Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense is the first full-length biography of America's preeminent band, from Ten to Let's Play Two. A study of their role in history?from Operation Desert Storm, to the Dixie Chicks, "Jeremy" to Columbine, Kurt Cobain to Chris Cornell, Ticketmaster to Trump?Not for You describes the band's origins and evolution, over thirty years of culture. It starts with their founding, and the eruption of grunge, in 1991, continues through the golden age (Vs., Vitalogy, No Code, and Yield), their middle period (Binaural, Riot Act), and the more divisive recent catalog. Along the way, it considers the band's idealism, activism, and impact, from "Better Man? to Body of War and the West Memphis Three.