Over My Shoulder: A Columbine Survivor's Story of Resilience, Hope, and a Life Reclaimed
By: Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson
4.35
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
On April 20, 1999, Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson was a newly transferred junior at Columbine High School…
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1. A Columbine Survivor's Story
By: Marjorie Lindholm , Peggy Lindholm
3.58
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Marjorie Lindholm is a student at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. In 1999, she w… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
- memoir
2. A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
By: Sue Klebold
4.14
Format: 336 pages, ebook
On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Co… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"A faraway look—I have heard suicidologist Thomas Joiner refer to it as “the thousand-yard stare"-Sue Klebold, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
"Asking 'why' only makes us feel hopeless. Asking 'how' points the way forward, and shows us what we must do"-Sue Klebold, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
"Indeed, I would not achieve the integration I sought until I found two nutrients essential to so many survivors. First, I found community and then I found a way to contribute."-Sue Klebold, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
"People refer to the fog of war, and I am sure something similar applies to my situation. If I hadn't kept a running record of the days, weeks, and years, the fog would have swallowed too much of the …"-Sue Klebold, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
3. Newtown: An American Tragedy
By: Matthew Lysiak
3.77
Format: 341 pages, ebook
A journalist for The Daily News (New York) offers a "meticulous account of the Newtown massacre and… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
4. A Stolen Life
By: Jaycee Dugard
3.44
Format: 198 pages,
On 10 June 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
5. If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children
By: Gregg Olsen , Rebecca Morris
4.25
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
In If I Can't Have You, bestselling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- true crime
6. Coreyography
By: Corey Feldman
4.00
Format: 162 pages, Hardcover
"People always ask me about life after childhood stardom. What would I say to parents of children i… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
7. Walking In Daniel's Shoes
By: Tom Mauser
3.44
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
A father's journey through grief, controversy, activism and healing following his son's death in th… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott
By: Beth Nimmo , Darrell Scott , Steve Rabey
4.40
Format: None pages,
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- christian
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- nonfiction
9. The Journals of Rachel Scott: A Journey of Faith at Columbine High
By: Beth Nimmo , Debra Klingsporn , Dana Scott
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Written teen to teen as a first-person narrative, this is not a book about the Columbine shootings … read more
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- christian
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- nonfiction
10. Choosing Hope: Moving Forward from Life's Darkest Hours
By: Robin Gaby Fisher , Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis
4.12
Format: 428 pages, Audio CD
"[S]tirring...a bold, inspiring and ultimately hopeful book." --Arianna Huffington, co-founder and… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
11. Columbine
By: Dave Cullen
4.29
Format: 417 pages, Hardcover
"The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror . . . " So begins a new epilogue, ill… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- true crime
"The final portrait is often furthest from the truth."-Dave Cullen, Columbine
"What good were special talents when there was no one to share them with?"-Dave Cullen, Columbine
"The goal with hostages is to gradually lower expectations; in nonhostage crises, it's to lower emotions."-Dave Cullen, Columbine
"You can't really teach a kid anything: you can only show him the way and motivate him to learn it himself."-Dave Cullen, Columbine
12. Maniac Magee
By: Jerry Spinelli
4.00
Format: 222 pages,
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more
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13. The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: An American Nightmare
By: Don Davis
4.27
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
They smelled the foul odors. They heard the power saw buzzing in the dead of night but neighbors ne… read more
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14. Autobiography of a Face
By: Lucy Grealy
3.69
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years bei… read more
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15. Columbine: A True Crime Story
By: Jeff Kass
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Literary Nonfiction. United States Studies. With a foreword by Douglas Brinkley and cover illustrat… read more
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16. The Forever Summer
By: Jamie Brenner
4.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
*A USA Today Bestseller* Named one of Coastal Living's 50 Best Books for the Beach, one of Fort Wor… read more
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17. Where Am I Now?
By: Mara Wilson
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
For readers of Lena Dunham, Allie Brosh and Roxane Gay, this funny, poignant, daringly honest colle… read more
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18. She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall
By: Misty Bernall
4.38
Format: 83 pages, Paperback
In a perverse celebration of Hitler's birthday, two heavily armed students stormed through a Colora… read more
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19. No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine
By: Brooks Brown , None
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, two seniors at Columbine High School in Littleton… read more
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20. Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.
By: Bob Goff
4.24
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times best… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
21. We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder
By: M. William Phelps
4.10
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author, television personality, and host of the #1 podcast "Paper Ghosts… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- true crime
22. Send Down the Rain
By: Charles Martin
4.25
Format: 352 pages, ebook
Allie's second husband is killed tragically when his 18-wheeler crashes into the rocks near their h… read more
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- christian
23. If You Would Have Told Me
By: John Stamos
3.81
Format: 333 pages, Hardcover
If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
24. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students
By: J. Reuben Appelman
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
25. Evidence Ignored: What You May Not Know About Columbine
By: Rita Gleason
3.80
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
Evidence Ignored presents an unfiltered account of the events that led to the tragedy at Columbine … read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
26. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- true crime
27. The Last Romantics
By: Tara Conklin
3.71
Format: 384 pages, ebook
“The greatest works of poetry are the stories we tell about ourselves." When the renowned poet F… read more
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"I believe now that certain events are inevitable. Not in a fateful way, for I have never had faith in anything but myself, but in the way of human nature."-Tara Conklin, The Last Romantics
"This then is the true lesson: there is nothing romantic about love. Only the most naive believe it will save them. Only the hardiest of us will survive it."-Tara Conklin, The Last Romantics
"For many years love seemed to me not something that enriched or emboldened but a blind hole into which you fell, and in the falling you forgot what it was to live in your own light."-Tara Conklin, The Last Romantics
"Caroline. Listen to me. You have to decide what you love. Joe wasn't the only one. You have to decide now and hold on. Start small. Begin with the small things and work up from here."-Tara Conklin, The Last Romantics
28. In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child
By: Kim Cross
4.30
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Paced like a thriller and full of insider information on the history and science of Crime Scene Inv… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
29. Over My Shoulder: A Columbine Survivor's Story of Resilience, Hope, and a Life Reclaimed
By: Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson
4.35
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
On April 20, 1999, Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson was a newly transferred junior at Columbine High School… read more
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- christian
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
30. The Inside Story of Columbine: Lies. Coverups. Ballistics. Lessons.
By: Randy Brown
3.61
Format: 635 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the behind the scenes story of the Columbine tragedy, from a year before the killings and t… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
31. Worst Case Scenario
By: T.J. Newman
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Following her explosive debut thriller Falling and its harrowing follow-up Drowning, #1 internation… read more
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