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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

Sofie Valk

Diary of Anne Frank

One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Edited by her father Otto H. Frank and German novelist Mirjam Pressler, this is a true story to be rediscovered by each new generation.

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Antonio Ciccone

Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy

As a young intelligence officer stationed in Naples following its liberation from Nazi forces, Norman Lewis recorded the lives of a proud and vibrant people forced to survive on prostitution, thievery, and a desperate belief in miracles and cures.

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Christian Liebscher

Der Teil und das Ganze

Playing a key role in discovering quantum physics, Werner Heisenberg is one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. In this book, Heisenberg depicts his revolutional findings in the field of physics that profoundly changed the way we see our world.

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Han Ye

A Life Beyond Boundaries

An inspirational biography for all who love to see the world through the eyes of another - in this case of Southeast-Asian expert, political activist and world traveller Benedict Anderson.

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Beloved

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead