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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!

Jim Hinton

The Regeneration Trilogy
1917: In a scottish military hospital, army psychiatrist William Rivers treats soldiers traumatized by war before they are sent back to the front. in her regeneration trilogy, Pat Barker masterfully shows the atrocities of every war and makes it clear: It is not countries that lose the war, but individuals.
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Barbara Ercolano

The Selfish Gene
Are genes selfish and if so, what is their survival strategy? If you're looking for an in-depth look at genetics, turn to this classic of neo-Darwinism by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.
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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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Peter Fratzl

The Man Without Qualities
Vienna, 1913. Ulrich, a man without qualities, finds himself between the nobility's desperate attempt to celebrate the Austrian Empire and the increasingly violent rebellions of the Viennese population. This feeling of being thrown into world affairs is masterfully described by Robert Musil.
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