Barbara De Angelis

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

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

• 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

1. "Barbara De Angelis". Internet Movie Database.
2. "Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D." Big Speak.
3. 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):
    • "REAL MOMENTS". Kirkus Reviews. August 1, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
    • "Real Moments". Publishers Weekly. August 29, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
16. Review for Passion (1999):
    • "Passion by Barbara De Angelis". Publishers Weekly. June 1, 1998. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
17. Review for What Women Want Men to Know (2002):
    • "WHAT WOMEN WANT MEN TO KNOW: The Ultimate Book About Love, Sex and Relationships for You—and the Man You Love by Barbara De Angelis". Publishers Weekly. August 6, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
18. Review for Secrets About Life Every Woman Should Know (2011):
    • Burke, Wendy (1999-09-18). "Ten things each woman should know". The Winnipeg Sun. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-02-01 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Barbara De Angelis official website
• Barbara De Angelis at IMDb
• Barbara De Angelis at the Internet Broadway Database