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The Resource Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets, Bill Adler, Jr

Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets, Bill Adler, Jr

Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 164 pages
Note
Includes index
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
Isbn
9780814473443
Instance
Label
Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets
Title
Boys and their toys
Title remainder
understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets
Statement of responsibility
Bill Adler, Jr
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1957-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Adler, Bill
Dewey number
155.3/32
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HQ1090
LC item number
.A35 2007
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Men
  • Men
  • Men
  • Recreation
  • Household electronics
  • Technology
Label
Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets, Bill Adler, Jr
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xi, 164 pages
Isbn
9780814473443
Lccn
2006024192
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
BK0006841516
Label
Boys and their toys : understanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets, Bill Adler, Jr
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xi, 164 pages
Isbn
9780814473443
Lccn
2006024192
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
BK0006841516

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