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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu

- And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
Af: Joshua Hammer Engelsk Paperback

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu

- And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
Af: Joshua Hammer Engelsk Paperback
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In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert shepherds. His goal: to preserve this crucial part of the world’s patrimony in a gorgeous library. But then Al Qaeda showed up at the door.
    Joshua Hammer writes about how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist from the legendary city of Timbuktu, became one of the world’s greatest smugglers by saving the texts from sure destruction. With bravery and patience, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali. His heroic heist is a reminder that ordinary citizens often do the most to protect the beauty of their culture. His story is one of a man who, through extreme circumstances, discovered his higher calling and was changed forever by it.
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In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert shepherds. His goal: to preserve this crucial part of the world’s patrimony in a gorgeous library. But then Al Qaeda showed up at the door.
    Joshua Hammer writes about how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist from the legendary city of Timbuktu, became one of the world’s greatest smugglers by saving the texts from sure destruction. With bravery and patience, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali. His heroic heist is a reminder that ordinary citizens often do the most to protect the beauty of their culture. His story is one of a man who, through extreme circumstances, discovered his higher calling and was changed forever by it.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781476777412
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1476777411
Kategori: Biografier: religiøse og åndelige
Udg. Dato: 4 maj 2017
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 213mm
Højde: 144mm
Forlag: Simon & Schuster
Oplagsdato: 4 maj 2017
Forfatter(e): Joshua Hammer
Forfatter(e) Joshua Hammer

Kategori Biografier: religiøse og åndelige

ISBN-13 9781476777412

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 213mm

Højde 144mm

Udg. Dato 4 maj 2017

Oplagsdato 4 maj 2017

Forlag Simon & Schuster

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