The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu

and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
Joshua Hammer
Book - 2016

Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of destruction at the hands of Al Qaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.

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Main Author: Hammer, Joshua, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu
and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
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by Hammer, Joshua, 1957-
Published 2016
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