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约翰•格雷約翰·格雷，心理學博士，國際知名的人際關係和情感問題研究專傢。他用了整整7年時間，咨詢調查了25000人，推出了《男人來自火星，女人來自金星》。該書一經出版，立刻轟動世界，被譽為是迄今為止世界上最著名的兩性情感關係圖書。格雷博士同妻子及3個孩子一道，現居美國加利福尼亞北部。
約翰·格雷(英語：John Gray；1951年—)是美國的流行心理學暢銷書作者，作品主要圍繞兩性關係及個人成長。他最為著名的作品是《男女大不同》(Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)。
簡歷
約翰·格雷是美國嬰兒潮時間的人物，曾經響往過東方秘術，並有過兩段婚姻：他曾與另一位自助作者Barbara De Angelis結婚，但二人於1984年離婚。現時他與Bonnie結婚，並育有三位女兒：Lauren、Julie及Shannon。
他是911事件真相調查聲明的聯署人之一。
教導
在格雷的著作裏，他主張男性和女性在心理方面有著先天的分別，所以若要保持兩性關係的和諧，衹能夠坦然接受兩者的分別，而不是千方百計的想要消除這分別。
反對觀點認為：格雷把人性的心理過份簡化為stereotypes that fail to adequately describe many people.
學歷
離開高中之後，約翰·格雷在休斯敦的天主教聖多默大學及德薩斯大學就讀，但未有在這兩傢學校得到任何學位頒發。 After high school he attended St. Thomas University and the University of Texas, but did not receive degrees from these institutions. 之後他在瑞士以一位印度教僧侶的身份生活了9年，並在當地修鏈瑪哈禮斯超覺靜坐式瑜伽。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.
博士資歷與哥倫比亞太平洋大學
約翰·格雷在他的著作都冠上博士的稱號。根據他的個人網站，他的哲學博士博士學位於1997年在哥倫比亞太平洋大學(Columbia Pacific University)取得，而這傢“大學”在2001年被美國加州的消費者事務部(Department of Consumer Affairs)指稱“給多位學生授於超額的學分”("awarded excessive credit... to many students")及“未能符合頒授哲學博士的多項條件”("failed to meet various requirements for issuing Ph.D. degrees")而勒令停業。雖然在約翰·格雷取得其博士資歷時，哥倫比亞太平洋大學仍然是加州合法的頒授學位機構，但比照他的過往學歷，不禁使人對於他的博士資歷産生懷疑。就此問題，約翰·格雷未有發表過任何解說。
約翰·格雷 - 著作列表
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)
John Gray (born 1951) is an American relationship counselor, lecturer and author. He has written seventeen books on relationships and personal growth, including his 1992 book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, which is being turned into a motion picture. Gray?s current book is Venus on Fire | Mars on Ice, an exploration of relationships and the role of food and nutrition to sustaining a healthy romantic partnership.
Early life and education
Gray was born in Houston, Texas. After graduating high school, Gray attended University of St. Thomas and the University of Texas without receiving any degrees. He did receive a bachelors and masters degrees in creative intelligence, though sources vary on whether these degrees were received from Maharishi European Research University (MERU) in Switzerland or from Maharishi International University in Iowa.
Gray received his Ph.D. from the unaccredited institution, Columbia Pacific University (CPU), after completing a correspondence course. CPU was closed by California court order in 2000. The court ruled that the State of California recognizes CPU degrees earned before June 25, 1997, as "legally valid" for use in the state, but other states, such as Texas, criminalize the use of CPU degrees. This time period above included Gray?s degree which he received in 1982.
Career
Gray?s seventeen books have sold over fifty million copies and have been published in forty-five languages worldwide.
Gray wrote a nationally syndicated column with thirty million readers. His column appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Daily News, New York Newsday, The Denver Post, and the San Antonio Express-News. Internationally, Gray?s columns appeared in publications in England, Canada, Mexico, Korea, and in Latin American and the South Pacific.
Gray is a certified family therapist, and a consulting editor for Family Journal.
Gray is an international expert in the field of communication and relationships. Gray has conducted public and private seminars for over 30 years.
Gray has made guest appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The CBS Morning Show, Live with Regis, The View, Politically Incorrect, Larry King Live, The Roseanne Show and CNN. Gray has been profiled in USA Today, Newsweek, Time Magazine, TV Guide, People and Forbes.
Gray is listed as a signer of the 9/11 Truth statement.
In 2001, Gray received the Smart Marriages Impact Award.
In 2007, Gray became the Brand founder of Mars Venus Coaching Franchise.
Criticism
Critics have accused him of over-simplifying human psychology into stereotypes that fail to adequately describe many people. Communication scholars have published research-based rebuttals to Gray?s claims. Other scholars, such as Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistics, have also written research-based books that challenge some of Gray?s claims.
Personal life
Gray was the fifth of seven children born to a pair of Stanford University graduates; his father was a Texan oilman and his mother was co-owner of a popular Houston spiritual bookstore.
After high school, Gray followed the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the Transcendental Meditation technique and for nine years he was a celibate monk, and worked as the Maharishi?s assistant.
Gray divorced fellow self-help author Barbara De Angelis in 1984. Gray married his current wife, Bonnie in 1986 and they have three daughters.
Books and other publication
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venu
Mars and Venus on a Date
What You Feel You Can Heal
Men, Women and Relationship
Mars and Venus in Love
Mars and Venus Together Forever: A Practical Guide to Creating Lasting Intimacy
Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Book of Day
Mars and Venus Starting Over
How To Get What You Want and Want What You Have
Children Are from Heaven
Practical Miracles for Mars and Venus: Nine Principles for Lasting Love, Increasing Success, and Vibrant Health in the Twenty-first Century
Mars and Venus in the Workplace
Truly Mars & Venu
The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution
Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stre
Mars and Venus: 365 Ways to Keep Passion Alive
Venus on Fire, Mars on Ice – Hormonal Balance – The Key to Life, Love, and Energy
Further reading
Lacitis, Erik (1996-03-29). "Promoting Closeness -- John Gray Of `Venus/Mars? Fame Is A One-Man Advice Industry". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
Aamidor, Abe (1998-02-24). "`Mars, Venus? Author Finds His Messages Hitting Home". Indianapolis Star And News. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
Odone, Cristina (1999-04-02). "We are fixated on the idea that we have to be in a couple; nobody is interested in the beauty of being alone". New Statesman. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
Goldacre, Ben (2005-02-10). "A varying degree". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
Guinness, Daphne (2008-01-31). "Back to Mars and Venus". The Age. Retrieved 2008-10-17.