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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!

Anne Peters

The Story Of The Stone

This moving family novel from 1760 is about young Bao-Yu, who prefers to study girls than Confucian teachings, and his two cousins. The Chinese classic illuminates Buddhist concepts against the background of secular themes and shows how karma influences all of our lives.

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Elke Grimminger-Seidensticker

Middlesex

Born of two genders into an immigrant family, Calliope (Cal) was treated as a freak throughout her life. Based on the family history, author Jeffrey Eugenides portayes North America of the 20th century - multifaceted and wonderful.

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Volker Eichener

The Civilizing Process

To put it simply, the formation of states in Europe goes back to processes of power bundling and civilisation. These processes, beginning in the late middle ages, are traced by sociologist Norbert Elias in this fundamental work.

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Monika Schnitzer

How We Got to Now

The battery, photography, refrigerators - ideas bring mankind further and become constant companions of our everyday life. Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From, shows in an entertaining way how these are interwoven with social change.

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Beloved

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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