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Drawing on hundreds of interviews, thousands of pages of police files, fbi psychologists, and the boys tapes and diaries, he gives the first complete account of the columbine tragedy. He is considered the nations foremost authority on the columbine killers, and has also written extensively on evangelical christians, gays in the military, politics, and pop culture. Were you surprised by anything that you learned from the book. You probably arent unlucky enough to get into a situation like columbine or virgina tech.
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The columbine myths were seized upon by a generation of new killers, looking to eric harris and dylan klebold as heroic champions of the downtrodden. According to dave cullens columbine, eric harris and dylan klebold spent over eighteen months planning their own massacre, which was to take place at. But dave cullen has been following the story since that deadly day, and in his new book, columbine, he reveals the real story of their rampage. Families visit the graves of the columbine shooting victims at chapel hill memorial gardens in 2007. How does cullen create a sense of foreboding in this early chapter. Journalist and author dave cullen was one of the first to take on what he calls the myths of. Dave cullen has been covering the blight of mass murders in america for two decades, first with columbine, now parkland. Why is it important that books like columbine be written and read. Decorated investigative journalist dave cullen researched the columbine shooting for ten years in order to compose a highlydetailed, exquisitelyresearched tome which toggles back and forth between the years leading up to the shooting and the months that followed it.
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