting personal account and the other is a thorough global history.Sterling Braswell was a millionaire—palatial ranch, stock options, and money in the bank. Then he met his high school sweetheart after not seeing her for over ten years. With their love rekindled, they were married. Life was beautiful. They had no real worries, a lovely son, and a bright future.Then she started using meth.The craziness of the next few years would leave Sterling almost completely broke—financially, emotionally, and spiritually—and nearly murdered.
Publisher: Kallisti Publishing
ISBN: 0967851467
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Sterling Braswell has two tickets to crazy town: one is his riveting personal account and the other is a thorough global history.Sterling Braswell was a millionaire—palatial ranch, stock options, and money in the bank. Then he met his high school sweetheart after not seeing her for over ten years. With their love rekindled, they were married. Life was beautiful. They had no real worries, a lovely son, and a bright future.Then she started using meth.The craziness of the next few years would leave Sterling almost completely broke—financially, emotionally, and spiritually—and nearly murdered.
Welcome to Crazy Town
Author: Chicks Hr Chicks
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452056889
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The HR chicks have many comical experiences working together. Well, we think so. She has seen it all and has had to deal with many unpleasant experiences. She had gotten to a point in her career where work was just a job. Insert me here. I had experience, but was not prepared for the environment I had walked in to. I was used to a more "normal" environment so to speak. But let's be honest, is normal really any fun anymore? Can you laugh at normal? Write a book about it? No. I had decided early on I wanted to be involved in HR or training of some sort. Why I will never know. Something about the field has always drawn me in. Intrigued me so to speak, but for this job, thank God I minored in Psychology. The HR chicks clicked immediately. A mentor relationship was formed and work became a playground that they both actually enjoyed going to. Well let me rephrase, it became tolerable. She gave me the knowledge and know-how to be successful, and I gave her a new perspective and my wacky view on things to make the environment more enjoyable. Our stories in this book are crazy, yes. Is it our perspective of the situation, yes, but remember we are professionals, because WE are the HR chicks.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452056889
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The HR chicks have many comical experiences working together. Well, we think so. She has seen it all and has had to deal with many unpleasant experiences. She had gotten to a point in her career where work was just a job. Insert me here. I had experience, but was not prepared for the environment I had walked in to. I was used to a more "normal" environment so to speak. But let's be honest, is normal really any fun anymore? Can you laugh at normal? Write a book about it? No. I had decided early on I wanted to be involved in HR or training of some sort. Why I will never know. Something about the field has always drawn me in. Intrigued me so to speak, but for this job, thank God I minored in Psychology. The HR chicks clicked immediately. A mentor relationship was formed and work became a playground that they both actually enjoyed going to. Well let me rephrase, it became tolerable. She gave me the knowledge and know-how to be successful, and I gave her a new perspective and my wacky view on things to make the environment more enjoyable. Our stories in this book are crazy, yes. Is it our perspective of the situation, yes, but remember we are professionals, because WE are the HR chicks.
Crazy Town Upside Down
Author: Vanessa Rouse
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781490517179
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Your child will love learning the alphabet in this silly, rhyming alphabet book! Follow the hilarious antics of unforgettable characters, whose actions shape and highlight each letter of the alphabet. These amazingly fun letter adventures are an innovative way to make learning and tracing lowercase letters both easy and entertaining! With fantastically funny stories and colorful, amusing artwork, "Crazy Town Upside Down: An Alphabet Book" is perfect for children ages 2 to 6! To help your future reader remember the letters of the alphabet, this creative and engaging book uses successful teaching strategies including rhyming, finger tracing, and alliteration. By emphasizing and repeating the target letter sound several times, your little learner will begin to understand the corresponding letter sound by simply listening to and enjoying the stories!
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781490517179
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Your child will love learning the alphabet in this silly, rhyming alphabet book! Follow the hilarious antics of unforgettable characters, whose actions shape and highlight each letter of the alphabet. These amazingly fun letter adventures are an innovative way to make learning and tracing lowercase letters both easy and entertaining! With fantastically funny stories and colorful, amusing artwork, "Crazy Town Upside Down: An Alphabet Book" is perfect for children ages 2 to 6! To help your future reader remember the letters of the alphabet, this creative and engaging book uses successful teaching strategies including rhyming, finger tracing, and alliteration. By emphasizing and repeating the target letter sound several times, your little learner will begin to understand the corresponding letter sound by simply listening to and enjoying the stories!
