Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World

by Lisa Bloom

Overview

In Think, Lisa Bloom examines the stark paradoxes that American girls and women live today, including excelling in education but obsessing over celebrities and tabloid media, in outperforming male counterparts in employment yet spending more time and money on appearances.

Bloom wonders: How did we get from the Equal Pay Act and Title IX to celebutainment and Botox, and what can we do about it?

Bloom proffers the solution: one simple word, Think.

In this provocative, entertaining, and thoroughly researched book, Bloom illuminates specific steps for women to take to reclaim their brains, regain their focus, and take charge of their lives. Think is delivered in a no-nonsense, straight-talk manner that will make you laugh, question yourself, and start thinking again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593157098
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	04/03/2012
Edition description:	First Trade Paper Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Lisa Bloom is an award-winning journalist, legal analyst, trial attorney, and the daughter of renowned women's rights attorney Gloria Allred. Lisa is currently the CBS News and the CNN Legal Analyst, appearing frequently on The Early Show, and on CNN and HLN prime-time shows. She is a regular legal expert on The Dr. Phil Show and has guest-hosted Larry King Live, The Early Show, and Showbiz Tonight. Lisa has published numerous popular and scholarly articles in The Los Angeles Times, Family Circle, the National Law Journal, and many more. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction 1

1 I Came by It Honestly 7

The Problem

2 What a Waste It's Been to Lose Our Minds 25

3 The Fallout 81

Solutions

4 Reclaiming the Brains God Gave Ya 133

Recommended Reading 225

Un-Recipes 237

Notes 243

Acknowledgments 259

Index 263

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A wake-up call for women who have succumbed to a culture of mediocrity." —-Kirkus

Editorial Reviews

"Think is a must-[listen] for all mothers and daughters.”

Dr. Phil McGraw

Lisa Bloom is a dynamo and her book is as smart, quick, and funny as she is.”

New York Times bestselling coauthor of Skinny Bitc Rory Freedman

"A wake-up call for women who have succumbed to a culture of mediocrity." ---Kirkus

From the Publisher

TV host, commentator and lawyer Bloom felt compelled to write her debut after becoming disgruntled with society's intellectual decline.

Appalled by the fact that 23 percent of American women would rather lose their ability to read than their figures, the author writes with frantic urgency about the ignorance that is infecting the country and how this epidemic affects American women. A journalist whose career highlights include covering the Saddam Hussein trail, Bloom is dismayed that women are most interested in celebrity scandals, which make up more than 95 percent of the cases she is currently assigned to cover. The author urges women to reassess their priorities, put down the tabloid magazines and become more aware of world issues, many of which she indulges in detailing. Acknowledging that she would be taking cheap shots if she didn't offer solutions, the second half ofthebooksuggests ways women can make a positive impact in their communities—e.g., volunteering and donating to worthy causes. The author also includes a list recommended reading and recipes that save time in the kitchen. While clearly written out of genuine concern, readers who are sensitive to criticism of American culture may take offense to the use of terms such as "Dumb American Syndrome."

A wake-up call for women who have succumbed to a culture of mediocrity.

Kirkus Reviews