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| Author | : Joshua Hammer |
| File Size | : 43,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 19 April 2016 |
| ISBN | : 9781476777405 |
| Pages | : 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.
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.
DOWNLOADDescribes 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.
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