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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!

Ayelet Shachar

Civic Ideals: Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History

A disillusioning and profound book on the history of American citizenship laws and the discrimination people faced in their fight to gain citizenship due to their race, ethnicity, or gender.

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Matthew Larkum

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

For all who haven't read this modern classic yet: A fascinating bestseller that explains how we became what we are: Humans.

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María Jazmin Duarte Correa

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

If Stephen Hawking praises a book about artificial intelligene as "thought-provoking" and says that it will help to join debates about "the most important conversation of our time", we can recommend this book with a clear conscience.

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Franziska Jundt

Homo Faber

An absolute classic. What else is there to say? Perhaps that this is the kind of literature that speaks to us all, telling the story of a man who tries to be as rational as possible and yet realizes that he is being guided by fate.

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Beloved

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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