Barbara De Angelis

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Barbara De Angelis (born March 4, 1951)[1] is an American relationship consultant, lecturer and author, TV personality, relationship, personal growth adviser and spiritual teacher.[2]

Biography[edit]

De Angelis received a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia Pacific University, a now-defunct and non-accredited (but state-approved) university previously located in San Rafael, California.[3]

De Angelis is known for her books that help people find the right partner.[4] She has written fourteen books in these fields, including the New York Times-bestselling books How to Make Love All the Time,[citation needed] Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know, Are You The One for Me? and Real Moments.[5][6][7] Her infomercial "Making Love Work" won an award as Best Infomercial of 1994. She had a short-lived talk show on CBS daytime in early 1991.[citation needed]

She was the founder and executive director of the Los Angeles Personal Growth Center[8][9] and is president of Shakti Communications, Inc.[citation needed]

De Angelis was born and raised in Philadelphia,[3] and has been married five times as of 1995.[10] Her spouses have included magician Doug Henning[11] and author John Gray, who, along with De Angelis while they were married, received an unaccredited PhD degree by correspondence from the now-defunct Columbia Pacific University.[12]

Books[edit]

  • How To Make Love All The Time: Make Love Last a Lifetime (1991)
  • Secrets about Men Every Woman Should Know. New York, N.Y.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub. 1991. ISBN 0-440-20841-6. OCLC 23244678.[13]
  • Are You the One for Me?: Knowing Who's Right and Avoiding Who's Wrong. Dell. 1993.[14]
  • Real Moments: Discover the Secret for True Happiness. Delacorte. 1994. ISBN 0-385-31068-4.[15]
  • Ask Barbara: The 100 Most-Asked Questions About Love, Sex and Relationships (1997)
  • Real Moments for Lovers: The Enlightened Guide for Discovering Total Passion and True Intimacy (1997)
  • The Real Rules: How to Find the Right Man for the Real You (1997)
  • Chicken Soup for the Couple’s Soul (co-editor) (1999)
  • Passion. Delacorte. 1999. ISBN 978-0-440-50815-1.[16]
  • What Women Want Men to Know: The Ultimate Book About Love, Sex and Relationships for You—and the Man You Love. Hyperion. 2002. ISBN 978-0-7868-6695-3.[17]
  • Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul: Inspirational Stories About Love and Romance (co-editor) (2003)
  • Confidence: Finding It And Living It. Hay House, Inc. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4019-2973-2.
  • How Did I Get Here?: Finding Your Way to Renewed Hope and Happiness When Life and Love Take Unexpected Turns (2005)
  • Secrets About Life Every Woman Should Know: Ten Principles for Total Emotional and Spiritual Fulfillment (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion. 1999. ISBN 0-7868-8993-4. OCLC 44714814.[18]
  • Soul Shifts (2015)
  • The Choice For Love (2017)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Barbara De Angelis". Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ "Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D." Big Speak.
  3. ^ a b Hubbard, Kim; Feldon-Mitchell, Leah (August 13, 1990). "What Does a Man Want? Just Ask Best-Selling Author Barbara De Angelis". People. Vol. 34, no. 6.
  4. ^ Bailey, Moira (1992-10-13). "Putting love to the test". The Journal News. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2023-02-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "BEST SELLERS: April 8, 1990". The New York Times. April 8, 1990. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "BEST SELLERS: February 21, 1993". The New York Times. February 21, 1993.
  7. ^ "BEST SELLERS: October 16, 1994". The New York Times. October 16, 1994. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ Richler, Mordecai (1990-06-10). "JUST FIND A MILLION READERS AND SUCCESS WILL SURELY FOLLOW". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  9. ^ Avins, Mimi (1999-10-20). "De Angelis' Long and Winding Inner Journey". The Los Angeles Times. pp. [3], [4]. Retrieved 2023-02-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ White, Ken (September 28, 1995). "Infomercial star sells love advice". Las Vegas Review - Journal. p. 1.C.
  11. ^ Gregory, Sophfronia Scott (February 21, 2000). "Grand Illusions". People. Vol. 53, no. 7.
  12. ^ Hampton, Sarah (February 4, 2008). "Looking to God for relationship advice". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  13. ^ Reviews for Secrets about Men Every Woman Should Know (1991):
    • Stuttaford, Genevieve (December 22, 1989). "Nonfiction: Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know". Publishers Weekly; New York. 236 (25): 51.
    • White, Diane (April 4, 1990). "When Is a Man Like a Waffle Iron?". Boston Globe; Boston, Mass. [Boston, Mass]. p. 41.
  14. ^ Review for Are You the One for Me (1993):
    • "ARE YOU THE ONE FOR ME?: Knowing Who's Right and Avoiding Who's Wrong". Kirkus Reviews; Austin (14). July 15, 1992.
  15. ^ Reviews for Real Moments (1994):
  16. ^ Review for Passion (1999):
  17. ^ Review for What Women Want Men to Know (2002):
  18. ^ Review for Secrets About Life Every Woman Should Know (2011):

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