The Best Man's Handbook: A Guy's Guide to the Big Event [Hardcover]

James H. Grace (Author), Jim Grace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999

Is your best friend getting married? This fun, practical, and informative guide details the ins and outs -- and dos and don'ts -- of being a best man.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076240499X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762404995
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and funny, a bit serious at times, January 3, 2000

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This review is from: The Best Man's Handbook: A Guy's Guide to the Big Event (Hardcover)

Overall I thought this book was really useful (particularly about negotiating the intricacies, both emotional and financial, of the bachelor party) with lots of funny anecdotes and amusing bits. The only criticism I'd have is the somewhat lecturing tone adopted at times, admonishing the best man over and over again to remember who are the most important people at a wedding but perhaps some best men do need to be reminded. Really nice book, we gave it as a Xmas present to our best man (so he has a couple of months to prepare).

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is The Only Book You'll Need!, May 20, 2001

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I bought this book because my fiance was about to be the best man in a wedding. He was nervous because he had no idea what best men do. This book was all he needed. It tells what the best man's duties are to the groom, bride and everyone else. Tells about etiquette and even talks about what to do in specific religious or cultural weddings. What we found even more useful was it's section on speeches and toasts. We had bought a book especially for that, but it wasn't any good. This book explained the do's and don'ts and gave great examples that helped my fiance to write a great speech. (by the way, his speech went beautifully) He got a big laugh from the crowd and an Ahhh. Just what you want. This book is a must have for any groomsmen or Best man.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to help you get prepared!, August 20, 2002

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Daniel Curtis "dcurtis23" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I am definitely glad I purchased this book. While I had a pretty good idea of what I was required to do as the Best Man, this book gave me a lot of helpful hints as well as some good ideas. A lot of people congratulated me on how well a job I did as the best man. This book helped a great deal in being prepared and ready for any possible scenario that may have come up. It is very easy to read and has a great sense of humor.