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Has all the elements of a classic adventure novel...Riveting skullduggery, revealing history, and current affairs combine in a compelling narrative with a rare happy ending. -- Seattle Times History depends on whose stories get told and which books survive; in Timbuktu, thanks to Haidara and his associates, inquiry, humanity, and courage live on in the libraries. -- Boston Globe Part history, part scholarly adventure story, and part journalist survey of the volatile religious politics of the Maghreb region...Hammer writes with verve and expertise. -- New York Times Book Review

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Joshua Hammer is the author of the bestselling The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, as well as The Kalinka Affair, Yokohama Burning, and A Season in Bethlehem, among others. He is a contributing editor to Smithsonian and Outside, is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, and has written for publications including the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Smithsonian, Atlantic, New Yorker, and National Geographic. He was born in New York and graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in English literature. He has won numerous journalism awards. J. Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe. Hkis audiobook narrations have garnered nine AudioFile Earphones Awards and two prestigious Audie Awards for Best Narration, besides being a finalist for the Audie Award in 2012 and 2015. Between narrations, he is active in regional theaters across the country. His television appearances include guest spots on Nip/Tuck and Numb3rs.

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