02533nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10196192 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060725s2007 nyua s 001 0 eng 2006024192 081447344X 9780814473443 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)77568947 HQ1090 .A35 2007eb 155.3/32 22 Adler, Bill, 1957- Boys and their toys [electronic resource] : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / Bill Adler, Jr. New York : AMACOM, c2007. xi, 164 p. : ill. Includes index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Men Psychology. Men Effect of technological innovations on. Men Recreation Psychological aspects. Recreation Equipment and supplies Psychological aspects. Household electronics Psychological aspects. Technology Psychological aspects. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10196192 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 116000 116000