This beautiful softcover edition is in near fine condition, with no marks or tears and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are crisp and unmarked, and the book remains tight, square, and well-preserved. To Timbuktu for a Haircut: A Journey Through West Africa by Rick Antonson, published in 2008, is a travel memoir chronicling the author’s journey to the legendary city of Timbuktu in Mali. Blending cultural insight, history, and personal reflection, Antonson explores the hospitality, challenges, and rich heritage of West Africa, including Timbuktu’s golden age as a center of trade during the Mali Empire.