The tale of the Iraqi librarian who saved the books

Cortez writes “Well, ya know sometimes I think its pretty heroic just to come to work on a daily basis:
Christian Science Monitor

“The true account of an Iraqi librarian’s brave struggle to save her community’s priceless collection of books dramatically illustrates the difference one person can make. And in a moving parallel, the author is now leaving her own indelible footprints at the point where the story ends.””