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Eric cared only about selfaggrandizement, and dylan was focused on ending his own despair. Reactions seo social social eric and and dylan were both normal people to their friends and family, but what truly went on they kept to each other. Feb 04, 2010 ten years in the works, columbine is a masterpiece of reportage, from the acclaimed journalist who followed the massacre from day one and reconstructed the psychological journey of two teenage. Columbine by dave cullen author, don leslie narrator. Eric harris and dylan klebolds journals, sketches, guns, bombs, crime scene photos. One of the best nonfiction books i have read in a long time, is dave cullens columbine. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Columbine by cullen, dave and a great selection of related books. Free download or read online columbine pdf epub book. In this remarkable account of the april 20, 1999, columbine high school shooting, journalist cullen not only dispels several of the prevailing myths about the event but tackles the hardest question.
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