Columbine (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Columbine 9 days ago.

• On April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma-City style, and to leave "a lasting impression on the world." Their bombs failed, but the ensuing shooting defined a new era of school violence-irrevocably branding every subsequent shooting "another Columbine." When we think of Columbine, we think of the Trench Coat Mafia; we think of Cassie Bernall, the girl we thought professed her faith before she was shot; and we think of the boy pulling himself out of a school window -- the whole world was watching him. Now, in a riveting piece of journalism nearly ten years in the making, comes the story none of us knew. In this revelatory book, Dave Cullen has delivered a profile of teenage killers that goes to the heart of psychopathology. He lays bare the callous brutality of mastermind Eric Harris, and the quavering, suicidal Dylan Klebold, who went to prom three days earlier and obsessed about love in his journal. The result is an astonishing account of two good students with lots of friends, who came to stockpile a basement cache of weapons, to record their raging hatred, and to manipulate every adult who got in their way. They left signs everywhere, described by Cullen with a keen investigative eye and psychological acumen. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, thousands of pages of police files, FBI psychologists, and the boy's tapes and diaries, he gives the first complete account of the Columbine tragedy. In the tradition of HELTER SKELTER and IN COLD BLOOD, COLUMBINE is destined to be a classic. A close-up portrait of hatred, a community rendered helpless, and the police blunders and cover-ups, it is a compelling and utterly human portrait of two killers-an unforgettable cautionary tale for our times.

Timothy Gray approved Timothy Gray’s request to combine 2 books, including Columbine, 12 days ago.

Timothy Gray edited the awards of Columbine 12 days ago.

• Added an award: Amazon.com's Best Books
• Added category of an award: Amazon.com's Best Books Editors' Picks
• Added year of an award: Amazon.com's Best Books 2009
• Added ranking of an award: Amazon.com's Best Books 69

Timothy Gray submitted a request to combine 2 books, including Columbine, 12 days ago.

Bookworm edited the characters of Columbine Friday, October 23 2009.

• reordered the characters.
• Added a character: Dylan Klebold

Shelfari edited the description of Columbine Friday, July 31 2009.

• On April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma-City style, and to leave "a lasting impression on the world." Their bombs failed, but the ensuing shooting defined a new era of school violence-irrevocably branding every subsequent shooting "another Columbine." When we think of Columbine, we think of the Trench Coat Mafia; we think of Cassie Bernall, the girl we thought professed her faith before she was shot; and we think of the boy pulling himself out of a school window -- the whole world was watching him. Now, in a riveting piece of journalism nearly ten years in the making, comes the story none of us knew. In this revelatory book, Dave Cullen has delivered a profile of teenage killers that goes to the heart of psychopathology. He lays bare the callous brutality of mastermind Eric Harris, and the quavering, suicidal Dylan Klebold, who went to prom three days earlier and obsessed about love in his journal. The result is an astonishing account of two good students with lots of friends, who came to stockpile a basement cache of weapons, to record their raging hatred, and to manipulate every adult who got in their way. They left signs everywhere, described by Cullen with a keen investigative eye and psychological acumen. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, thousands of pages of police files, FBI psychologists, and the boy's tapes and diaries, he gives the first complete account of the Columbine tragedy. In the tradition of HELTER SKELTER and IN COLD BLOOD, COLUMBINE is destined to be a classic. A close-up portrait of hatred, a community rendered helpless, and the police blunders and cover-ups, it is a compelling and utterly human portrait of two killers-an unforgettable cautionary tale for our times.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Columbine Tuesday, July 21 2009.

• reordered the contributors.
• 1 : David Cullen:

Shelfari edited the contributors of Columbine Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Added a contributor: David Cullen: (Primary Author)

Peiyu W edited the quotations of Columbine Monday, July 13 2009.

• Added a quotation: “A squirrel will exhibit frustration if you tease it by offering a peanut, then repeatedly snatching it back”
• Added a quotation: “Even an earthworm will recoil if you poke it with a stick”
• Added a quotation: “Psychopaths do not feel much, but when they lose patience with inferiors, they can really let it rip”

SparkyTheWonderDog edited the characters of Columbine Tuesday, July 7 2009.

• Added a character: Dave Sanders