{"product_id":"take-up-space-the-unprecedented-aoc-hardcover","title":"Take Up Space: The Unprecedented Aoc - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThe Editors of New York Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning four-color biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the bestselling tradition of \u003ci\u003eNotorious RBG \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePelosi \u003c\/i\u003ethat explores her explosive rise and impact on the future of American culture and politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe candidate was young--twenty-eight years old, a child of Puerto Rico, the Bronx, and Yorktown Heights. She was working as a waitress and bartender. She was completely unknown, and taking on a ten-term incumbent in a city famous for protecting its political institutions. \"Women like me aren't supposed to run for office,\" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a video launching her campaign, the camera following her as she hastily pulled her hair into a bun. But she did. And in perhaps the most stunning upset in recent memory, she won. At twenty-nine, she was sworn in as the youngest member of the 116th Congress and became the youngest woman to serve as a representative in United States history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore long, Ocasio-Cortez had earned her own shorthand title--AOC--and was one of the most talked-about public figures (loved and loathed) in the world. Her natural ability to connect with everyday people through the social media feeds grew her following into the multimillions. Every statement she made, every tweet and Instagram Live, went viral, and her term had barely begun before people were speculating that she could one day be president. The question seemed to be on everyone's mind: How did this woman come from nowhere to acquire such influence, and so fast? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in\u003ci\u003e Take Up Space\u003c\/i\u003e, that question is answered through a kaleidoscopic biography by the editors of \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine that features the riveting account of her rise by Lisa Miller, an essay by Rebecca Traister that explains why she is an unprecedented figure in American politics, and multiform explorations (reportage, comic, history, analysis, photography) of AOC's outsize impact on American culture and politics. Throughout, AOC is revealed in all her power and vulnerability, and understood in the context of the fast-changing America that made her possible--and perhaps even inevitable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded by Clay Felker and Milton Glaser in 1968, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the earliest (and loudest) proponents of the New Journalism, launching the careers of Gloria Steinem, Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, and many others. More recently, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003ehas won thirty-six National Magazine Awards in the past two decades--more than any other magazine--and six General Excellence awards. The \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003ehas called it \"the nation's best and most imitated city magazine.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Traister is writer at large for \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e. A National Magazine Award finalist, she has written about women in politics, media, and entertainment from a feminist perspective for \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalon \u003c\/i\u003eand has also contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue, Glamour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Single Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eBig Girls Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York with her family.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767012950304,"sku":"9781501166976","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1219a7787f7e07e534bb76979cb66849.webp?v=1780302915","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/take-up-space-the-unprecedented-aoc-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}