Adler, Bill <br/><br/>
Boys and their toys :  understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / 
Bill Adler 
 - New York :  AMACOM,  c2007 
 - xi, 164 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>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 preven 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814473443 081447344X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Men--Psychology<br/>Men--Effect of technological innovations on<br/>Men--Recreation--Psychological aspects<br/>Recreation--Equipment and supplies--Psychological aspects<br/>Household electronics--Psychological aspects<br/>Technology--Psychological aspects