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Toni Morrison

The story about the trauma of former slave Sethe who lost her baby shows how the experiences of slavery continue to traumatize generations, long after it has been believed to have been overcome. A classic of American literature, heartbreaking and masterly written.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez has written a masterpiece: The colorful and epic saga about the Columbian Buendía family and the city they built, Macondo.

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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg

Lean in is not only the title of Sheryl Sandberg's bestseller on women and leadership, but has also become a slogan of empowerment for women who seek the same opportunities as their male colleagues.

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Beyond

If you want to get to know the scientists behind the work even better, this is just the right place for you. In this section of Beyond, the researchers present books which have impacted their lives and their ways of thinking in meaningful ways. The books presented range from novels, to memoirs, to science books of all sorts. You can filter the books by genre or just scroll through the list. This is also a great way to get inspiration for your own reading!

Bernhard Fuchs

Oxygen: The molecule that made the world

Both a toxic gas as well as elixir of life, oxygen does not only play a crucial role in photosynthesis, but led to the development of complex species and even the need for two sexes. Nick Lane takes us on a journey to disvocer this magnificent element.

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Frank J. Müller

Nudge: The Final Edition

Since "Nudge" was first published, it has become a huge success and an established term of behavioural economics. Nudging is a method to influence behaviour without prohibitions or commands, based on the mantra: Make it fun!

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Edward A. Vessel

Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity

How are we connected to one another and to our environment? Gregory Bateson approaches these sociological questions and places them in the context of systems theory, complexity and the human sciences.

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Thomas Bosch

On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection

Before the Origin of Species, accepted thinking held that life was the static and perfect creation of God. By a single, systematic argument Darwin called this view into question. His ideas have affected public perception of everything from religion to economics.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead