Batu Bibliography

Ethnology, Mythology & Anthropology

  • Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy (Inferno). Translated by Lawrence Grant White. 1948.

  • Belcher, Stephen. African Myths of Origin. 2005.

  • Bleek, W. H. I., and L. C. Lloyd. Specimens of Bushmen Folklore. 1911, 1968.

  • Blier, Susan Preston. The Royal Arts of Africa. 1998.

  • Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 1949.

  • Campbell, Joseph. Primitive Mythology. 1959.

  • Campbell, Joseph. The Power of Myth. 1988.

  • Davidson, Basil. African Kingdoms. 1966.

  • Davidson, Basil. Africa In History. 2005.

  • Diamond, Jared. The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies?. 2002.

  • Diop, Cheikh Anta. Precolonial Black Africa. 1987.

  • Drachler, Jacob. African Heritage. 1963.

  • Edson, Gacy. Masks and Meaning: Faces of Tradition and Belief Worldwide. 2005.

  • Eerdman’s. Handbook to the World’s Religions. 1982, 1994.

  • Eliot, Alexander. Universal Myths. 1990.

  • Gates, Henry Louis. Wonders of the African World. 1989.

  • Gowlett, John. Ascent To Civilization. 1984.

  • Head, James G., and Linda MacLea. Myth and Meaning. 1976.

  • Herdt, Gilbert. The Sambia: Ritual and Gender in New Guinea. 1987.

  • Johnson, John F. C. Churgach Legends. 1984.

  • July, Robert W. A History of the African People. 1974.

  • Kazimiroff, Theodore L. The Last Algonquin. 1982.

  • Leaky, Richard E. The Making of Mankind. 1981.

  • Leaky, Richard E., and Roger Lewin. Origins: What New Discoveries Reveal About the Emergence of Our Species and its Possible Future. 1977.

  • Lee, Richard B., and Irven De Vore. Kalahari Hunter-Gatherers: Studies of the !Kung San and Their Neighbors. 1976.

  • Lee, Richard B., and Irven DeVore. Man the Hunter. 1968.

  • Leeming, David Adams. The World of Myth. 1990.

  • Levinson, David. The Tribal Living Book. 1984, 1993.

  • M’Bow, Babacar. Benin: A Kingdom in Bronze. 2005.

  • Murray, Jocelyn. Cultural Atlas of Africa. 1982.

  • Newhill, Esko E., and Umberto La Paglia. Exploring World Cultures. 1986.

  • Philip, Neil. The Illustrated Book of Myths. 1995.

  • Robbins, Lawrence H. Stones, Bones, and Ancient Cities. 1990.

  • Scarre, Chris. Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World. 1993.

  • The Secret Museum of Mankind. 1941.

  • Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. The Old Way: A Story of the First People. 2006.

  • Turnbul, Colin M. Man in Africa. 1976.

Writing Craft & Publishing

  • Addonizio, Kim, and Dorianne Laux. The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry. 1997.

  • Bell, James Scott. Plot & Structure. 2004.

  • Bell, James Scott. Revision & Self-Editing. 2008.

  • Bennett, Hal Zina. Write From the Heart. 2001.

  • Brooks, Terry. Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life. 2003.

  • Brown, Helen Gurley. The Writer’s Rules. 1998.

  • Burmeister-Brown, Susan & Linda B. Swanson-Davies. The Glimmer Train: Guide to Writing Fiction; Inspiration and Discipline. 2007

  • Card, Orson Scott. Characters and Viewpoint. 1988.

  • Card, Orson Scott. How To Write Science Fiction & Fantasy. 1990.

  • Card, Orson Scott. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction. 2013.

  • Checkoway, Julie. Creating Fiction. 1999.

  • Collier, Oscar. How to Write and Sell Your First Novel. 1997.

  • Conrad, Barnaby. 101 Best Scenes Ever Written. 2006.

  • Curtis, Richard. How to Get Your Ebook Published. 2002.

  • Disher, Garry. Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft. 2001.

  • Estleman, Loren D. Writing the Popular Novel. 2004.

  • Fowler, Ramsey H. The Little, Brown Handbook. 2nd Ed. 1983.

  • Frank, Thaisa. Finding Your Writer’s Voice: A Guide to Creative Fiction. 1994.

  • Frey, James N. How to Write a Damn Good Novel II. 1994.

  • Frey, James N. The Key:How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth. 2000.

  • Garner, John. On Becoming A Novelist. 1983.

  • Garner, John. The Art of Fiction. 1991.

  • Gerrold, David. Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy. 2001.

  • Glatzer, Jenna & Daniel Steven. The Street Smart Writer. 2006.

  • Goldberg, Natalie. Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer’s Craft. 2000.

  • Golden, Bernard. Unlock Your Creative Genius. 2007.

  • Gore, Ariel. How to Become A Famous Writer Before You’re Dead. 2007.

  • Hall, Oakley. How Fiction Works. 2001.

  • Helitzer, Mel. Comedy Writing Secrets. 2005.

