cover image Bachelor Party Confidential: A Real-Life Peek Behind the Closed-Door Tradition

Bachelor Party Confidential: A Real-Life Peek Behind the Closed-Door Tradition

David Boyer. Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $16.95 (224pp) ISBN 978-1-4169-2808-9

Though they've been around since 500 B.C., the rituals of bachelor parties-drinking, toasting and general debauchery-haven't really changed all that much. Author Boyer (Kings & Queens: Queers At the Prom) surveys the current cultural landscape in this breezy overview. There's little in the way of sociological analysis, but Boyer does cover the varying perspectives of the groom, his friends, his bride-to-be and party professionals through a large collection of anecdotes from parties (including ""infamous"" parties like Elton John and David Furnish's), ""virtual debates"" and interviews with party professionals such as strippers, coordinators and an X-rated clown. Though short on substance, this cultural history will no doubt receive a steady following among rowdy men about to board the flight to Vegas.