A number of writers have written their accounts on the megastar.

To Be Or Not To Be
2002
Author: Khalid Mohammed
Wife Jaya Bachchan gifted Amitabh Bachchan this book on his 60th birthday. Well know film-journalist-turned-director Khalid Mohammed has written this book. Besides him the members of the Bachchan and Nanda family, including Jaya, Abhishek, Shweta and her husband Nikhil also contributed.

Jaya Bachchan has put together the life & times of actor, husband, father and all the other roles in the book. Important features of this coffee table book include the actor photographed in various moods and candid moments. It contains around 800 photographs.

Amitabh Bachchan: The Legend
1999
Author: Bhawana Somaaya

Bahwna Somaya, the editor or Screen presented a scintillating documentation of Amitabh Bachchan's phenomenal success. It has coloured photographs from his films and his personal life.

Show Business
1988
Author: Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor's Show Business is fictionalised account of Amitabh Bachchan till his joining politics.
The novel is also a satirical tale of hits and misses in the worlds of cinema. The novel explores the Bombay film industry and the pulls and pressures on a superstar. Fascinating stuff.

Amitabh Ka Khazana (Hindi)
Author: Amitabh Bachchan.
Amitabh Ka Khazana embodies Bachchan's brand of philosophy. It contains the essence of his manifold experiences.

The latest to join the list is Soul Curry for You and Me/Amitabh Bachchan (2003). Author is RD Tailang.