The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Boehmer (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Boehmer
Paul Boehmer narrates 472 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,598 hours in all.
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts is an audiobook by Joshua Hammer: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Boehmer, released April 19, 2016, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Boehmer
- Released
- April 19, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781681681436
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How long is The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts as an audiobook?
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts?
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts is narrated by Paul Boehmer.