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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 t...
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.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Dave Cullen is the author of the upcoming PARKLAND, and the New York Times bestseller COLUMBINE.
After PARKLAND will come a book on two gay soldiers, 20 years in the making, which was nearing completion when Parkland struck.
Dave has written for New York Times, BuzzFeed, Vanity Fair, New Republic, Times of London, Newsweek, Guardian, Washington Post, Lapham's Quarterly, Slate, ...
Dave Cullen is the author of the upcoming PARKLAND, and the New York Times bestseller COLUMBINE.
After PARKLAND will come a book on two gay soldiers, 20 years in the making, which was nearing completion when Parkland struck.
Dave has written for New York Times, BuzzFeed, Vanity Fair, New Republic, Times of London, Newsweek, Guardian, Washington Post, Lapham's Quarterly, Slate, Salon, The Millions, and Daily Beast.
(Columbine is summarized concisely in this three minute Columbine shooting intro video (book trailer.))
More on my gay soldiers book. To be notified when it's published, email dave@davecullen.com with subject line "notify".
Dave spent ten years writing and researching Columbine. He was driven by two questions: why did they kill, and what became of the survivors? The surprise was that most of what we "know" is wrong. It wasn't about the jocks, goths or the Trenchcoat Mafia. The killers didn't even see themselves as school shooters: their primary focus was the bombs.
Columbine spent thirteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It won the Edgar Award, Barnes & Noble's Discover Award, the Goodreads Choice Award, and The Truth About The Fact's Literary Nonfiction Book of the Year Award. It was a finalist for the LA Times Book Award, the ALA's Alex Award, the Audie Award, and the MPIBA Book Award. Columbine was named to two dozen Best of 2009 lists, including the New York Times, LA Times and Publishers Weekly. It was declared Top Education Book of 2009 by the American School Board Journal.
Dave lived in Denver while writing and researching the book. He recently moved to New York City and travels extensively to high schools and colleges.
For anyone looking for more info, some links: Columbine intro video, my Columbine research site, Columbine Teacher’s Guide and gay soldiers book.
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Dave's second book, Soldiers First, is due from HarperCollins, in 2019:
Two gay colonels quietly battle for love and freedom inside the great American war machine rumbling through the Middle East. A love story and a soldier's story — at war.
Written by a former solider, who has followed these soldiers a decade and a half, Soldiers First tells their gripping story, before, during and after the policy that played havoc with their lives.
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0 有用 Seahorse 2019-12-03 19:29:25
4/5 Columbine presents a riveting and near panoramic recount of the tragedy though some victim families were either glossed over or completely omitted. Widely regarded as the opus magnum of the true c... 4/5 Columbine presents a riveting and near panoramic recount of the tragedy though some victim families were either glossed over or completely omitted. Widely regarded as the opus magnum of the true crime non-fiction genre, Columbine unravels the minds of Eric/Dylan, poses questions about accountability, and ultimately debunks myths that mislead. (展开)
