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100	1		_aAdler, Bill, _d1957-
245	1	0	_aBoys and their toys _h[electronic resource] : _bunderstanding men by understanding their relationship with gadgets / _cBill Adler, Jr.
260			_aNew York : _bAMACOM, _cc2007.
300			_axi, 164 p. : _bill.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMen _xPsychology.
650		0	_aMen _xEffect of technological innovations on.
650		0	_aMen _xRecreation _xPsychological aspects.
650		0	_aRecreation _xEquipment and supplies _xPsychological aspects.
650		0	_aHousehold electronics _xPsychological aspects.
650		0	_aTechnology _xPsychological aspects.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10196192 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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