From the definitive biography of Van Gogh, to the real story of James A. Garfield, we have a book for nearly every historical era into which one might dive.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
No Higher Honor, by Condoleezza Rice
Van Gogh: The Life, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Decision Points, by George Bush
Tension City, by Jim Lehrer
Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand
The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson
Destiny of the Republic, by Candice Millard
Eisenhower: The White House Years, by Jim Newton
1493, by Charles C. Mann
Inferno, by Max Hastings
Eisenhower: The White House Years (Audio), Jim Newton
The Secrets of the FBI (Audio), Ronald Kessler