{"product_id":"the-timbuktu-school-for-nomads-9781473655447","title":"The Timbuktu School for Nomads","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sahara: a dream-like, far away landscape of \u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e and Wilfred Thesiger, \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and home to nomadic communities whose ways of life stretch back millennia. Today it''s a teeth-janglingly dangerous destination, where the threat of jihadists lurks just over the horizon. Following in the footsteps of 16th century traveller Leo Africanus, Nicholas Jubber went on a turbulent adventure to the forgotten places of North Africa and the legendary Timbuktu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce the seat of African civilization and home to the richest man who ever lived, this mythic city is now scarred by terrorist occupation and is so remote its own inhabitants hail you with the greeting, ''Welcome to the middle of nowhere''. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the cattle markets of the Atlas, across the Western Sahara and up the Niger river, Nicholas joins the camps of the Tuareg, Fulani, Berbers, and other communities, to learn about their craft, their values and their place i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] passionate paean to the Sahara. - New York Times, Season's Best Travel Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick Jubber's The Timbuktu School for Nomads is an abundantly energetic gold-mine of a book. Heaped with history and background information, with ideas, adventures, and poignant postulations, it stares right in the face of current events. This is a book that will remind us all to look with care at what is happening on the great sandscape of North Africa now. A work of inspiration and scholarship, it deserves all the attention it gets. - Tahir Shah, author of The Caliph's House and Timbuctoo\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA well-informed and readable book based on time spent in nomad camps and a thorough survey of the literature. The Sahara and Sahel are complex, dangerous, productive, compelling places. The Timbuktu School for Nomads captures the feel of this in conversations with nomads about their livelihoods, with the constant threat of a drought or an al Qaeda squadron just over the next dune. - Dr Jeremy Swift, author of The Sahara\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Timbuktu School for Nomads\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on an unforgettable journey through time and space, plenty of it, and gives voice to voiceless communities that inhabit one of the most problematic corners of the globe\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngaging. Full of intriguing insights into little-visited countries. - Wanderlust\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEffortless. Uses a light touch to explain complex, esoteric concepts. - Geographical\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA writer who can deliver both serious historical research and entertaining escapades with credibility and passion.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImpeccably researched and elegantly written. - The Irish Times","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739528606039,"sku":"9781473655447","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473655447.jpg?v=1723812240","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-timbuktu-school-for-nomads-9781473655447","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}