A challenging reading challenge

 Deb and Yolinda were at an impasse.
They were having a little disagreement.
An argument if you will.
About books.

It started innocently enough.  They were trying to decide which books to read for the Good Reads 2018 reading challenge.  A number of 25 books had been decided upon and now all there was left to do was choose which book to begin the challenge with on January 1st.

"I've been giving it serious thought", said Deb, dumping an armload of books on the table.  "And I thought we could start with something light and fun".  She held up Jane Austen's last novel, Lady Susan.  "It's the only Jane Austen book we haven't read and we could start the challenge with a feeling of accomplishment".
"Accomplishment?"
"Well yes, because then we would have read all her books."
"Oh", said Yolinda, returning her attention to her nails.
"Orrrr", said Deb tossing aside Jane and digging into the pile for Agatha.  "How about another mystery?  We do love Agatha Christie."
"Mmmmmm", mumbled Yolinda.

"Or how about" -  tossing Agatha on the floor next to Jane - "something new.  We bought A Moveable Feast two years ago and haven't read it yet".
No answer.
"Ok!" -  Ernest Hemmingway joins Jane and Agatha on slowly increasing pile - "Then let's start the year really BIG!".
Deb holds up an anthology of Punk stories.
"No", said Yolinda.  "I've already decided on our first book"

"Oh", said Deb rather surprised that Yolinda was actually thinking about literature.  "Great!  What is it?"
Yolinda holds up Einstein: A Hundred Years Of Relativity.
"Einstein?", squeaked Deb.
"Yes."
"Science?"
"Yes."
"Mathematics?"
"Yes"
"Physics?"
"Your point?"
"You failed all those subjects at school!"
"No I didn't"
"You spent the entirety of year 9 science at the back of the lab braiding other girls hair!", Deb hissed while white knuckling a copy of The Glugs Of Gosh.
"Yes that was rather a challenging year but that hard work paid off, because now I'm a whizz at braiding" smiled Yolinda.
"I've spent days trying to figure out what books to read and now you want to start the year by reading about quantum physics?!!!"
"It's got pictures....", said Yolinda hopefully.
Deb was howling by this stage and books were flying everywhere.  The grown up pup scrambled under the sofa for safety.

"No hear me out", yelled Yolinda over Deb's stomping and lamenting and the dog's whimpering.
"It's not just science stuff.  It's also about his life, his love of music, his writing, his thoughts on Judaism and the Holocaust and global peace!!!!"
Deb stopped windmilling her arms and kicking the TV.
"And it's got pictures?"
"Yes, and it has pictures", smiled Yolinda.
"Fine!", muttered Deb, "But I bet you'll be flinging it across the room by page 3!"
"Calm down", soothed Yolinda.  "You've got yourself into such a disheveled state".
She pulled up a chair.  "Here sit down, you're a mess.  Let me braid your hair"