The Town Crazy
Author: Suzzy Roche
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948721127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The Town Crazy is set in the sleepy town of Hanzloo, Pennsylvania, a suburban Catholic community in 1961. A single father moves into town with his young son, which arouses suspicion from the husbands and the interest of the wives, but at the same time, one of the wives seems to be losing her mind, and no one knows what to do. A contemporary, often humorous take on a bygone era, The Town Crazy also delves into the terror and cruelty of childhood, the dangerous loneliness of failing marriages, sexual repression and desire, and the intersection of art and religion, all culminating in a tragedy for which everyone in the town bears some responsibility."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948721127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The Town Crazy is set in the sleepy town of Hanzloo, Pennsylvania, a suburban Catholic community in 1961. A single father moves into town with his young son, which arouses suspicion from the husbands and the interest of the wives, but at the same time, one of the wives seems to be losing her mind, and no one knows what to do. A contemporary, often humorous take on a bygone era, The Town Crazy also delves into the terror and cruelty of childhood, the dangerous loneliness of failing marriages, sexual repression and desire, and the intersection of art and religion, all culminating in a tragedy for which everyone in the town bears some responsibility."--Provided by publisher.
Crazy Town Roswell
Author: Jose Jimenez
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781095015964
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
The sounds of gunfire, sirens howling in the darkness, families crying due to random acts of violence are all part of cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, but they also belong to the small Southwestern community of Roswell, New Mexico. Crazy Town Roswell is a city filled with senior citizens looking for a quiet place to live out the remaining days of life filled with endless days of gardening, golf, and quiet visits with friends. However, there is also the other side of this community where the thread of inevitability runs rampant among young and old alike. Crazy Town Roswell, or just CTR, is a dark place where gang members are initiated into the deadly, and often fatal lifestyle where few, if any escape. Families are torn apart by the cruelty of drugs, drinking, and violence which often accompany those found at the heart of this life. Too often funerals are paid for by GoFundMe pages on Facebook, a car wash held on Main Street next to the Burger King, or empty bottles decorated with the face of CTR's latest victim find their way to a counter at the local Alsup's convenience store. Mimo Horton, a Probation and Parole officer for the State of New Mexico has a good heart and looks to help several of his clients escape their own destiny as he looks to a brighter future to his own life. Vickie Antunez, a mother who has lost her children to the state due to drugs does what she has to in order to reunite her family. Meanwhile, the Professor Rudy Prudencio, takes on the guise of a reformed convict in order to further his own schemes of success. Finally, the young gangbanger Charlie Archuleta seeks redemption and escape from the CTR gang he joined to survive New Mexico's harsh prison existence where the only rule for joining and leaving is "Blood in and Blood Out." Follow each of their stories as they, and their Parole Officer work to break the inevitable future which comes from being a citizen of Crazy Town Roswell.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781095015964
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
The sounds of gunfire, sirens howling in the darkness, families crying due to random acts of violence are all part of cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, but they also belong to the small Southwestern community of Roswell, New Mexico. Crazy Town Roswell is a city filled with senior citizens looking for a quiet place to live out the remaining days of life filled with endless days of gardening, golf, and quiet visits with friends. However, there is also the other side of this community where the thread of inevitability runs rampant among young and old alike. Crazy Town Roswell, or just CTR, is a dark place where gang members are initiated into the deadly, and often fatal lifestyle where few, if any escape. Families are torn apart by the cruelty of drugs, drinking, and violence which often accompany those found at the heart of this life. Too often funerals are paid for by GoFundMe pages on Facebook, a car wash held on Main Street next to the Burger King, or empty bottles decorated with the face of CTR's latest victim find their way to a counter at the local Alsup's convenience store. Mimo Horton, a Probation and Parole officer for the State of New Mexico has a good heart and looks to help several of his clients escape their own destiny as he looks to a brighter future to his own life. Vickie Antunez, a mother who has lost her children to the state due to drugs does what she has to in order to reunite her family. Meanwhile, the Professor Rudy Prudencio, takes on the guise of a reformed convict in order to further his own schemes of success. Finally, the young gangbanger Charlie Archuleta seeks redemption and escape from the CTR gang he joined to survive New Mexico's harsh prison existence where the only rule for joining and leaving is "Blood in and Blood Out." Follow each of their stories as they, and their Parole Officer work to break the inevitable future which comes from being a citizen of Crazy Town Roswell.
