The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
(Large Print)
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Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Large Type Nonfiction | LP 025.82 HAM | On Shelf |
| Monroe Free Library - Adult Large Type Nonfiction | LP 025.82 HAM | On Shelf |
| Orangeburg Library - Adult Large Type Nonfiction | LP 025.8 HAMMER | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba."
Cultural property -- Protection -- Mali.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou.
Large type books.
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.
Large type books.
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
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
429 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Led by mild-mannered archivist and historian Abdel Kader Haidara, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven to save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from destruction by Al Qaeda.
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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 . Thorndike Press Large Print.
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. Thorndike Press Large Print.
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 Thorndike Press Large Print, 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 Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016.
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