I read somewhere that Barry Hannah was a writers writer. Not very well known outside literary circles and certainly not a best selling author.
Find Me by Andre Aciman
A Guide to the Good Life (the ancient art of stoic joy) by William B. Irvine
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States by Charles Beard
Well that was three days of my life I will never get back!!
Sometimes I ask myself why I bothered reading a particular book. But I think the correct question here is why did Mr. Beard decide to write such a book.
Could not even help insomniacs!!