The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
278 pages : map ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781476777405, 1476777403

Notes

General Note
Map and illustration on end papers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-263) and index.
Description
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 desctuction at the hands of Al Quaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hammer, J. (2016). The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hammer, Joshua, 1957-. 2016. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hammer, Joshua, 1957-. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts Simon & Schuster, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hammer, Joshua. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2016.

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