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 non-accredited (but state-approved) PhD in psychology from Columbia Pacific University, a now defunct institution 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.  , . 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.  , . 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