Good Biographies

UZ · June 30, 2010, 11:08pm

What are the best biographies have people read? Share some please

Aceones · July 1, 2010, 8:24am

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Allakhh Nagri by Mumtaz Mufti

Arleitter · July 1, 2010, 1:00pm

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Lindbergh by A.Scott Berg

Faris_Udeen · July 1, 2010, 3:48pm

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My memories of the Greatest.

By Angelo Dundee.

predewdrop · August 27, 2010, 5:13pm

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shahab nama by qudratullah shahab

alakh nagri by mumtaz mufti

hareem01 · August 27, 2010, 5:16pm

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Shahab Nama
Ayub Khan's book (can't recall the exact name)
Charles Dickens

Melancholia · August 27, 2010, 6:05pm

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I highly recommend ‘The Road to Mecca’ its an autobiography by Muhammad Asad :k:

Following is the review/description on Amazon:

Review

  A unique book. Its haunting overtones will linger in the memory  -- *New York Hearld Tribune*

A very rare and powerful book, raised, completely above the ordinary by its candor and intelligence… – New York Post

    **Product Description**

Within the first few paragraphs of this extraordinary and beautifully written autobiography, the reader recognizes s/he is immersed in a timeless spiritual classic. The grandson of a Central European Orthodox rabbi, Asad yearned for a life without the "carefully contained, artificial defenses which security-minded people love to build up around them," where he could find for himself "an approach to the spiritual order of things." He found his first "quiet gladness" in Taoism, only regretting this "ivory tower" could not be lived in. Against his father's wishes, he left the pursuit of a doctorate in Vienna to take up journalism. His fascinating travels took him to Jerusalem, Arabia, and India, and finally into service at the United Nations. In 1926, Asad embraced Islam. His account of his years in Arabia, his desert adventures, friendship with King Saud, and marriage there is truly gripping.

“Trenchant with adventure magnificently described, and a commentary upon the inner meaning of Arab and Moslem life, helpful to all who would achieve a more accurate understanding of the Arabs and their lands.”–Christian Science Monitor

TLK · August 27, 2010, 6:06pm

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I read many but the best was Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi's 'Zarguzasht'

Shahab Nama was also very well written

Yaadon kee barat by Josh maliyah badi is also a must read.

njgal · August 27, 2010, 6:24pm

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Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor of Jordan. It was a long book but was well written.