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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!

Stefan Wippermann

Instantiation

11 short stories by Hugo Award winner Greg Egan together in one book: A must-read for science fiction fans!

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Han Ye

A Life Beyond Boundaries

An inspirational biography for all who love to see the world through the eyes of another - in this case of Southeast-Asian expert, political activist and world traveller Benedict Anderson.

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Sven Müller

Discrete Choice Methods with Simulation

According to scientists we have to make up to 20.000 decisions - per day! This book presents simulation techniques and models from the last 25 years like logit, GEV (including nested and cross-nested logits) and probit that help to predict decision making.

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Florian Zimmermann

Why We're Polarized

Polarization is the buzzword of the hour and it is a very scary one. But what if it is not the product of a system getting out of control but exactly the goal of this system? Journalist Ezra Klein describes the unconvenient truth of how we are being polarized and polarize ourselves.

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Beloved

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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