03518nam 2200709 a 450 991097393760332120200520144314.097866111283959781281128393128112839297808144297300814429734(CKB)1000000000467242(OCoLC)77568947(CaPaEBR)ebrary10196192(SSID)ssj0000114220(PQKBManifestationID)11129943(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114220(PQKBWorkID)10102095(PQKB)11328718(Au-PeEL)EBL3001850(CaPaEBR)ebr10196192(CaONFJC)MIL112839(MiAaPQ)EBC3001850(Perlego)2305914(EXLCZ)99100000000046724220060725d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBoys and their toys understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets /Bill Adler, Jr1st ed.New York AMACOMc20071 online resource (176 p.) Includes index.9780814473443 081447344X Introduction -- How to pick (or adapt to) your man based on what kind of toy he wants -- Toys lure in women, just like good worms lure in fish -- Toys prevent boredom and thus prevent insanity (on the part of everyone that bored guys come into contact with) -- Men need to be spontaneous, and toys offer a safe way to maintain their youthful spontaneity -- Gadgets prevent infidelity -- Men hate ambiguity -- Protector toys: how guys expose their nurturing side through technology, even if they don't know it -- Toys help relieve stress in men - they really do -- The whole midlife crisis thing and gadgets -- Girls and their curls: women like stuff, too, and what this means for men -- The dark side: men use gadgets to fend off meaningful conversations and emotional entanglements -- For some men, gadgets are a substitute for watching sports 24/7: there really is no such thing as a non-gadget guy (and you should be so lucky to be married to this kind of man) -- The meaning of BlackBerry -- The Wile E. Coyote phenomenon: why are men undeterred by gadget failure? -- Postscript.In Boys and Their Toys, bestselling author Bill Adler, Jr. explains how men use toys to assert their independence and freedom, relieve stress, connect to their lost childhood, and even express their nurturing side (without having to admit it).MenPsychologyMenEffect of technological innovations onMenRecreationPsychological aspectsRecreationEquipment and suppliesPsychological aspectsHousehold electronicsPsychological aspectsTechnologyPsychological aspectsMenPsychology.MenEffect of technological innovations on.MenRecreationPsychological aspects.RecreationEquipment and suppliesPsychological aspects.Household electronicsPsychological aspects.TechnologyPsychological aspects.155.3/32Adler Bill1957-1807269MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973937603321Boys and their toys4356895UNINA