I completely disagree with the author's point. I cannot absorb dry writing, I need to be engrossed in reading to take in the content of a book. The context that the author choose to write the book in allows you to understand the way they think about the topic. Understanding they way an expert thinks about the topic allows you to understand that topic.
Writing facts is not writing, it is listing facts.
Writing about facts is not trivial! You have to flatten the dependency graph between the facts in a way that helps understanding, select what to include or omit, find metaphors sometimes, etc.
Some of these require finding new insights about the facts.
You cannot just "list" facts if you want to help the reader to understand. You also don't need dramatic stories, though memorable examples help.
Writing facts is not writing, it is listing facts.