Books are just extremely long winded rationalizations. And when authors hear of this viewpoint, they are excited to write the introduction. 'Readers claim books rationalize reality? Well though it's impossible to prove anything unconstructive, I don't believe books are irrationally defensive. Indeed if books were rationally pro-active, there would be very few things to write about. 'The sky is blue.' 'Some humans enjoy pistachios.' 'Authors are more productive when challenged by their own inadequacies."