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!

Christina Gathmann's Pick
This book really helped me understand how Japanese society works, and the author has this amazing capacity to express longing, passion that is not fulfilled, perception of loss, and the craziness when you can't decide. You can't really put it away, you have to continue until it's done.
Christina Gathmann, Christina Gathmann
Claudia Christine Stephan's Pick
Based on real facts: it describes personal drama, a storm, a sunken ship, and the technical improvements that let them discover the deep ocean and recover shipwrecks.
Claudia Christine Stephan, Claudia Christine Stephan
Dagmar Schäfer's Pick
A beautiful story about how one Chinese porcelain city changed the global world through blue and white ceramics.
Dagmar Schäfer, Dagmar Schäfer
Daria Benden's Pick
Our emotions are actually learned concepts, not spontaneous reactions, and they're culturally dependent.
Daria Benden, Daria Benden
Diego Alburez-Gutierrez's Pick
This is a book that has influenced me personally, but has also had a bearing on the way I have conducted research. My study on the genocide against the Maya Q'eqchi people in Guatemala was actually inspired by this book and by its use of genealogies.
Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, Diego Alburez-Gutierrez
Dominik Krell's Pick
It changed my perspective on economy, law, on human mind in general.
Dominik Krell, Dominik Krell
Eckhard Janeba's Pick
These three books describe fictitious families during the two World Wars and the end of communism. The stories are embedded in real world history events, and it made clear to me in which period I've grown up and lived.
Eckhard Janeba, Eckhard Janeba
Edward A. Vessel's Pick
This book really had a deep effect on how I thought about the mind and cognitive science. Information is about detecting differences, and everything a brain does is about detecting the difference between A and B.
Edward A. Vessel, Edward A. Vessel