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!

Isabel Schnabel's Pick
A guide for young women asking them to lean in - to strive for a career, sit at the table, not in the second row. This book really impressed me a lot, and I think I learned a lot from it.
Isabel Schnabel, Isabel Schnabel
Isnaldi R. Filho Souza's Pick
One of the greatest books I ever read, showing how disconnected from the world we can get if we start getting trapped inside ourselves.
Isnaldi R. Filho Souza, Isnaldi R. Filho Souza
Jan Peter Schmidt's Pick
This book created my fascination for Latin America and ultimately shaped my academic path.
Jan Peter Schmidt, Jan Peter Schmidt
Johannes Schneider's Pick
It's a very funny, satirical view on science fiction and scientific development, and Adams even predicted the wireless internet, smartphones, Wikipedia, and artificial intelligence.
Johannes Schneider, Johannes Schneider
Jonas Radbruch's Pick
Munroe answers absurd questions sent to him by his readers in a scientific way - very fun read.
Jonas Radbruch, Jonas Radbruch
Jörg Rocholl's Pick
This book goes into the origins of World War I and how the seeming lack of alertness let something happen that really destroyed Europe and led to the murder of so many people.
Jörg Rocholl, Jörg Rocholl
Joscha Krug's Pick
Bregman makes a convincing, relatable case that humans are fundamentally decent and that it's more fulfilling to go through life assuming people are good and trustworthy, even if that sometimes means being let down.
Joscha Krug, Joscha Krug
Karla Escobar's Pick
When you read a book with that many voices and that many approaches, you can get some inspiration from that.
Karla Escobar, Karla Escobar