Beloved

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!

Kai Sundmacher

What is Life?

Originally written for laypeople, Erwin Schrödinger's "What is Life" became a starting point for molecular biology and the discovery of dna. Along with the essay "Mind and Matters" and autobiographical details, this book is a great collage of Schrödinger's work

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Klaus Goetz

The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis

How do institutions work and what rules do they have in common? Anyone who is interested in these questions from a social science perspective will gain insights into the current state of research and the latest debates with this basic work.

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Matthias Bartelmann

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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Dominik Müller

Islam is Mercy

Islamic scholar Mouhanad Khorchide takes a contemporary look at Islam, centered on a theology of mercy. His work is a major contribution to Islam research and a signpost for the future of Islam.

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Beloved

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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