The Communist Manifesto
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal
Each of these is shorter than 35k words. In fact, they're shorter than 35k words taken together.
The Communist Manifesto
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal
Each of these is shorter than 35k words. In fact, they're shorter than 35k words taken together.
See, this is the part of the dialog where if you simply point out which premises are "nuts" and then argue simply and objectively about them, then actual conversation happens (or is finished!).
Trying to shut down the whole thing down with the vague term "crazy" (something so obviously self-evident to be in need of no justification) is really a disservice to everyone.
I am not sure what point you are making with those other works. The Art of Computer Programming is three (3!) volumes. Is Don Knuth a nut? Euclid's Elements is also huge. Nuts?