The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu [LARGE PRINT] : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
(Large Print Book)
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Published
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
Format
Large Print Book
ISBN
1410490033, 9781410490032
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Free Library - 2nd Floor - Large Print | LARGE PRINT 025.8 HAM | Checked Out | June 13, 2024 |
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
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
Physical Desc
429 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
1410490033, 9781410490032
Notes
Description
"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"--From the publisher's web site.
Target Audience
9-12,Medialog, Incorporated.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hammer, J. (2016). The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu [LARGE PRINT]: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts (Large print ed.). Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammer, Joshua, 1957-. 2016. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu [LARGE PRINT]: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts. Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammer, Joshua, 1957-. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu [LARGE PRINT]: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hammer, Joshua. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu [LARGE PRINT]: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts Large print ed., Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
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