John Gray (U.S. author)

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John Gray (born in Houston, Texas, in 1951) is an American writer on relationships and personal growth, best known for his 1992 book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, and several other "pop psychology" books offering relationship advice.

He was married to fellow self-help author Barbara De Angelis, but divorced in 1984. He is currently married to Bonnie Gray and has three daughters, Lauren, Julie and Shannon.

He is a signatory to the 9/11 Truth Statement. [1]

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[edit] Teachings

Gray's books teach that men and women are intrinsically different in their psychology, and that harmony between the sexes is achieved by recognising and accepting these differences rather than trying to erase them. Critics have accused him of over-simplifying human psychology into stereotypes that fail to adequately describe many people.

[edit] Credentials

After high school he attended St. Thomas University and the University of Texas, but did not receive degrees from these institutions. He lived as a Hindu monk for nine years in Switzerland and studied with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He received diplomas called BA and MA in "Creative Intelligence" from the Maharishi European Research University. In 1997, he acquired a Ph.D at Columbia Pacific University, a non-accredited institution.

[edit] Doctorate and CPU

Gray's books and other publications typically refer to him as 'Doctor John Gray' or 'John Gray, Ph.D'. According to his website, he earned a Ph.D. in psychology at Columbia Pacific University [2] - a correspondence school that was forcibly closed by the California Department of Consumer Affairs in 2001 after a judgment that found that the school "awarded excessive credit... to many students" and "failed to meet various requirements for issuing Ph.D. degrees [3].

[edit] Books and other publications

  • What You Feel You Can Heal (Heart Publishing 1984)
  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (HarperCollins 1992)
  • Men, Women and Relationships (Beyond Words Publishing 1993)
  • Mars and Venus In the Bedroom (HarperCollins 1995)
  • Mars and Venus Together Forever (Harper Perennial 1996)
  • Mars and Venus In Love (HarperCollins 1996)
  • Mars and Venus On a Date (Harper Collins 1997)
  • Mars and Venus Starting Over (HarperCollins 1998)
  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Book of Days (HarperCollins 1998)
  • How To Get What You Want and Want What You Have (HarperCollins 1999)
  • Children Are from Heaven (HarperCollins 1999)
  • Practical Miracles for Mars and Venus (HarperCollins 2000)
  • How To Get What You Want at Work (HarperCollins 2002)
  • Truly Mars & Venus (HarperCollins 2003)
  • The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution (St. Martin’s Press 2003)

[edit] External links

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