I like how this book is like a transcendental meditation

http://www.madscitech.org/tm/

You can absolutely zone out as you flip through page after page of incomprehensible equations.

https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=6720

But it also refers to a famous Steinbeck story I have yet to read.

https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/nine-fascinating-facts-about-john-steinbecks-of-mice-and-men