THE SLIGHT RISE AND SLIGHT FALL OF THE ORDINARY: How one ordinary man, in full accordance with the odds, had a reasonable life, did some work, helped some people, had minor triumphs and minor defeats, and in the end, lived an ordinary life.
IN STORES NOW!
ALTERNATIVELY:
THE UNKNOWN SCIENTIST: The story of how one middling, nothing-that-special scientist helped uncover the functions of a few genes of no particular interest to anyone other than specialists, got a few papers published and died while making life miserable for the students under his control. He will not be missed.