Fischer, Louis. Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World. New York: New American Library, 1954. The work of foreign correspondent who knew Gandhi well and visited with him from 1942 to 1946, Fischer's writings inspired the popular film Gandhi (1982).

Gold, Gerald, and Richard Attenborough. Gandhi: A Pictorial Biography. New York: Newmarket Press, 1983. The director of the film Gandhi, Attenborough traces Gandhi's life with over 150 photographs selected from the Indian archives. The photos are accompanied by text.

Shirer, William. Gandhi: A Memoir. New York: Washington Square Press, 1979.

Geared toward secondary school students with sophisticated vocabularies, this anecdotal account describes the author's experiences with Gandhi, treating the religious leader with reverence yet admitting his faults.