Boys and Their Toys
eBook - ePub

Boys and Their Toys

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Boys and Their Toys

About this book

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, the book reveals how women can: * learn how a man's interest in particular ""toys"" can be used to predict his behavior * know when a guy's passion for gadgets crosses the line into obsession and what to do about it * take advantage of the human-gadget relationship to improve the human-human relationship. Smart and funny, Boys and Their Toys helps readers understand what makes their men tick...and grow closer with them in the process.

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Information

Publisher
AMACOM
Year
2006
eBook ISBN
9780814429730
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Personal Success

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. How to Pick (or Adapt to) Your Man Based On What Kind of Toy He Wants
  9. Toys Lure In Women, Just Like Good Worms Lure In Fish
  10. Toys Prevent Boredom and Thus Prevent Insanity (On the Part of Everyone That Bored Guys Come Into Contact With)
  11. Men Need to Be Spontaneous, and Toys Offer a Safe Way to Maintain Their Youthful Spontaneity
  12. Gadgets Prevent Infidelity
  13. Men Hate Ambiguity
  14. Protector Toys: How Guys Expose Their Nurturing Side Through Technology, Even If They Don’t Know It
  15. Toys Help Relieve Stress In Men—They Really Do
  16. The Whole Midlife Crisis Thing and Gadgets
  17. Girls and Their Curls: Women Like Stuff, Too, and What This Means for Men
  18. The Dark Side: Men Use Gadgets to Fend Off Meaningful Conversations and Emotional Entanglements
  19. 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)
  20. The Meaning of BlackBerry
  21. The Wile E. Coyote Phenomenon: Why Are Men Undeterred By Gadget Failure?
  22. Postscript
  23. Index