They Call Me Crazy
Author: Kelly Stone Gamble
Publisher: Red Adept Publishing, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Cass Adams is crazy, and everyone in Deacon, Kansas, knows it. But when her good-for-nothing husband, Roland, goes missing, no one suspects that Cass buried him in their unfinished koi pond. Too bad he doesn’t stay there for long. Cass gets arrested on the banks of the Spring River for dumping his corpse after heavy rain partially unearths it. The police chief wants a quick verdict—he’s running for sheriff and has no time for crazy talk. But like Roland’s corpse, secrets start to surface, and they bring more to light than anybody expected. Everyone in Cass’s life thinks they know her—her psychic grandmother, her promiscuous ex-best friend, her worm-farming brother-in-law, and maybe even her local ghost. But after years of separate silences, no one knows the whole truth. Except Roland. And he’s not talking.
Publisher: Red Adept Publishing, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Cass Adams is crazy, and everyone in Deacon, Kansas, knows it. But when her good-for-nothing husband, Roland, goes missing, no one suspects that Cass buried him in their unfinished koi pond. Too bad he doesn’t stay there for long. Cass gets arrested on the banks of the Spring River for dumping his corpse after heavy rain partially unearths it. The police chief wants a quick verdict—he’s running for sheriff and has no time for crazy talk. But like Roland’s corpse, secrets start to surface, and they bring more to light than anybody expected. Everyone in Cass’s life thinks they know her—her psychic grandmother, her promiscuous ex-best friend, her worm-farming brother-in-law, and maybe even her local ghost. But after years of separate silences, no one knows the whole truth. Except Roland. And he’s not talking.
One Small Town, One Crazy Coach
Author: Mike Roos
Publisher: Quarry Books
ISBN: 9780253010285
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
In the summer of 1962, Pete Gill was hired to coach basketball at tiny Ireland High School. With no starters taller than 5' 10", few wins were predicted for the Spuds. Yet, after inflicting brutal preseason conditioning, employing a variety of unconventional motivational tactics, and overcoming fierce opposition, Gill molded the Spuds into a winning team that brought home the town's first and only sectional and regional titles. Roos brings to life a colorful and varied cast of characters and provides a compelling account of their struggles, wide-ranging emotions, and triumphs throughout the season.
Publisher: Quarry Books
ISBN: 9780253010285
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
In the summer of 1962, Pete Gill was hired to coach basketball at tiny Ireland High School. With no starters taller than 5' 10", few wins were predicted for the Spuds. Yet, after inflicting brutal preseason conditioning, employing a variety of unconventional motivational tactics, and overcoming fierce opposition, Gill molded the Spuds into a winning team that brought home the town's first and only sectional and regional titles. Roos brings to life a colorful and varied cast of characters and provides a compelling account of their struggles, wide-ranging emotions, and triumphs throughout the season.
Blood Crazy
Author: Simon Clark
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1448214696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
It is a quiet, uneventful Saturday in Doncaster. Nick Aten, and his best friend Steve Price – troubled seventeen year olds – spend it as usual hanging around the sleepy town, eating fast food and planning their revenge on Tug Slatter, a local bully and their arch-enemy. But by Sunday, Tug Slatter becomes the last of their worries because somehow overnight civilization is in ruins. Adults have become murderously insane – literally. They're infected with an uncontrollable urge to kill the young. Including their own children. As Nick and Steve try to escape the deadly town covered with the mutilated bodies of kids, a group of blood-thirsty adults ambushes them. Just a day before they were caring parents and concerned teachers, today they are savages destroying the future generation. Will Nick and Steve manage to escape? Is their hope that outside the Doncaster borders the world is 'normal' just a childish dream? Blood Crazy, first published in 1995, is a gripping, apocalyptic horror from Simon Clark.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1448214696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
It is a quiet, uneventful Saturday in Doncaster. Nick Aten, and his best friend Steve Price – troubled seventeen year olds – spend it as usual hanging around the sleepy town, eating fast food and planning their revenge on Tug Slatter, a local bully and their arch-enemy. But by Sunday, Tug Slatter becomes the last of their worries because somehow overnight civilization is in ruins. Adults have become murderously insane – literally. They're infected with an uncontrollable urge to kill the young. Including their own children. As Nick and Steve try to escape the deadly town covered with the mutilated bodies of kids, a group of blood-thirsty adults ambushes them. Just a day before they were caring parents and concerned teachers, today they are savages destroying the future generation. Will Nick and Steve manage to escape? Is their hope that outside the Doncaster borders the world is 'normal' just a childish dream? Blood Crazy, first published in 1995, is a gripping, apocalyptic horror from Simon Clark.
The Rain Came Down
Author: David Shannon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439051538
Category : Audiobooks
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Rainfall adversely effects the demeanour and temperament of a town's inhabitants.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439051538
Category : Audiobooks
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Rainfall adversely effects the demeanour and temperament of a town's inhabitants.