Also, I realize that some of the works in the GBWW have been discredited (Freud, Keynes, and especially Marx), but their works nevertheless have impacted history. I don't think you are being arrogant, you merely take a different approach to learning than I do. I believe every one of these works has something to offer, whether I end up enjoying it or not. I don't go back and re-read my college math text, but that doesn't mean I didn't learn anything from it.