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*''Upstairs in the Crazy House'' Toronto : Viking, 1992. ISBN 0670838985 | *''Upstairs in the Crazy House'' Toronto : Viking, 1992. ISBN 0670838985 | ||
*''Dispatches from the Poverty Line'' Toronto : Penguin, 1997. 194 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0140262334 | *''Dispatches from the Poverty Line'' Toronto : Penguin, 1997. 194 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0140262334 | ||
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*''The War at Home'' Toronto: Viking, 1999. ISBN 0670882445 | ||
*''Beyond the Crazy House: changing the future of madness'' Toronto : Penguin Canada, 2003. xvii, 238 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0141005106 | *''Beyond the Crazy House: changing the future of madness'' Toronto : Penguin Canada, 2003. xvii, 238 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0141005106 | ||
*''Last Stop Sunnyside'' (2006) Toronto : HarperCollins, c2006. 237 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0006394124 ISBN 9780006394129 | *''Last Stop Sunnyside'' (2006) Toronto : HarperCollins, c2006. 237 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0006394124 ISBN 9780006394129 | ||
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Pat Capponi (born 1949) is a Canadian author and an advocate for mental health issues and poverty issues in Canada. She lives in Toronto. Her works include several nonfiction titles and a mystery novel series.
She has also served as a board member at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto and as a member of the Advocacy Commission in Ontario.
Awards
- Order of Ontario
- C. M. Hincks Award from the Canadian Mental Health Association
Reviews
- "I think the member should take the opportunity to read the book by Pat Capponi -- I say this once more -- Upstairs in the Crazy House. I think you'll find it instructive." Stephen Owens (Scarborough Centre) speaking in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, May 16, 1994
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060415.BKMAYH15/TPStory/SpecialEvents/columnists The Globe and Mail, April 15, 2006 "Last Stop Sunnyside, by Pat Capponi, HarperCollins", reviewed by Margaret Cannon]
Bibliography
- Upstairs in the Crazy House Toronto : Viking, 1992. ISBN 0670838985
- Dispatches from the Poverty Line Toronto : Penguin, 1997. 194 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0140262334
- The War at Home Toronto: Viking, 1999. ISBN 0670882445
- Beyond the Crazy House: changing the future of madness Toronto : Penguin Canada, 2003. xvii, 238 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0141005106
- Last Stop Sunnyside (2006) Toronto : HarperCollins, c2006. 237 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0006394124 ISBN 9780006394129
- Bound by duty : walking the beat with Canada's cops
- (Hardcover edition) Toronto : Viking, 2000. 212 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0670889318
- (Paperback edition)Toronto : Penguin, 2001, c2000. 212 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0140288872
External links
- Author website
- HarperCollins Canada
- Video trailer for Last Stop Sunnyside