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!

Thomas Henning

Cosmos

This translation of Alexander von Humboldt's "COSMOS" is not only a worthwhile examination of one of the most important discoverers of our time with his environment. It is peppered with stamps and fragments and is therefore an original source documenting Humboldt's genius.

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Wieland B. Huttner

Endurance- Shackleston Incredible Voyage

History only knows the history of the winners. The story of the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, who explored the Antarctic in 1914 on an incredible mission, froze his ship in the polar ice and fought seemingly hopeless battles, shows how many people fell into oblivion despite the great courage they showed.

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Christophe Boesch

Evolution and the Theory of Games

For biologists, mathematicians and economists alike, John Maynard Smith lays out the basics of evolutionarily stable strategies in "Evolution and the Theory of Games". These theories lead to predictions of how behavior, sex and genetic systems of plants and animals will develop in evolution.

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Mark Stitt

The Middle East: A Brief History Of The Last 2000 Years

Te middle east is a place of transformation. If you want to understand how this region became what it is, you should read this book by historian Bernardn Lewis; He depicts the last 2000 years of the eventful region in a lively and profound way.

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Beloved

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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