While I wouldn't call this a page turner, it was interesting. Brunelleschi was a complicated man. Not only was he a gifted artist and inventor, but he was also a poet. Apparently, when he was angry with a rival, he would write vicious sonnets. He once created an elaborate hoax involving multiple players, convincing an acquaintance that he had become someone else for a night. He is rightfully known for constructing the largest known masonry dome ever, and invented some really amazing machines to assist with the building process.