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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!

Olivier Morin

Bouvard & Pécouchet
The two Parisian intellectuals Bouvard and Pécuchet become friends and move to the French countryside. But everything the two undertake and want to investigate fails. Flaubert's observation of the two tragic heroes is a satirical portrayal of the world of science and art.
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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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Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern

The Glass Bead Game
Mastering the glass bead game, a program from all human sciences, is Joseph Knecht's goal in life. In doing so, he encounters dilemmas again and again. Joseph Knecht's journey is Hermann Hesse's last work – and an absolute classic.
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Ilona Grunwald Kadow

Madame Curie
Marie Curie was the first woman to achieve worldwide recognition as a scientist. Her pioneering research into radioactivity brought her a place in the ranks of the most important discoveries and her death. Curie's daughter Eva captures the colorful life with the tragic end.
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