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My first biography was Patton, which caused me to ask; "why didn't they teach us this stuff in history class..."
Much more recently, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" by Jack Weatherford (a history professor in Minnesota). It seems he was invited to join a group of academics who were engaged in decoding and translating an ancient Mongolian text telling the story of Khan's life. I think he goes a bit overboard in crediting Khan with many technology advancements (even the Renaissance), but likely he could be credited with several and the book certainly gives an interesting perspective.
A very interesting read!
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