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]

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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]

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    • 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.
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    • "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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