I agree with you completely, but as someone who knows music theory the way musicians think about it, I find the "nerdified take on music history" to be a wonder

I agree with you completely, but as someone who knows music theory the way musicians think about it, I find the "nerdified take on music history" to be a wonderfully refreshing view on the subject! I really find this book an insight into how to transpose one model into another. It could apply to so much more that music theory, it's just that the author has a predisposition to music and therefore uses it as the illustrative example.