Adventure - Nonfiction

 

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1. The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts

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Author:
Hammer, Joshua, 1957-
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2.9 stars
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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 farmers. His goal was to preserve this crucial part of the world's patrimony in a gorgeous library. But then Al Qaeda showed up at the door.The Bad-Ass Librarians...

2. Turn right at Machu Picchu: rediscovering the lost city one step at a time

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Author:
Adams, Mark, 1967-
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TRAVEL MEMOIR
What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu?
In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and “discovered” Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace...