Books recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, gained national attention for her Green New Deal proposal, which aims to address climate change and economic inequality. Her work often explores themes of social justice, equality, and environmental sustainability. The recommended books reflect a diverse range of perspectives on these topics, including spiritual texts like The Bhagavad Gita, postmodern satire like Infinite Jest, and socially engaged non-fiction such as Why We Can’t Wait and collections of poetry like The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde. These works often incorporate elements of critique, analysis, and activism, encouraging readers to think critically about power dynamics, identity, and the human condition.
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- The Bhagavad Gita: (by -). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Naval Ravikant , Wim Hof , Mahatma Gandhi , Paulo Coelho
- Infinite Jest: (by David Foster Wallace). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- The Search for Common Ground: (by Howard Thurman). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Why We Can't Wait: (by Martin Luther King Jr.). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde: (by Audre Lorde). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities (by Rebecca Solnit). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Natalie Portman
- Consider the Lobster and Other Essays: (by David Foster Wallace). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Emma Watson
- Infinite Jest: A Novel (by David Foster Wallace). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Amelia Boone , Peter Attia , Mindy Kaling
- Capital in the Twenty-First Century: (by Thomas Piketty). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Bill Gates , Peter Thiel , Carl Icahn
- Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (by Doris Kearns Goodwin). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Bill Gates , J.K. Rowling , Scott Belsky , Stewart Butterfield , Jamie Dimon , Sunny Hostin
- One Hundred Years of Solitude: (by Gabriel Garcia Marquez). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Cal Fussman , Neil Strauss , Oprah Winfrey , Richard Branson , Christopher Hitchens , Fred Wilson , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Shashi Tharoor