Ask HN: What books are respected in your field, that aren't written for laymen?

The most valuable books I saw in this thread were books that were obviously academic works, that I never heard of: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22092108

Conversely there are a lot of books that count as popular science but don't actually carry a lot of clout in the field. I won't name names.

What are books that are well-respected in your discipline that aren't necessarily written for a lay audience?

I'll start. For those interested in good service UX, "Experience Design" by Newberry and Farnham is the best 'from first principles' experience you can get. Reading it is hard and psychedelic because of how terse yet packed with meaning each sentence is: https://www.amazon.com/Experience-Design-Framework-Integrating-Brand/dp/1118609638/

It was used as a textbook during my UX training.