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The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts / Joshua Hammer.
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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- ISBN: 9781476777405
- ISBN: 1476777403
- ISBN: 9781476777412 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 1476777411 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 278 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Genre: | History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | 025.8209 HAMMER 2016 | 39851001285825 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |