The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
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Joshua Hammer., Joshua Hammer|AUTHOR., & Paul Boehmer|READER. (2016). The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts . HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joshua Hammer, Joshua Hammer|AUTHOR and Paul Boehmer|READER. 2016. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts. HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joshua Hammer, Joshua Hammer|AUTHOR and Paul Boehmer|READER. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts HighBridge, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Joshua Hammer, Joshua Hammer|AUTHOR, and Paul Boehmer|READER. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts HighBridge, 2016.
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