Book Recommendations

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.
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.
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.

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!

Arturo Zychlinsky's Pick
A formative book describing how pioneers like Pasteur and Koch discovered microbes and changed the world.
Arturo Zychlinsky, Arturo Zychlinsky
Ayelet Shachar's Pick
Even within one country, you might have very strong different strands of thinking about citizenship, and that multiplies the opportunities for understanding reality.
Ayelet Shachar, Ayelet Shachar
Benny Moldovanu's Pick
A book that opened my eyes: it reminded me that we're just one of many species on this planet and we may not have special rights to it.
Benny Moldovanu, Benny Moldovanu
Bernhard Fuchs's Pick
It takes the angle of one molecule, oxygen, through geology, through biology, through different angles, and that's always fascinated and inspired me.
Bernhard Fuchs, Bernhard Fuchs
Bernhard Ganglmair's Pick
The book nicely shows the tension of living within two cultures.
Bernhard Ganglmair, Bernhard Ganglmair
Carien Niessen's Pick
An eye-opener showing how totalitarian control works without a secret service, and it made me question how I would keep my integrity in such a system.
Carien Niessen, Carien Niessen
Christian Liebscher's Pick
This book is about Heisenberg's personal life, the discovery of quantum mechanics but also addressing a lot of philosophical questions.
Christian Liebscher, Christian Liebscher
Christian Zimpelmann's Pick
This book is an introduction to effective altruism. When I read this I thought it was a really interesting idea to have as a life goal.
Christian Zimpelmann, Christian Zimpelmann