  • Kawasaki, Guy, and Shawn Welch. APE: How to Publish a Book. 2013.

  • Kempton, Gloria. Craft Compelling Dialogue. 2004.

  • King, Stephen. On Writing. 2000.

  • Lane, Barry. Writing as a Road to Self-Discovery. 1992.

  • LaPlante, Alice. The Making of a Story. 2007.

  • Le Guin, Ursula K. Steering the Craft. 1998.

  • Lee, John & Cici Miller-Krisberg. Writing from the Body. 1994.

  • Lerner, Betsy. The Forest for the Trees: And Editor’s Advice to Writers. 2001.

  • Marshall, Evan. The Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published. 2003.

  • Meissner, Caits. The sentences that Create Us: Crafting a Writer's Life in Prison. 2022.

  • Monteleone, Tom. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Novel. 2004.

  • Moran, Meredith. Why We Write. 2013.

  • Mosley, Walter. This Year You Write Your Novel. 2007.

  • O’Hanlon, Bill. Write is a Verb. 2007.

  • Plotnik, Arthur. Spunk & Bite: A Writer’s Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language and Style. 2005.

  • Rand, Ayn. The Art of Fiction. 1958.

  • Rico, Gabriele Lusser. Writing the Natural Way. 1983.

  • Rittenburg, Ann & Laura Whitcomb. Your First Novel. 2006.

  • Skillman, Macdonald T. Writing the Thriller. 2000.

  • Saks, Sol. The Craft of Comedy Writing. 1985.

  • Sawyer, Robert J. "8 Things New Writers Need to Know." In L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future, XXII, 2002.

  • Scofield, Sandra. The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer. 2007.

  • Selain, Peter. By Cunning & Craft: Sound Advice and Practical Wisdom for Fiction Writers. 2007.

  • Smith jr, James. You Can Write a Novel. 1998.

  • Somers, Jeff. Writing Without Rules. 2018.

  • Stein, Sol. Stein On Writing. 1995.

  • Stein, Sol. How to Grow A Novel. 1999.

  • Strunk jr, William, and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 1979.

  • Tiberghien, Susan M. One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer’s Art and Craft. 2007.

  • Ueland, Brenda. If You Want to Write. 1938.

  • University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers. 2003.

  • Williams, Joseph M. Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 1985.

  • Writer’s Digest. February–August 2010.

  • Writer’s Digest. The Writer’s Digest Handbook of Novel Writing. 1992.

  • Writer’s Digest. The Writer’s Digest Guide to Good Writing. 1994.

  • Writer’s Market: Deluxe Edition. 2008.

  • Zinsser, William. On Writing Well. 1976–2001.

Biology, Nature & Environment

  • Arem, Joel E. Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones. 1977, 1987.

  • Benyus, Janine M. Beastly Behaviors. 1992.

  • Broken Bear Squier, Thomas. Herbal Folk Medicine. 1997.

  • Burton, Maurice. Encyclopedia of Reptiles, Amphibians and Other Cold-blooded Animals. 1984.

  • Cambridge University Press. Hunter-Gatherers: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. 2001.

  • Coneroaads, Robert R. Rocks and Fossils. 2005.

  • Deurbrouck, Jo. Cat Attacks. 2001.

  • Hageneder, Fred. The Meaning of Trees: Botany, History, Healing Lore. 2005.

  • Harrison, Colin. Birds of the World: Eyewitness Handbooks. 1993.

  • Holldobler, Bert. The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies. 2009.

  • Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Inc. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals. 1984, 1992.

  • Marent, Thomas. Rainforest. 2006.

  • Mendell, Earl. Earl Mendell’s Herb Bible. 1992.

  • Mills, Gus, and Martin Harvey. African Predators. 2001.

  • Myers, Norman. The Long African Day. 1972.

  • National Geographic. "Lake Tanganyika," July 2009.

  • National Geographic. "The Wonderful Diverse Ways of the Ant," by Bert Holldobler, June 1984.

  • National Wildlife Federation. "The Beauty in the Beast," August/September 2008.

  • Nichol, John. Bites and Stings: The World of Venomous Animals. 1989.

  • Nichol, John. The Mighty Rainforest. 1990.

  • Pakenham, Thomas. Remarkable Trees of the World. 2002.

  • Reader’s Digest. The Wildlife Year. 1991.

  • Sandved, Kjell B., and Michael Emsley. Rain Forests and Cloud Forests. 1979.

  • Silcock, Lisa. The Rainforests, A Celebration. 1989.

  • Sumner, Judith. The Natural History of Medicinal Plants. 2000.

  • Tougias, Michael. When Man is the Prey: True Stories of Animal Attacking Humans. 2007.

  • Wootton, Anthony. Insects of the World. 1984.

History, Geography & Humanities

  • Asimov, Isaac. The March of the Millenia. 1991.

  • Awde, Nicholas, and Putros Samano. The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read and Write It. 1986.

  • Ayo, Yvonne. Africa. Eyewitness Books, 1995.

  • Baker, Jerry. Jerry Baker’s Back to Nature Almanac No. 1. 1973.

