R.E.M. have been together for twenty years. From Athens, Georgia in the early 1980s through to world tours in the late nineties, Rob Jovanovic and Tim Abbott have closely followed their rise to global superstardom. Here, having unearthed a wealth of previously unseen photos and memorabilia, they chronicle the full story of twenty years of R.E.M. (Foreword with Peter Buck; introduction by Scott 'Spiral Stairs' Kannberg, ex-Pavement.)