Lisa’s Book, Think

Praise for Think

“Think is a real eye-opener. Lisa Bloom brings her extraordinary passion, humor and intelligence to the important subject of how women and girls can fight being drowned in a sea of pop culture, and lead lives that are fuller, richer and more connected. Think is a must-read for all mothers and daughters.”
—Dr. Phil, Nationally-syndicated television host and #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Provocative, logical, funny, and relentlessly on-topic”
—ELLE Magazine

“Brilliantly and entertainingly argued. . . . Buy this book. You’ll be entertained and educated.”
—Susan Braudy, Huffington Post

“Think reads like a conversation with that best friend we all need. Funny, wise, opinionated (did I say opinionated?), Lisa Bloom covers everything from Angelina Jolie to precut veggies in this how-to, what-for, this-matters guide to a meaningful and honorable life.”
—Jeffrey Toobin, Legal Analyst for CNN and The New Yorker; New York Times bestselling author of The Nine

“If you read ONE book this year, just ONE, read this one. Please.”
—Review Broads

“Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World is this year’s light bulb moment for women!”
–Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Lisa Bloom is a dynamo and her book is as smart, quick, and funny as she is. Think paints a clear picture of the power of tabloid culture, inspires personal change, and evokes the desire to make a difference. Best of all, Think provides a step-by-step guide on how to rescue ourselves from the belly of the beast. This book is a must-read for girls and women everywhere.”
—Rory Freedman, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Skinny Bitch

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

“Witty, insightful, and practical, Think brims with specific ideas to give women more time, happiness, and meaning in our lives. Even if it were not written by my daughter, I’d still recommend this life-changing book to everyone I know.”
—Gloria Allred, women’s and victims’ rights attorney, partner Allred, Maroko & Goldberg

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

In just one generation, how did women become so smart and yet so distracted? Acclaimed national television legal analyst Lisa Bloom confronts the disturbing paradox of 21st-century womanhood and its dire consequences in her new book, the New York Times Best-Seller, THINK: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World (Vanguard Press; ISBN: 978-1-59315-659-6). Backed by extensive research, Bloom indicts the tabloid media and society’s focus on beauty over substance for turning millions of intelligent American females into glitz-, glam-, and gossip-obsessed narcissists who are, to quote the author, “dazzlingly ignorant about some critically important things.”

Without sugarcoating the facts, Lisa Bloom reveals how women’s distraction from critical issues and critical thinking is detrimental to not only themselves. By wasting their minds on trivial nonsense, women are hurting countless women and girls—victims of oppression, poverty, violence, and injustice—around the world and close to home, too. Among many critically important things, THINK compels women to think about:

Ø The astounding financial, emotional, and physical toll of women’s growing dependence on cosmetic procedures. One and a half million cosmetic surgeries are performed annually in the United States. And serious complications, like respiratory and heart problems or internal bleeding, occur in 1 in 299 cases. “Women are literally dying to be beautiful,” Bloom observes;

Ø The devastating global impact of women’s lack of interest in serious global news. “News directors tell me that they have to run stories on celebrity sex scandals, fashion, and new plastic surgery techniques because doing so is the only way to capture the female market,” Bloom attests. “Wouldn’t it be great if the only way for the local news to increase their female ratings were to cover climate change in depth, to report on the modern-day abolitionists who are struggling to free enslaved girls, to update us on the millions of girls who don’t go to school at all, and to report on any number of other real stories that are worthy of our attention?”

For women who are outraged and motivated to make a personal change and a world of difference, THINK provides a realistic action plan, with very specific solutions. Here’s an overview:

  1. Reclaim time to think. For starters, Bloom strongly advises freeing up more time to think by doing less housework, with practical tips on how to farm out or delegate the job;
  2. Read constantly and read the good stuff. Bloom makes a powerful, appealing case for reading books—absorbing, life-transforming novels as well as topical, eye-opening nonfiction (reading list included);
  3. Use your newfound time and knowledge to take charge of your life. In the wondrous age of Google, Bloom urges every woman to check her own facts and face those facts head on; and
  4. Engage, connect, take a stand, and act. Bloom passionately advocates volunteering. “Make your life a blessing to others,” she encourages every woman, “and you will glow.”

Straight-talking, hard-hitting, and inspiring, THINK is an urgent, must-heed reading book for all women who have become distracted by fluff and disconnected from what’s meaningful—and from themselves. As Lisa Bloom stresses to each woman: “Your critical thinking skills are desperately needed right now for your own good as well as for the sake of your community, your country, and your planet.”