  • Boardman, John. The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World. 2001.

  • Dugard, Martin. Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingston. 2003.

  • Facts on File Publishers. Musical Instruments of the World. 1976.

  • Glazer. Random House Webster’s Word Menu. 1998

  • Herne, Brian. White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris. 1999.

  • Johnston, Frank, and Sandy Ferrar. Malawi: The Warm Heart of Africa. 2002.

  • King James Bible

  • Klower, Tom. The Joy of Drumming: Drums and Percussion Instruments from Around the World. 1997.

  • Lyell, Denis D. Memories of An African Hunter. 1987 (reprint of 1923).

  • Mafundikwa, Saki. Afrikan Alphabets: The Story of Writing in Afrika. 2004.

  • Malmkajaer, Kirsten. The Linguistic Encyclopedia. 1991.

  • Mason, Tyra. Baby Names: Real Names with Real Meanings for African American Children. 1997.

  • Mastalia, Francesco. Dreads. 1999.

  • McCutcheon, Marc. Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary. 2nd ed. 2000.

  • Perrot, D. V. Swahili Dictionary. 2003.

  • Roosevelt, Theodore. Elephant Hunting on Mount Kenia. 1910.

  • Rublen, Merritt. The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue. 1994.

  • Rusesabagina, Paul. An Ordinary Man. 2006.

  • Spectrum Guides. African Wildlife Safaris. 1989.

  • Stewart, Ian, and John Lynch. Earth: The Biography. 2007.

  • Tabor, James M. Blind Descent: The Quest To Discover the Deepest Place On Earth. 2010.

  • Teresi, Dick. Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science – From the Babylonians to the Maya. 2002.

  • Thorpe, James. Ancient Mysteries. 1999.

  • Williams, Geoffrey. African Designs from Traditional Sources. 1971.

Philosophy, Spirituality & Psychology

  • Brown Jr., Tom. The Science and Art of Tracking: Nature’s Path to Spiritual Discovery. 1999.

  • Chevalier, Jean. The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols. 1996.

  • Chopra, Deepak. Life After Death. 2006.

  • Galenorn, Yasmine. Totemic Magic: Dance of the Shape-Shifter. 2004.

  • Karenga, Maulana. Kwanza: A Celebration of Family Community and Culture. 1998.

  • Kornfield, Jack. A Path with Heart. 1993.

  • Kurtz, Ernest. The Spirituality of Imperfection: Story Telling and the Journey to Wholeness. 1992.

  • Liungman, Carl G. Dictionary of Symbols. 1991.

  • May, Rollo. Love and Will. 1969.

  • Meadows, Kenneth. Rune Power: The Secret Power of the Wise Ones. 1996.

  • Middleton, John. Magic, Witchcraft, and Curing. 1967.

  • Muller-Ebleing, Claudia. Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas. 2000.

  • Narby, Jeremy. Shamans Through Time: 500 Years on the Path to Knowledge. 2001.

  • Samuels, Michael, and Mary Rockwood Lane. Shaman Wisdom Shaman Healing: Deepen Your Ability to Heal with Visionary & Spiritual Tools and Practices. 2003.

  • Shaffer, David R. Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence. 3rd ed. 1993.

  • Tresidder, Jack. The Complete Dictionary of Symbols. 2004.

  • Walsh, Roger. The World of Shamanism: New Views of an Ancient Tradition. 2007.

  • Webster, Richard. Write Your Own Magic. 2001.

  • Zweig, Connie, and Jeremiah Abrams. Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature. 1991.

Periodicals, Media & Miscellaneous

  • Batko, Ann. When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People. 2004.

  • Burnie, David. Smithsonian Institution: Animal. 2001.

  • Fireside Astronomy: Moore, Patrick, 1992.

  • Hunt, Douglas, and Carolyn Perry, eds. The Dolphin Reader. 3rd ed. (Includes: Lessing, Doris. "Sunrise on the Veld" from African Stories, 1964; Dinesen, Isak. "A Gazelle" from Out of Africa, 1937).

  • Kerrod, Robin. The Star Guide: Learning to Read the Night Sky Star by Star. 1979.

  • Miller, Dorcas S. Stars of the First People. 1974.

  • National Geographic. "The Hadza," by Michael Finkel, December 2009.

  • National Geographic. "Nature’s Gift to Medicine," by Lonnelle Aikman, September 1974.

  • National Geographic Traveler. "Footsteps of My Ancestors," by Donovan Webster. Vol. 22, No. 7, October 2005.

  • Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. 2009.

  • Outdoor Life. Various articles, 2009–2010.

  • Rowel, Galen. Mountain Light. 1986.

  • Thomas, E. Donnall. "Among the San." Traditional Bowhunter, December 2001/January 2002. (Also, in Best Hunting Stories Ever Told, 2010).

  • Tuer, David F. Dictionary of Astronomy, Space, and Atmospheric Phenomenon. 1979.

  • Washington/Oregon Game and Fishing. Various articles, 2009