Newtown : An American Tragedy
by Lysiak, Matthew
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 147675375X
- ISBN 13
- 9781476753751
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Synopsis
In the vein of Dave CullenâÈçs Columbine , the first comprehensive account of the Sandy Hook tragedyâÈ'with exclusive new reporting that chronicles the horrific events of December 14, 2012, including new insight into the dark mind of gunman Adam Lanza. Twenty-six people dead; twenty of them schoolchildren between the ages of six and seven. The world mourned the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012. Now, here is the startling, comprehensive look at this tragedy, and into the mind of the unstable killer, Adam Lanza. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and a decadeâÈçs worth of emails from LanzaâÈçs mother to close friends that chronicled his slow slide into mental illness, Newtown pieces together the perfect storm that led to this unspeakable act of violence that shattered so many lives. Newtown explores the two central theories that have permeated the media since the attack: some claim Lanza suffered from severe mental illness, while others insist that, far from being a random act of insanity, this was a meticulously thought out, premeditated attack at least two years in the making by a violent video-gamer so obsessed with âÈêglory killsâÈë and researching mass murderers that he was willing to go to any length to attain the top score. LanzaâÈçs dark descent from a young boy with adjustment disorders to a calculating killer is interwoven with the Newtown massacre as it unfolded at the time, told from the points of view of eye witnesses, survivors, parents of victims, first responders, and AdamâÈçs relatives. A definitive account of a tragedy that shook a nation, Newtown features exclusive material including initial misinformation reported by the media and commentary on how this catastrophic event became a lightning rod for political agendas, much like Columbine did more than a decade ago.
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- Bookseller
- Better World Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13825916-75
- Title
- Newtown : An American Tragedy
- Author
- Lysiak, Matthew
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 147675375X
- ISBN 13
- 9781476753751
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2014-10
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