The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
(CD Audiobook)
Author:
Contributors:
Boehmer, Paul, narrator.
Published:
[Prince Frederick, Maryland] : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, 2016.
Format:
CD Audiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
8 audio discs ; 12 cm
Status:
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 Qaida militants to the safety of southern Mali.
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Essex Adult Book on CD Non-Fiction
BCD 025.8 HAM
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Norwich/Otis Adult Audio Books
CDB 025.82 HAM
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Woodbridge Adult Compact Disc
CD 025.8209/HAM
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Subjects
LC Subjects
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.
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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Language:
English
ISBN:
1681681420, 9781681681429
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
Participants/Performers
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 Qaida militants to the safety of southern Mali.
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APA Citation (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 (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 Citation (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 (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.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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