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Title: "All-American Monster": The Unauthorized Biography of Timothy McVeigh by Brandon M. Stickney ISBN: 1-57392-088-6 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: american made monster
Comment: Although this book is does not take a sympathetic approach to McVeigh's story, it becomes pretty apparent how McVeigh may have been lead astray. He was abandoned by his mother, had an emotionally detatched father, etc. Shows both sides of this tragedy. The tragedy of the bombing and the trajedy of McVeigh's disenchantment with America; especially after he was treated like a human guinea pig by the army. Very interesting book, I couldn't put it down.
Rating: 4
Summary: an unauthorized bio
Comment: I got this because I wanted some insight into how the story all came about and definitely more information.I got it here.A lot of questions were answered here,so if you want insight and revelation into what happened and why this book is a good place to start.I liked it because it was so informative.I considered that a book should have a certain amount of information to be able to be fair and the writer is fair to all sides.
Rating: 3
Summary: Review of biography about Timothy McVeigh
Comment: 'All American Monster', by Brandon M. Stickney, chronicles the life of convicted Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh, from childhhood up to, but not including, his trial. Keeping in mind that his trial had not yet occured, I found it incredulous that the entire book was written on the assumption that McVeigh was guilty. The author even went as far as telling us what McVeigh was thinking as he watched the Murrah building explode. I'm sure writers need to make some assumptions when doing an unauthorized biography, but I found the assumption of guilt a bit unsettling. One has to wonder about how much editing was done from interviews with those that know McVeigh, in order to fit the bias of the author. To his credit, Stickney seems to have put a lot of legwork into this book, and interview numerous people. You get a general idea of who Tim McVeigh was as a teen, but from there on, I don't think the author was able to get past his own political ideas to give the reader an accurate view. Mr. Stickney even went as far as 'correcting' the political views expressed by Jennifer McVeigh, Tim's sister, in a letter she wrote to her local newspaper. A biography shouldn't be used as a personal forum for an author's own beliefs. I found it both irrelevant and unprofessional. Perhaps there just wasn't enough information available, or those who know McVeigh just didn't want to talk about him, but there was a fair amount of repitition throughout the book, and I felt it could have been 100 pages shorter, and nothing would have been missed. In short, although the book had quite a few facts, and a fair amount of research was done, I found the book much too biased to be a truely accurate story of Timothy McVeigh. Thanks, Kary
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Title: American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh & the Tragedy at Oklahoma City by Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck ISBN: 0061065188 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Others Unknown: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy by Stephen Jones, Peter Israel ISBN: 1586480987 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 09 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Harvest of Rage: Why Oklahoma City Is Only the Beginning by Joel Dyer ISBN: 0813332931 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing by Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck ISBN: 0060394072 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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