The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Boehmer, Paul narrator.
Published
[Prince Frederick, Maryland] : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, 2016., , [2016].
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Nyack Library - Adult Book on CD | 025.8209 HAM | On Shelf |
Tuxedo Park Library - Adult Book on CD | 025.82 HAM | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Audiobooks on CD.
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.
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, Maryland] : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, 2016., , [2016].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (9 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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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Citations
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 . 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 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, 2016.
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