{"product_id":"party-of-one-a-memoir-in-21-songs-paperback","title":"Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom former MTV VJ Dave Holmes, the hilarious memoir of a perpetual outsider fumbling towards self-acceptance, with the music of the '80s, '90s, and today as his soundtrack\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dave Holmes has spent his life on the periphery, nose pressed hopefully against the glass, wanting just one thing: to get inside. Growing up, he was the artsy son in the sporty family. At his all-boys high school and Catholic college, he was the closeted gay kid surrounded by crush-worthy straight guys. And in his twenties, in the middle of a disastrous career in advertising, he accidentally became an MTV VJ overnight when he finished second, naturally, in the Wanna Be a VJ contest, opening the door to fame, fortune, and celebrity--you know, \u003ci\u003ealmost\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eParty of One, \u003c\/i\u003eHolmes tells the hilariously painful and painfully hilarious tales--in the vein of Rob Sheffield, Andy Cohen, and Paul Feig--of an outsider desperate to get in, of a misfit constantly changing shape, of a music geek who finally learns to accept himself. Structured around a mix of hits and deep cuts from the last four decades--from Bruce Springsteen's \"Hungry Heart\" and En Vogue's \"Free Your Mind\" to LCD Soundsystem's \"Losing My Edge\" and Bleachers' \"I Wanna Get Better\"--and punctuated with interludes like \"So You've Had Your Heart Broken in the 1990s: A Playlist\" and \"Notes on (Jesse) Camp,\" this book is for anyone who's ever felt like a square peg, especially those who have found their place in the world around a band, an album, or a song. It's a laugh-out-loud funny, deeply nostalgic story about never fitting in, never giving up, and letting good music guide the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eNPR \"Best Books of 2016\" Staff Picks, Biography \u0026amp; Memoir, For Music Lovers, Funny Stuff, Non-fiction Categories\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVE HOLMES \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, comedian, and television personality who has hosted shows for MTV, CBS, Bravo, Comedy Central, E!, FX, and Ovation. Recently named one of NPR's 10 Favorite Pop Culture Personalities, he is a editor-at-large for Esquire.com, an on-air personality on SiriusXM's \u003ci\u003eThe Spectrum\u003c\/i\u003e, and a performer at the iO West and Upright Citizens Brigade theaters . He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761337663776,"sku":"9780804187992","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e585312e79cb820ef9168f8cb65b213.webp?v=1780204927","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/party-of-one-a-memoir-in-21-songs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}