Shooting Tragedy

Night of Tragedy, Dawning of Light: The Wedgwood Baptist Shootings
$11.99
This book has been very tough to read but God has used it to encourage so many. The authors did such a fantastic job of giving the reader a comprehensive understanding of what took place at Wedgwood by weaving numerous eye witness accounts. The picture they provide is very rich and inspiring. I am very grateful for their work and how they tell the world how Christ was proclaimed.

Image of an Assassination - A New Look at the Zapruder Film
$24.98
This is an excellent DVD about the restoration of the Zapruder film. The film itself runs almost 45 minutes and there are four different versions of the 26 second Zapruder film (close-up frame in slow motion/full frame/medium frame in slow motion/wide frame with sprocket holes). The bonus material itself is just as good and includes the WFAA TV interview of Abraham Zapruder by Jay Watson that runs almost 7 minutes. The "Good Night America" segment from 1975 with Geraldo Rivera and Robert Groden that runs 20 minutes. The rights negotiations with LIFE magazine with Richard Stolley that runs 14 minutes. And finally a short video of Kennedy's arrival in Dallas that runs almost 2 minutes. Be sure to buy this DVD along with Richard Trask's excellent book on the Zapruder film "National Nightmare on Six Feet of Film."

Shooting of Rabbit Wells: An American Tragedy
$24.95
To set the record straight, the shooting was a tragic accident, no racism, no supercharged incident, just wrong place, wrong time, wrong man on the trigger.
We had some great times together, the book a good tale of what could have been.
I'm glad he is still remembered, as is John Peterson (KIA, Viet Nam 1968).

Thanks Bill, Go NADS!

I Choose to Be Happy: A School Shooting Survivor's Triumph Over Tragedy
$16.95
Missy Jenkins gets right to the heart of the matter...her life after being shot on December 1, 1997.

School shootings are occurring with more frequency rather than less as time goes by. But in 1997, Columbine hadn't happened yet. Virginia Tech hadn't happened yet. The only significant school shooting was at Pearl High School on October 1, 1997. Only two months after that date, Heath High School would be in the media forefront.

Missy Jenkins was one of a handful of students who were meeting in the high school lobby for a prayer circle prior to the start of classes that day. Michael Carneal walked into that lobby with a duffel bag full of ammunition and guns that he stole from a friend's house. He randomly started firing at the students in the lobby.

As the story is told, the reader is made aware that Missy feels lucky and thankful that she survived the shooting. Three young girls were killed, and Missy was the most injured of those that survived...she was paralyzed from the chest down.

I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY is Missy's story after the shooting. It shares her amazing ability to forgive Michael and move on with her life. She recounts her struggles to overcome her disability and be the best person she can be in spite of it. She has complete faith in God and His plan for her following the shooting. Unsure of what she wanted to do prior to the shooting, Missy has a clear-cut plan to guide her after December 1. She is determined to be a counselor for troubled youth in hopes of preventing others to take actions such as Michael was compelled to take.

A straightforward account of her life after December 1, 1997, I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY is a hopeful, encouraging novel of triumph over tragedy. Missy's courage and determination shine through on every page. Even those unfamiliar with the event will praise Missy's positive outlook on life. The world would be a much better place if everyone had the same view of things.

Reviewed by: Jaglvr