They exist but are rare - with books you're generally looking at the best of all time that have undergone a very strong selection criteria bias. I think the shi

They exist but are rare - with books you're generally looking at the best of all time that have undergone a very strong selection criteria bias. I think the shift from an intellectual elite culture to a more egalitarian culture has reduced the extent that such elites could be found in the same place and thus the likelihood of a very smart person meeting another very smart person is similarly greatly reduced.