"With all due respect, what are 99 percent of people gaining from a book on, say, convex optimization?" The headline doesn't say "reading list for 99% of peopl

"With all due respect, what are 99 percent of people gaining from a book on, say, convex optimization?" The headline doesn't say "reading list for 99% of people." It says "Highly recommended reading list for those who love to learn." If you love to learn, then (I haven't read the book, so grain of salt) you're getting a well-written introduction to an interesting field of study.