The Bachelor's Guide to Libations

Janet Arnett is the former campus manager of adult education at Ontario’s Georgian College. She is the author of Antiques and Collectibles: Starting Small, The Grange at Knock, and 673 Ways to Save Money.

What do you call a book dedicated to techniques for getting women drunk
so that they can be subjected to sexual attack? Is pathetic a
strong-enough term? In this instance, the book is also crude and
rude—for example, Question: “How can a man tell if a woman is
interested in him?” Answer: “She grabs his crotch.”

For those who wish to read on after encountering such witticisms in the
“How to Know If You Have a Bite” chapter, the book offers recipes
for mixed drinks (cocktails, shooters), including some nonalcoholic
drinks, and chapters on beer, wine, liquors, toasts, party ideas, and
bar supplies. All this is okay, but nothing that can’t be found in
dozens of less-offensive books.

The tone is definitely light, with some funny quotes from famous
drinkers, and lots of lively cartoon-style illustrations. While it has
some not-too-awful characteristics, the work overall earns a very high
repulsion rating.