Playboy Guide to Bachelor Parties: Everything You Need to Know About Planning the Groom's Rite of Passage-From Simple to Sinful

Most bachelor parties are flawed in some way -- boring, predictable, uncomfortable, expensive, unstructured.

The culprit: bad planning. The Playboy Guide to Bachelor Parties makes a great gift for any man, whether he's planning a traditional raunchy boozefest or a more civilized affair of steaks and scotch.

Learn what usually goes wrong and why; the who, when, and where of invitations; how much the night will cost; the ins and outs of cigars, booze, and limousines; and last-minute bachelor party ideas.

There are more options than you think! Activities range from the PG-rated fishing, golfing, skydiving, and whitewater rafting to the R-rated strippers and shot glasses.

Do you know how to toast the groom? How to call for a stripper -- and not get scammed? And what to tell your girlfriend the next day? Playboy, in its 50th year of celebrating bachelorhood, knows best.

Contains complete listings of possible party activities and prices Includes complete city guides for hotspots like Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Tijuana Explains brothel terms and stripper scams Saves party planners money and hassles Offers a mix-and-match activity chart and to-do checklist Loaded with entertaining trivia, quotes, toasts, and classic Playboy cartoons