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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!

Markus Reichstein

Measuring the World

Why do we perceive the world the way we do it? Two men have strongly shaped our geographical and physical worldview: Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauß. Measuring the World humorously tells the great story of these very different men.

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Maren Duvendack

The Big Short

The Big Short tells the true story of the stock market crash: reckless deals at the expense of America's underclass. Author Michael Lewis succeeds in providing a captivating insight into the corrupt world of finance, full of black humor and unmistakable acumen.

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Georg Weizsäcker

The Siege of Krishnapur

An epic trilogy about the British Empire in India, the Western illusion of military and moral superiority, and the bloody rebellion for freedom.

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Christina Gathmann

Norwegian Wood

Murakami is a pop culture literary phenomenon. "Norwegian wood", a homage to '68, brings together all the aspects Murakami is famous for: Poetry, breaking the lines between dream and reality and an unbeatable sense of humor.

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Beloved

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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