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For nearly eight years as the monthly columnist for Outside magazine, and in his award-winning books, Mark Jenkins has held fans spellbound with his riveting accounts of expeditions to remote parts of the globe. In To Timbuktu, he sets out with three friends to attempt their first descent of the…

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1 author picked To Timbuktu as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jenkins takes a small boat adventure to the next level as he and his friends attempt to paddle the length of the Niger River. They encounter everything from remote native villages to killer bees to angry hippos.

The book took me into the dense jungles on sketchy waters with plenty of unknowns around the next bend. It was a fantastic adventure mixed with a healthy dose of humor to carry it along. 

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