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ebook/audiobook: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer. 8 hours. Narrated by Paul Boehmer. This is the story Abdel Kader Haidara and the hundreds of ordinary Malians who, at great personal danger, endeavored to save the ancient, fabled manuscripts of Timbuktu from destruction by Islamic jihadists. This story is the beginning and the end of the book. In the middle, the book wanders to a detailed history of Islamic fundamentalism in Northern Africa, which was interesting, too. Good narration. [I am also trying to do as many squares as I can of [personal profile] garonne's 2025 Book Bingo here: https://garonne.dreamwidth.org/58219.html so I think this qualifies as G-N-2: Non-fiction about new-to-me-topic.]

Name in the Title: Gandhi: My Life is My Message by Jason Quinn (Sachin Nagar, illustrator). A graphic novel biography of Gandhi.

Thriller/Suspense: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré. 13 hours. Narrated by Michael Jayston. The fifth (and most famous?) of the George Smiley British spymaster series. [Also for G-B-5: a spy thriller]

Crime/Mystery: Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead. First of excellent 1930's/1940's series of English mysteries with amateur sleuth retired magician Joseph Spectator and official sleuth Inspector Flint.

Date: 2025-03-26 09:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] smallhobbit
I'm impressed we both filled the same square with the Le Carre.

Date: 2025-03-26 10:59 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] smallhobbit
I have the same problem! I've just started 'The Honourable Schoolboy' which is the next in the series.

Date: 2025-03-26 11:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] shipperslist
Death and the Conjuror

Ohh this sounds interesting!

Date: 2025-03-27 12:24 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kingstoken
Looking good!

Date: 2025-04-14 10:48 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] garonne

Ooh, that Tom Mead series looks intriguing. I've been looking for something enjoyable and not too heavy to read.

Edited Date: 2025-04-14 10:49 am (UTC)

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