Try anything by William Faulkner. If anyone doubts the, uh, cerebrocity of his works, just hand them a copy and tell them to try to read it.
Or how about Stephen Hawking's books? A Brief History of Time, or The Universe in a Nutshell will give anyone a faint migraine. Although they're more geared towards the science crowd and i don't know if that describes your giftee.
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