Book Review of Columbine

Greetings.

Some time ago I finished reading the book 'Columbine' by David Cullen. This book is a well-researched account of the infamous school shooting in a suburb of Denver, Colorado in 1999. The author manages to cut through the stereotypes surrounding the shootings, such as the killers' alleged racism and the notion that they killed because they were bullied. Many of these stereotypes, the author points out, were generated by the media in the days after the murders. The two shooters were in fact bullies themselves, and had intended on committing far more murder than what they were actually able to do. The author does a good job of setting the stage and context of the shooting. He describes in detail what happened to those who survived the massacre, along with the families of the victims and the killers.

The Chattahoochee Technical College library has a copy of 'Columbine.' You can find it by going to the library's online catalog.
..Type in Columbine as your search term in the search bar.
....Select the 'title' button to search.
The entry for 'Columbine' should be the third entry in the list.
(Also note that if you are a Chattahoochee Technical College faculty/staff member you can read the book for staff development credit.)

You may want to check out the section of the author's official website that deals with the book.

JWF