{"product_id":"9781936070626","title":"Please Take Me Off the Guest List","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"For those who've never had the opportunity to party like a rock star and felt like they were missing out, Please Take Me Off the Guest List' may very well smooth over those regrets.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times T Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Men's Fashion issue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's a gorgeous book, but there's more to it than that. Wakefield is a designer; she juxtaposed Zinner's photos with Lipez's stories of life in the rock and roll gutter in a really unique way. There is literally no way you could make this book into a satisfying e-book. It's a beautiful artifact.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this outstanding collaboration, Nick Zinner's photographs evoke the world he travels with his band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, while Zachary Lipez's essays recount his adventures as a bartender, drug abuser, bookstore clerk, metal fan, miserable adolescent, and relentless skirt chaser. The book is designed by Zinner's and Lipez's longtime collaborator, book artist Stacy Wakefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Zinner\u003c\/b\u003e plays guitar in the three-time Grammy-nominated rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs and other collaborative projects. His photos have been exhibited all over the world. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZachary Lipez\u003c\/b\u003e sings in the band Freshkills, tends bar at Beauty Bar Brooklyn, and deejays all over New York City. His writing appears on Vol.1 blog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacy Wakefield\u003c\/b\u003e worked as design director for \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e. She now lives in the Catskills where she designs art books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019573182704,"sku":"9781936070626","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936070626_p0.jpg?v=1763658545","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936070626","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}