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!

Effrosyni Adamopoulou's Pick
When I read this book during my undergrad studies it's when I understood and decided to become a family economist.
Effrosyni Adamopoulou, Effrosyni Adamopoulou
Elena Dubovitskaya's Pick
I was really impressed by this fantastical world with demons and witches flying over Moscow. It's like a piece of really good theater.
Elena Dubovitskaya, Elena Dubovitskaya
Eric Anchimbe's Pick
This book moved me from a highly Western perspective to a more liberal perspective that took into account the evolution of languages within their natural ecologies in their own accord.
Eric Anchimbe, Eric Anchimbe
Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden's Pick
It contains lots of stories and really tries to tell us what we've learned in the last 30 years about what might have happened around 1200 before Christ - and it's quite fascinating, I must say.
Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden, Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden
Eulalia Baulenas's Pick
This book changed the way I conduct science and think about the phenomenon of study.
Eulalia Baulenas, Eulalia Baulenas
Felix Weinhardt's Pick
An important book explaining how the mind works, taking an evolutionary psychology perspective and combining insights from computer science, psychology, and neuroscience. I find it fascinating in understanding ourselves from this scientific perspective.
Felix Weinhardt, Felix Weinhardt
Florian Zimmermann's Pick
This book touches different levels of polarization and it really changed the way I think about political polarization.
Florian Zimmermann, Florian Zimmermann
Franziska Glassmeier's Pick
Absurdity means you have to completely challenge how you see the world, and that can be quite insightful.
Franziska Glassmeier, Franziska Glassmeier