The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781476777405, 1476777403, 9781476777412, 1476777411
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Burleson Public Library - Nonfiction
025.8 Hammer
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Language
English
ISBN
9781476777405, 1476777403, 9781476777412, 1476777411

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General Note
Color map of Mali on front endpapers.
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 destruction at the hands of Al Qaeda 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 . 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 Simon & Schuster, 2016.

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