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Author Adler, Bill, Jr., 1957-

Title Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / Bill Adler, Jr
Published New York : AMACOM, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Summary This book is written in the same smart, fun, humorous style that made Bill Adler's previous book "Outwitting Squirrels" such a huge success. It comes in a gifty package, size, and content. Women will learn how to: choose a man - or adapt to the one they've already got - based on the kinds of toys he likes; predict a man's behavior through his interest in particular "toys"; know when a guy's passion for gadgets crosses the line into obsession and what to do about it; and, take advantage of the man-gadget relationship to improve the man-woman relationship
Notes Includes index
English
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Subject 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
PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
Men -- Psychology
Technology -- Psychological aspects
Elektrogerät.
Gebrauchsgegenstand.
Mann.
Psychologie.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0814429734
9780814429730
1281128392
9781281128393
9786611128395
6611128395