If you are looking for a good biography to read, Nancy Pearl recommended a few on Weekdaywith Marcie Sillman.
“Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert,” by Georgina Howell
"Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell,” by Janet Wallach
“Nicholas and Alexandra,” by Robert Massie
“Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” by Robert Massie
“Wild Decembers,” by Edna O’Brien
“Cleopatra: A Life,” by Stacy Schiff
“Vera,” by Stacy Schiff
“The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris,” by David McCullough
“The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin,” by Benjamin Franklin
“Einstein: His Life and Universe,” by Walter Isaacson
“Eleanor Roosevelt,” by Blanche Wiesen Cook
“King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero,” by David Remnick
Suggested By Listeners:
"Amelia Earhart: Legendary Aviator,” by Jameson Anderson
“Catherine the Great,” by Henri Troyat
“Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?” by Robin Williams
“The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York,” by Robert A. Caro
“West with the Night,” by Beryl Markham
“Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis,” by Tim Egan
“A Life Of Her Own: The Transformation of a Countrywoman in the 20th Century France,” by Emily Carle
“The Gypsies,” by Jan Yoors
“Dearie,” by Bob Spitz
“The Collector,” by Jack Nisbet
“The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins,” by Kristin Downey
“No Ordinary Time,” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Roosevelt and Hopkins,” by Robert Sherwood
"Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy," by Eric Metaxas
"Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery," by Eric Metaxas