{"product_id":"the-last-election-paperback-by-andrew-yang-stephen-marche-2","title":"The Last Election Paperback by Andrew Yang; Stephen Marche","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2023-09-19)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781636141503\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e226.8\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.96 x 13.28 x 1.93\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA gripping, intricately plotted political thriller set on the campaign trail of the USA’s next—and because of crucial flaws in the electoral system—its \u003c\/i\u003elast\u003ci\u003e election; from former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and author Stephen Marche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In former presidential candidate Yang’s first novel, doomsday looms for American democracy in the months leading up to the 2024 election . . . zinging broadsides make for lively and unsettling reading.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Election\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique political thriller about an outlandish yet frighteningly possible—even probable—scenario in America’s near future, during the crucial 2024 presidential election. Though it is fiction, it is informed by Andrew Yang’s insider’s view from his run deep into the Democratic primaries in 2020. It is also a wake-up call to an America tearing itself apart.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe story focuses on two characters: Mikey Ricci, a political operative who has lost faith in the system, and Martha Kass, a journalist for the New York Times. In 2023, Ricci becomes the campaign manager of a third-party candidate who runs on a popular, centrist platform and whose frank and honest manner begins to gain ground. As it begins to appear that Ricci’s candidate might win enough electoral votes to upset the delicate balance of America’s two-party system, Kass stumbles upon a plot by the current Joint Chiefs of Staff to seize power in the anticipated chaos of the coming election.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nEvents unfold at the frenetic pace of the campaign trail, and as the electoral totals are tallied, it becomes more and more evident that no one will accrue the coveted majority of 270 electoral votes. If this happens, who wins? Will the electoral system collapse? What is Congress’s role in certification, and how will congressional leaders behave with their unprecedented individual power?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWill the American experiment end?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW YANG\u003c\/b\u003e is an entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate whose campaign outlasted over a dozen established political officeholders and attracted support from hundreds of thousands of everyday Americans, dubbed “the Yang Gang.” His best-selling books \u003ci\u003eThe War on Normal People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e helped introduce the ideas of Universal Basic Income and ranked-choice voting into the mainstream. His most recent work is the essay collection \u003ci\u003eHey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?\u003c\/i\u003e Named by President Obama as a Presidential Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship, Yang is the cofounder of the Forward Party, a new independent political movement dedicated to restoring the promise of American democracy. He was also the founder of Humanity Forward and Venture for America, and currently serves as the founder and CEO of Noble Mobile, a new wireless carrier designed to save Americans money and get us to look up more. He lives with his family in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN MARCHE\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and essayist. He is the author of half a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Next Civil War, The Unmade Bed: The Messy Truth about Men and Women in the Twenty-First Century,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger of the Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written opinion pieces and essays for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, Esquire,\u003c\/i\u003e and many others. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Election\u003c\/i\u003e is his most recent work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556243165345,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781636141503","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781636141503_de190f8b-0a33-4bc6-a62e-d9424be1f699.jpg?v=1781810333","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-last-election-paperback-by-andrew-yang-stephen-marche-2","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}