2 有用 都归尘土 2022-08-31 10:35:53 广东
从出版当年开始,雄霸了十余年真实犯罪榜单从没掉出top10,被除警方外几乎全体亲历者和受害者家属anti,是很好的让人对所有真实犯罪写作油然起疑的非虚构文学。能理解它为什么受欢迎,比起其他同类题材,它用文学技巧在近500页里让一桩校园犯罪升华到一座城市的悲剧,从更广阔的视角写到了各个层面被触动推撞的时刻,不止是两个高中生和15个悲痛的家庭。还有宗教,校方、警方和媒体共同的“努力”,人性中的顽强、哀... 从出版当年开始,雄霸了十余年真实犯罪榜单从没掉出top10,被除警方外几乎全体亲历者和受害者家属anti,是很好的让人对所有真实犯罪写作油然起疑的非虚构文学。能理解它为什么受欢迎,比起其他同类题材,它用文学技巧在近500页里让一桩校园犯罪升华到一座城市的悲剧,从更广阔的视角写到了各个层面被触动推撞的时刻,不止是两个高中生和15个悲痛的家庭。还有宗教,校方、警方和媒体共同的“努力”,人性中的顽强、哀悯、狡黠、天真和粗暴都在这里聚焦。这是它的优点,它由许多个脉络清晰的,容易理解和动人的故事组成。主要靠编、作者的想象力和跟官方拍马屁。 (展开)
0 有用 bunnie 2018-03-04 10:38:36
2.22-3.3| the narration of the last day is daunting you've practically said goodbye to this world and there's no turning back it's never getting better but you've got to keep going i assume that's tot... 2.22-3.3| the narration of the last day is daunting you've practically said goodbye to this world and there's no turning back it's never getting better but you've got to keep going i assume that's totally a different feeling for a psychopath though bullying does seem more convincing as a main factor here and was downplayed (展开)
0 有用 顺其自燃 2010-10-08 07:17:46
这本书给了我一时一刻难以厘清的思索、启示和解不开的疑问,还有沉痛……
0 有用 ZZ 2018-10-24 02:11:06
写得很棒- 场景感很强,人物刻画形象。
2 有用 都归尘土 2022-08-31 10:35:53 广东
从出版当年开始,雄霸了十余年真实犯罪榜单从没掉出top10,被除警方外几乎全体亲历者和受害者家属anti,是很好的让人对所有真实犯罪写作油然起疑的非虚构文学。能理解它为什么受欢迎,比起其他同类题材,它用文学技巧在近500页里让一桩校园犯罪升华到一座城市的悲剧,从更广阔的视角写到了各个层面被触动推撞的时刻,不止是两个高中生和15个悲痛的家庭。还有宗教,校方、警方和媒体共同的“努力”,人性中的顽强、哀... 从出版当年开始,雄霸了十余年真实犯罪榜单从没掉出top10,被除警方外几乎全体亲历者和受害者家属anti,是很好的让人对所有真实犯罪写作油然起疑的非虚构文学。能理解它为什么受欢迎,比起其他同类题材,它用文学技巧在近500页里让一桩校园犯罪升华到一座城市的悲剧,从更广阔的视角写到了各个层面被触动推撞的时刻,不止是两个高中生和15个悲痛的家庭。还有宗教,校方、警方和媒体共同的“努力”,人性中的顽强、哀悯、狡黠、天真和粗暴都在这里聚焦。这是它的优点,它由许多个脉络清晰的,容易理解和动人的故事组成。主要靠编、作者的想象力和跟官方拍马屁。 (展开)
0 有用 观察机 2021-09-22 20:18:42
Daunting and riveting,确实写出了好的故事,但存在太多的事实偏差与主观臆测,作为true crime纪实,调查与写作不精准、不客观是致命缺陷。
0 有用 Seahorse 2019-12-03 19:29:25
4/5 Columbine presents a riveting and near panoramic recount of the tragedy though some victim families were either glossed over or completely omitted. Widely regarded as the opus magnum of the true c... 4/5 Columbine presents a riveting and near panoramic recount of the tragedy though some victim families were either glossed over or completely omitted. Widely regarded as the opus magnum of the true crime non-fiction genre, Columbine unravels the minds of Eric/Dylan, poses questions about accountability, and ultimately debunks myths that mislead. (展开)
0 有用 ZZ 2018-10-24 02:11:06
写得很棒- 场景感很强,人物刻画形象。
0 有用 bunnie 2018-03-04 10:38:36
2.22-3.3| the narration of the last day is daunting you've practically said goodbye to this world and there's no turning back it's never getting better but you've got to keep going i assume that's tot... 2.22-3.3| the narration of the last day is daunting you've practically said goodbye to this world and there's no turning back it's never getting better but you've got to keep going i assume that's totally a different feeling for a psychopath though bullying does seem more convincing as a main factor here and was downplayed (展开)