Best Missions Biography

Its hard to pick a "best" but this is a great one:
"Bruchko", by Bruce Olson.

Excellent book. Not sure it is the best on missions. I spent about 4 months in Colombia years ago and lived with a family that was great friends of Bruce. Last I heard he was still living in Colombia. I'm interested in your reason for picking this particular book as your favorite.

I just finished Legacy of William Carey: A model for the transformation of a culture and at the moment would have to vote for that as the best I've read, from the standpoint of a person's impact on an entire country.

If you've never read the story of "Samuel Morris" you ought to get a copy and read it. It's great proof that the Apostle Paul was right in Romans 1:19,20 when he stated that even the heathen can know God if they so desire. Worth the read.

I just picked up and am gripped by a new release China's Christian Martyrs (ISBN 978-0-8254-6127-9) by Paul Hattaway. I don't think it exactly fits this thread though since (1) it's not "a" biography, but a compilation of mini-biographies, (2) some of the dozens and dozens of named martyrs were missionaries, but others were just native Chinese church leaders and members, and (3) can't really say it's "best," because there are so many good ones, and this one is great in it's way, another in another way.

It sure has impacted me, I'm still not finished, but it's heavy, intense, painful, yet joyful, inspiring, informative, and more. The writing's not fancy, but not boring either since the content is so dramatic. There are photos of the martyrs throughout, and the martyrs cover the time period from 845 AD to the present. Both Catholics and Protestants are included.

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For a more "fitting" response to this thread topic, I like the slim, maybe out-of-print biography Adoniram Judson: Missionary to Burma by Faith Coxe Bailey, because I like the easy-to-read, conversational style of the biographer, plus Adoniram Judson's story is unique--his rebellion, his pioneering role in US missions, his translation accomplishments (through Christ of course), his perseverance under torture, and his integrity in switching denominatinal affiliation knowing it might mean zero financial support--
something, #3, smharder, that he did because of a change in position on immersion baptism, thanks to William Carey, who you mentioned, and who was in India and also had a role in Adoniram's mission field destination.

I love John Paton's auto-biography and also a lesser known book called Mission Possible about two women Wycliffe missionaries...