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!

Katharina Kitzinger's Pick
A book that really touched me. It's mainly the atmosphere created by this very elaborate writing style and how society and human characters are captured and portrayed.
Katharina Kitzinger, Katharina Kitzinger
Kelley De Polt's Pick
It opened me up to seeing it's not just hazards that are influencing the people, it's all the different elements occurring at the same time.
Kelley De Polt, Kelley De Polt
Kerstin Maria Pahl's Pick
I really like it because the author makes a very good case for knowledge being embedded in the entirety of the book.
Kerstin Maria Pahl, Kerstin Maria Pahl
Laurens W. Molenkamp's Pick
As a student, I was not really interested in the way that physicists develop their lives. But a bit later on I realized that you can learn things about how you do science from reading how people's backgrounds were.
Laurens W. Molenkamp, Laurens W. Molenkamp
Lena Steinhoff's Pick
This book is really nicely based on experimental research. It shows all the areas where we as human beings systematically take non-rational decisions and it even made us change our teaching approach.
Lena Steinhoff, Lena Steinhoff
Luis Calderon's Pick
It compares two individuals who chose similar paths: one stuck to his principles, had a difficult life but people respected him; the other sacrificed his beliefs to satisfy society, had a successful life but was always sad. Something to think about and what I always keep in the back of my mind.
Luis Calderon, Luis Calderon
Maren Duvendack's Pick
This book explains the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis, describing how the housing bubble in the US burst.
Maren Duvendack, Maren Duvendack
Markus Reichstein's Pick
It shows how Humboldt and Gauss were very different characters, but both made great contributions to science. This shows that different styles of science can be successful, and we should keep this diversity today.
Markus Reichstein, Markus Reichstein