{"product_id":"2940169323924","title":"Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs","description":"\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\u003eDave 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \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 audiobook 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114298982640,"sku":"2940169323924","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169323924_p0.jpg?v=1763679650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169323924","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}