Guy-Friendly Book Review: "The Book Of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them)" by Peter Sagal

So it's time to hear from my partner-in-crime (ok yeah, boyfriend), AE, who will be taking over "biz casual" fridays for me. Basically, fridays are his time to say pretty much whatever he wants...brace yourselves.

Today he's got a review for us, of one of the selections from his "guy-friendly" library:

It’s spring break and you and your buddies have planned the ultimate man week in Las Vegas.  This is every 25 year old guy’s dream but would you really know how to maximize you experience?  Is “4-the hard way” a smart bet?  How many trips to the casino buffet is too many?  Does that exotic dancer really like you for your charming personality?

Sagal’s work, on the surface, may seem like a Frat Boy’s field manual;  it is filled with personal anecdotes excessive alcohol consumption, porno sessions, and trips to strip clubs.  The Book of Vice however is so much more than that.  Sagal addresses some of the most naughty, over indulgent, and at times just plain inhuman vices that our culture takes part in.  All of this is done from an intellectual’s perspective with a taste of sarcasm and dry humor.  Instructions on proper etiquette at a swingers’ party, how to spend $1000 dollars on a meal for two, and even how to extract money from family members because they think you have cancer are all outlined with detailed instructions.

So whether you are an inherently evil, gluttonous, or materialistic person, or you’re just looking for a way to take an ordinary weekend activity to the next level, Sagal will certainly show you how to have borderline illegal fun. 

                                                                                  -A.E.

Who should read this: the wannabe underhanded hedonist. 

Hit up that local bookstore and plan that trip to Vegas, kids. AE will meet you at the craps table, and I'll be waiting by the buffet.