Boys and Their Toys Understanding Men by Understanding Their Relationship with Gadgets

Name: Boys and Their Toys Understanding Men by Understanding Their Relationship with Gadgets
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ISBN: 9780814473443

ISBN-10: 081447344X

ISBN-13: 9780814473443

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bill Adler, Jr. Adler

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The key to understanding men is in understanding how they relate to their gadgets. Just because they may seem to show more interest in their computers?or their remote controls?or their fancy watches or their power mowers or their stereos?doesn't mean that their toys are really the most important things in their life. In BOYS AND THEIR TOYS, bestselling author Bill Adler, Jr. explains how men use toys to assert their independence and freedom, relieve stress, connect to their lost childhood, and even express their nurturing side (without having to admit it). Written in Adler's fun, humorous style, this book helps readers understand what makes their men tick?and grow closer with them in the…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Amacom
Publication date: 11/14/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 7.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Bill Adler, Jr. is the author of over a dozen books. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.



Acknowledgments


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


Index