Whenever someone ask me what biography to read--I say..go read the life of Ben Franklin..it is as good as watching Academy Award winning movie - Forrest Gump or few movies by Daniel Day Lewis. I've read some books about the life of Warren Buffett and in one interview - Mr Buffett was asked..who would he like to meet- dead/alive..and his first choice was Ben Franklin. I've been living in the US for over a decade and I didn't know who Ben Franklin was until a year ago.