About the Author:
Nicholas Jubber moved to Jerusalem after graduating from Oxford University. He'd been working two weeks when the intifada broke out and he started planning to travel the Middle East and East Africa. He has written two previous books, The Prester Quest (winner of the Dolman Prize) and Drinking Arak Off an Ayatollah's Beard(shortlisted for the Dolman Prize). He has written for the Guardian, Observer, and the Globe and Mail.
Review:
Insightful, warm and humorous―Publishers Weekly *starred review*
Jubber is a perceptive guide to a fascinating culture.―Metro
Sedentary civilization has been telling itself that nomads are an anachronism for many centuries. But nomadic cultures are still vibrantly alive, as the intrepid Nick Jubber shows us in North Africa. This book is both a wonderful travel adventure, and a defense of journeys without end.―Tahir Shah, author of The Caliph's House and Timbuctoo
The risk-taking Mr Jubber enters the desert-scape of North Africa. An education.―Scotland on Sunday, Travel Books of the Year
[A] passionate paean to the Sahara.―New York Times, Season's Best Travel Books
Impeccably researched and elegantly written.―The Irish Times
Effortless. Uses a light touch to explain complex, esoteric concepts.―Geographical
*PRAISE FOR NICHOLAS JUBBER* Passionate, exuberant and charming.―Spectator
Engaging. Full of intriguing insights into little-visited countries.―Wanderlust
A 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
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