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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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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!

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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Joachim Winter

The Great Escape- Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality

People are living longer, working conditions are better and wages are higher. Nevertheless, there is a large gap between rich and poor. Poverty expert Angus Deaton shows how some industrial nations laid the foundation for unequal living conditions 250 years ago.

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Christiane Brosius

The Nutmeg's Curse- Parables for a Planet in Crisis

What do nutmeg, colonialism and the climate crisis have to do with each other? A lot, because the nutmeg symbolizes the colonial development of trade routes, a geopolitical strategy of the west. in this important work, amitav ghosh explains how this ultimately led to the exploitation of nature.

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Volker Kirchberg

The Corrision of Character- The Personal Consequences of Working in the New Capitalism

How do a baker, an IBM manager and a former bartender view their working lives? You can find the answer in Richard Sennett's award-winning book. Although it is more than 20 years old, it reveals a lot about the transformation of the working world.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

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