- Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1988) An abridged and updated version of the author's biography Priceless Pearl.
- Priceless Pearl, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1969) The classic biography of The Guardian, written by his wife.
- Still Lives, by Denis MacEoin. (1993) The nature of private lives and biography in Middle Eastern culture, with brief discussion of Rushdie's Satanic Verses and the lives of Tahirih and Shoghi Effendi.
- When the Saints Come Marching In: The Art of Bahá'í Biography, by Sidney Edward Morrison, Frank Lewis. (1986) Comments on hagiography, including reviews of nine popular Bahá'í biographies. Includes response "In Praise of Saints" by Frank Lewis (from dialogue 1:3).
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