02350nam a2200325 a 4500 vtls000036545 KUKTEM 20251117145612.0 090521t2007 nyua f 001 0 eng d 9780814473443 081447344X 201107132252 VLOAD 200909151555 fauzi 200908141616 VLOAD 200908141549 VLOAD 200905211233 shah UMP HQ1090 .A35 2007 Adler, Bill Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / Bill Adler New York : AMACOM, c2007 xi, 164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 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 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 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 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0618/2006024192.html 0 0 0 0 10000 10000 2019-09-04 71.70 1 HQ1090 .A35 2007 0000040065 2023-05-03 00:00:00 2023-04-05 1 71.70 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 49630 49636 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0201*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5000*5050*6500*6501*6502*6503*6504*6505*8560*9991 1