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Joshua Hammer and
Paul Boehmer (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Highbridge Co
Publication date
April 19, 2016
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781681681429
ISBN-10
1681681420
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.75 by 6.75 in.
Weight
0.48 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock
Original list price
$29.99
Other format details
audio
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§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert farmers. His goal was to preserve this crucial part of the world's patrimony in a gorgeous library. But then Al Qaeda showed up at the door.The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu tells the incredible story of how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist and historian from the legendary city of Timbuktu, became one of the world's greatest and most brazen smugglers by saving the texts from sure destruction. With bravery and patience, he organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali. This real-life thriller is a reminder that ordinary citizens often do the most to protect the beauty and imagination of their culture. It is also the story of a man who, through extreme circumstances, discovered his higher calling and was changed forever by it.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (May 18, 2016); titled "The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts"
9781410490032 | details & prices | 395 pages | List price $32.99
About: To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean s Eleven.
About: To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean s Eleven.
from Simon & Schuster (April 19, 2016); titled "The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts"
9781476777405 | details & prices | 278 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $26.00
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Paul Boehmer (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Highbridge Co (April 19, 2016); titled "The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts"
9781681681429 | details & prices | 5.75 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $29.99
About: In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert farmers.
About: In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert farmers.
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