Boys and their toys (Record no. 116000)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02533nam a2200373 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 155.3/32 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Adler, Bill, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Boys and their toys |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | AMACOM, |
| Year of publication | c2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi, 164 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Men |
| Topical Term | Men |
| Topical Term | Men |
| Topical Term | Recreation |
| Topical Term | Household electronics |
| Topical Term | Technology |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10196192 |
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