The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
(Audiobooks and music)

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Hammer, Joshua, 1957-
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Boehmer, Paul narrator.
HighBridge Audio (Firm)
Recorded Books, Inc.
Published
Prince Frederick, MD : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, p2016.
Edition
Unabridged.
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8 audio discs (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba.".
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Librarians -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage.
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou.

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Published
Prince Frederick, MD : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, p2016.
Format
Audiobooks and music
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English

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Title from container.
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Compact disc.
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In container (17 cm.).
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Read by Paul Boehmer.
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., & Boehmer, P. (2016). The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts (Unabridged.). HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books.

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

Hammer, Joshua, 1957- and Paul Boehmer. 2016. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts. HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books.

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

Hammer, Joshua, 1957- and Paul Boehmer. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hammer, Joshua, and Paul Boehmer. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts Unabridged., HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, 2016.

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