{"id":25466,"date":"2014-09-12T00:32:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T16:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=25466"},"modified":"2014-09-11T22:57:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T14:57:35","slug":"tell-all-book-by-former-top-rob-ford-aide-due-out-days-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/12\/tell-all-book-by-former-top-rob-ford-aide-due-out-days-before-election\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2019Tell all\u2019 book by former top Rob Ford aide due out days before election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rob Ford meets the press outside Metro Hall. Photo from West Annex News <\/a>\/ Flickr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO\u2014A top aide Rob Ford fired as his smoldering crack-smoking scandal erupted in flames last year is rushing out an \u201cunparalleled tell-all\u201d book just days before the October municipal vote in which the embattled mayor is vying for re-election.<\/p>\n

Until now, Mark Towhey has remained essentially silent about his life as chief of staff to Ford and the events that led to his abrupt dismissal, saying at one point that his line of work as a political aide demanded ongoing discretion.<\/p>\n

Now, according to the publisher, Towhey is promising an \u201cinsider\u201d account of working in the mayor\u2019s office as Ford\u2019s official life unravelled.<\/p>\n

In its publicity material, Skyhorse Publishing said the book\u2014referred to as both \u201cMayor Rob Ford: Behind the Scenes\u201d or \u201cUncontrollable: My Life with Mayor Rob Ford\u201d\u2014recounts what it was like working with Ford, including managing a man who \u201crants and raves, and gets belligerent\u201d in both meetings and at private events.<\/p>\n

The litany of Ford\u2019s highly publicized woes that have made him a household name in much of North America are well known. He was caught on camera apparently smoking crack cocaine. He was accused of groping a campaign rival. He was fired as a high school football coach. He admitted to using crack in a \u201cdrunken stupor.\u201d He used profane language on live television and in rants caught on video.<\/p>\n

Towhey, who began working with Ford during his election in 2010 and has a background in crisis management, quickly became part of his inner circle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn May 2013, Mark Towhey had a confidential conversation with Ford,\u201d the Skyhorse blurb states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThus far, the public only knows two words from that conversation: Towhey told Ford to \u2018get help.\u2019 They also know what happened next, Towhey was fired.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, this is not the account of a man \u201ceager to get revenge,\u201d according to the advertising material<\/p>\n

Towhey, who hosts a radio talk show in Toronto, refused Wednesday to discuss the book, which carries as a subtitle \u201cMy Attempt to Help the Belligerent Mayor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can confirm there is a book,\u201d Towhey told The Canadian Press in an email. \u201cRight now, anything more, you\u2019ll have to ask the publisher.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Skyhorse publicist said late Wednesday offered yet a third title for the book: \u201cMayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable,\u201d with the subtitle \u201cHow I Tried to Help the\u00a0World\u2019s Most Notorious Mayor.\u201d<\/p>\n

She would not comment further. Ford himself had no immediate comment.<\/p>\n

Ford, whom council stripped of most of his mayoral powers in light of his ongoing problems, ultimately stepped off the campaign trail and went into rehab for two months earlier this year. Polls suggest he remains a viable contender for re-election on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n

According to the Skyhorse website, the book co-authored by freelance journalist Johanna Schneller, is due for release in both hardcover and digital format six days before the election\u2014on Oct. 21 at a cost of US$24.99.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a must-read for Canadians voting in the mayoral election, as well as fans of Ford\u2014and his antics\u2014all over the\u00a0world,\u201d the blurb says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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