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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Recommended Books
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has recommended 10 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials as AOC, is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district.
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
by David Foster Wallace
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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1 person
Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
Emma Watson's recommendation of this book
Hope in the Dark
Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
by Rebecca Solnit
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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1 person- Natalie Portman recommended this book
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman shared this book on Instagram.
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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3 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"A 700-page treatise on economics translated from French." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Carl Icahn recommended this bookCarl Icahn
"Very good, very well thought out... And I agree that there are storm clouds ahead." - Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn's recommendation of this book 
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
"Accurately describes inequality in the past and present of countries like the United States." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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8 people
Neil Strauss recommended this bookNeil Strauss
"A good book to appreciate." - Neil Strauss
Neil Strauss's recommendation of this book 
Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson's recommendation of this book 
Oprah Winfrey recommended this bookOprah Winfrey
"As steamy, dense and sensual as the jungle that surrounds the surreal town of Macondo!" - Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey's recommendation of this book 
Cal Fussman recommended this bookCal Fussman
"If you’ve never written a book and you’re going to tell somebody you want to write a great book, [...] read this and know what a great book is." - Cal Fussman
Cal Fussman's recommendation of this book 
Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"Epic." - Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens's recommendation of this book 
Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
"Another amazing book that made me see things differently." - Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson's recommendation of this book +2
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- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"I think it’s glorious." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Shashi Tharoor
"Extraordinary, magical reinvention of the Latin-American experience." - Shashi Tharoor
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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6 people
J.K. Rowling recommended this bookJ.K. Rowling
"I lived in it the way that you do with truly great books; putting it down with glazed eyes and feeling disconcerted to find yourself in the 21st century." - J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling's recommendation of this book - Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
"I loved [this book]." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Scott Belsky recommended this bookScott Belsky
Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Scott Belsky's recommendation of this book 
Stewart Butterfield recommended this bookStewart Butterfield
"Among the best historical books I've ever read (take that, Herodotus)." - Stewart Butterfield
Stewart Butterfield's recommendation of this book 
Jamie Dimon recommended this bookJamie Dimon
On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.
Jamie Dimon's recommendation of this book 
Sunny Hostin recommended this bookSunny Hostin
"A terrific book!" - Sunny Hostin
Sunny Hostin's recommendation of this book
The Bhagavad Gita
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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4 people
Wim Hof recommended this bookWim Hof
Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"
Wim Hof's recommendation of this book 
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.
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Mahatma Gandhi recommended this bookMahatma Gandhi
"[This book] became an infallible guide of conduct. It became my dictionary of daily reference." - Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's recommendation of this book 
Paulo Coelho recommended this bookPaulo Coelho
"A book that everybody should read." - Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho's recommendation of this book
Why We Can't Wait
by Martin Luther King Jr.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
The Search for Common Ground
by Howard Thurman
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde
by Audre Lorde
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Infinite Jest
A Novel
by David Foster Wallace
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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3 people
Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
"I have always wanted to read [this book]." - Peter Attia
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Mindy Kaling recommended this bookMindy Kaling
"I totally pretended I’d read it because I wanted [Mike Schur] to think I was cool." - Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling's recommendation of this book 
Amelia Boone recommended this bookAmelia Boone
"Probably one of my favorite books, but I also read it when I was 21." - Amelia Boone
Amelia Boone's recommendation of this book
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