The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
Joshua Hammer
288 pages
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.
This book is a captivating historical read that masterfully combines contemporary and ancient sub-Saharan history in a true story thriller.