How can I point my iPhones to a specific address book for syncing?

I only want contacts on my iPhones that have phone numbers and not email addresses.
After creating a iPhone address book, how do I point iTunes to that book instead of the regular Contacts book?
Have been able to do that in the past, but cannot do so running OSX 10.8 or 10.8.2.

You'll have to use Wi-Fi to sync, Bluetooth is not supported:
You can use iPhone with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and other Bluetooth devices, such as Bluetooth headsets, car kits, and stereo headphones. Third-party Bluetooth headphones may support volume and playback controls. See the documentation that came with your Bluetooth device. For supported Bluetooth profiles, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT3647
From the manual: iphone_user_guide 5 page 109
Use iCloud to keep Contacts up to date on your iOS devices and computers
Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Contacts. See “iCloud” on page 17.
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