The Mirror Effect

How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America

By: Drew Pinsky, S. Mark Young

Narrated by: Drew Pinsky

In the eye-opening New York Times bestseller, The Mirror Effect, widely respected addiction and behavior specialist and producer/host of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew on VH1, Dr. Drew Pinsky takes a hard look at the profound changes blogging, tweeting, tabloids, and reality TV are having on the American way of life. An important wake up call for every parent, co-written with Dr. S. Mark Young, The Mirror Effect is a groundbreaking exploration of celebrity narcissism and how it is damaging our culture and our children.

©2009 Dr. Drew Pinsky and Dr. S. Mark Young; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Very interesting

I loved it! His stories were interesting and well told. My favorite quote was towards the end of the book "if you're raising teenagers then you are dealing with a toddler on steroids with their emotions" I laughed of course but then he goes on with tips on how you should help them during this stage in their lives. This book is entertaining & informative.

I agree with some of the other reviews

While I agree that this isn't exactly break through research I think it is important because it points out the pervasiveness of narcissism in our culture. It seems like such a difficult thing to treat because a narcissist never thinks he/she is the problem. I have to admit I am a huge fan of Dr. Drew. He really seems like the voice of reason in a world that is so messed up. Some critics of his shows use his show and an example of bad therapy, and point out that he is on a channel that isn't the most psychologically healthy. I agree with him that the people that really need therapy aren't going to be watching Discovery Health. They are going to be watching the show on VH1 about the girl that didn't know she was pregnant (and relating to her) and his show will come on about how people need to get into a treatment program. I have so much respect for him. Really a great person trying to make the world a better place.

A must-read!

Fascinating. It gives such an eye-opening analysis on what is happening in our culture. Narration by Dr. Drew himself added to the enjoyment.

Interesting Perspective

Dr. Pinsky has a great way of explaning clinical terms in an easily understandable manner. This book provides an interesting take on what may be happening with many of our youth who are idolizing celebrity and/or social media lifestlye, which may be very different than what it seems. www.myenrichedlife.com

Oh those narcisstic movie stars.............

Interesting book. Well read. I definitely learned a lot about narcissism from Dr Drew.