- Harper John Pettypiece. Autobiography of Harper John Pettypiece (1921-2002) (1999). Detailed life of a Canadian who found the Faith in 1952 in Toronto, and had personal experiences with many well-known Bahá'í figures and authors across North America and Europe.
- Hasan M. Balyuzi. Báb, The: The Herald of the Day of Days (1973). The classic biography of The Báb, by the eminent historian who also wrote the major biographies of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
- William S. Hatcher, Douglas Martin. Baha'i Faith, The: The Emerging Global Religion (1985/2011). Overview of Bahá'í history and teachings, designed as an introductory textbook. Available in English or in Persian.
- Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
- Stephen D. Dighton. Breathe Not the Sins of Others: A Tale of Suspense (2000). Features Bahá'ís and their Faith in situations many will recognize as mirroring their own spiritual battles.
- Kamelia Khoshmashrab. Child of Mine (2015). A composition for expectant parents, featuring quotations from the Bahá’í Writings on topics such as pre-pregnancy, infant health, naming a child, parental roles, and postpartum depression.
- Paul Lample. Creating a New Mind: Reflections on the Individual, the Institutions, and the Community (1999). On the influence of the human mind in shaping human reality, and three vehicles for changing reality: the individual, the institutions, and the community at large. Two versions of book included.
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. Desire of the World, The: Materials for the contemplation of God and His Manifestation for this Day (1982/2005). Compiled from the Words of Bahá’u’lláh. Includes a compilation of names and titles of God and of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Boris Handal. Dispensation of the Bab, The (2023). Detailed, systematic presentation of the Báb's teachings; Bábí prophecies relating to Bahá'u'lláh; the extent to which the Báb's laws have been carried forward into the Bahá'í revelation.
- Báb, The, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. Divine Art of Living, The (1944/2006). Collection of thematically arranged quotations.
- Lorraine Hetu Manifold, comp. Divine Melody: Song of the Mystic Dove (2022). Selections from the Writings that refer to the Word of God as music emanating from the mystic dove or the Nightingale of Paradise, and the Divine Word as a melody calling for us to spread the Word in song and praise.
- Dorothy Freeman Gilstrap. From Copper to Gold: The Life of Dorothy Baker (1984). This biography’s purpose is to reflect not only the chronology of Baker’s life, but also the drives, the suffering, the delights, and the peak moments of decision that helped make her who she was.
- George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world.
- Brian Kurzius. Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life (2007). Compilation of Bahá'í texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives.
- Douglas Martin. Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan (2010). A series of eight talks, in both audio and video formats, on the evolution of religion and humanity.
- Shirin Sabri, Sue Podger. Incomparable Friend: The Life of Baha'u'llah Told in Stories (2019). Stories and paintings about the life of Bahá'u'lláh. Written by Sabri, illustrated by Podger. Links to PDF and e-book (offsite).
- Frances Mezei, comp. Journey of Courage: From Disability to Spiritual Ability (2023). The purpose of this compilation is to offer an approach to transform our limitations and attitudes when dealing with our disabilities, health conditions, and the ageing process. Includes updated Guidelines for Improving Accessibility.
- Andrew Mancey, comp. List of 350 Kindle Books in the "Baha'i" Category (2021). List of all the English-language titles in the Bahá'í category in Amazon's Kindle e-book library.
- Stephen D. Dighton. Locked In: A Medical Mystery (1996/2000). A presentation of the principles of the Bahá'í Faith as lived by an ordinary person in an extraordinary situation.
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. Prescription for Living (1950/1978/2015). Thoughts on how to weave a happy individual life and a happy, united, world life: on love and marriage, death, work, habits, sorrow and trial, and the Bahá'í teachings.
- David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim) (2022). Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en sociale principes; heilige oorlog en vechten; redenen achter de reputatie van de islam als een oorlogsreligie; apocalypse.
- Deborah Clark Vance. Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference (2002-05). Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Bahá’í Faith [in the USA] to uncover a description of how they believe they can bring together diverse people; development of a linear model of multicultural communication.
- David Yamartino. Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned (2012). Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by Bahá’u’lláh; the ancestry of Bahá’u’lláh, descendant of King David.
- Adib Taherzadeh. Kiser Barnes, comp. Stories of Baha'u'llah and Some Notable Believers (2003). Extracts compiled by Kiser Barnes from Adib Taherzadeh’s The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, Volumes 1-4.
- Farnaz Ma'sumian. Story of the Prophets (2013). Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Bahá'u'lláh. Designed for junior youth by a retired professor of world religions, it provides a compact source of information on the founders of the world's major religions in readable language.
- Ilona Sala Weinstein. Tending the Garden: A Biography of Emeric and Rosemary Sala (1998/2016). Detailed story of two pioneers from Canada to South America and Africa, told through reference to letters, papers, and archival documents.
- Universal House of Justice. Texts, Sacred, Permission to Distribute Electronic Copies of (2000-05-08). Sacred Writings and anything produced by the Bahá'í World Center or the Bahá'í International Community may be electronically redistributed.
- Sharon M. P. Harper, ed. The Lab, the Temple, and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Development (2000). Essays on what faith, science, and international development have to offer one another; how religion affects globalization, peace, and the environment; how the roles and world views of science, religion, and development intersect in different cultures.
- Adib Taherzadeh. Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá'í Administration (1972/1999/2009). The spirit that animates the Administrative Order of Bahá’u’lláh; spiritual attitudes that characterize members of the institutions of the Cause; unfoldment of the Administrative Order during the first 50 years of the Formative Age; statistical info.
- Eugene Flandin. Voyage en Perse (1851). A detailed travel diary, giving a sense of what Iran was like at the time of the Báb.
- Boris Handal. Ehsan Kazemi, trans. میرزا مهدی غصن اطهر (Mirza Mehdi, Ghusn-i-Athar): "Mirza Mehdi, the Purest Branch" (2022). The dramatic story of Mirza Mihdi, the son of Bahá'u'lláh who fell from a skylight in the roof of the prison where they were imprisoned.
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