Steven A. Carter (born October 23, 1956) is an acclaimed American author of non-fiction, self-help and humor.
A distinguished graduate of
Cornell University, member of the
Quill and Dagger honorary, and winner of the William K. Kennedy ''Dean's Prize'' for extraordinary academic achievement, Steven A. Carter also holds a
Master's Degree in Education and a Master's Degree in Psychology.
Steven Carter was born in
New York City and raised in
New Hyde Park,
New York
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. He is the author of twenty-eight books, including the ''
New York Times''
bestseller
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''Men Who Can't Love'' (with co-author Julia Sokol) and seven other National Bestsellers. More than ten million copies of his books are in circulation worldwide. Carter coined the phrase "
commitmentphobia" in 1987 and is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the subjects of commitment, fear of commitment, attachment disorders, and
narcissistic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, a diminished ability or unwillingness to empathize with other ...
. He has also been a ghostwriter of various works of humor and non-fiction.
Books and other writing
Steven Carter's most popular books include:
*''Men Who Can't Love'' (M.Evans & Co., 1987)
*''What Really Happens In Bed'' (M.Evans & Co., 1989)
*''What Smart Women Know'' (M.Evans & Co., 1990)
*''He's Scared, She's Scared'' (Delacorte, 1993)
*''Men Like Women Who Like Themselves'' (Delacorte, 1996)
*''Getting To Commitment'' (M.Evans & Co., 1998)
*''This Is How Love Works'' (M.Evans & Co., 2001)
*''Help! I'm In Love With A Narcissist'' (M.Evans & Co., 2005)
*''The Secrets of Self-Esteem'' (Editora Sextante, 2010)
*''Love & Self-Esteem: What the Smartest Women Know'' (2011)
All of the above titles were co-authored with Julia Sokol.
Carter and Sokol's first book on commitmentphobia, ''Men Who Can't Love'', was an instant bestseller after Carter's first appearance on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' in 1987 (Carter appeared on the show five times between 1987 and 1997). ''Men Who Can't Love'' gained even more popularity when it was featured in the film ''
When Harry Met Sally...'', and later, in the
Julia Roberts/
Brad Pitt
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James Gandolfini film ''
The Mexican''. The book has been translated into 30 languages, selling more than five million copies worldwide.
In the winter of 2007 ''What Smart Women Know'' was released in Brazil by Editora Sextante, the publishing company founded by brothers Marcos and Tomas Pereira. Editora Sextante is best known in Brazil for their publication of various works by Paulo Coelho, Augusto Cury, and the Dalai Lama. ''What Smart Women Know'' ''(Os Segredos das Mulheres Inteligentes)'' spent 110 weeks on Brazil's top-ten bestseller lists. ''Men Like Women Who Like Themselves'' was released in mid-2008 and spent 45 weeks on Brazil's bestseller lists. The Brazilian edition of ''Men Who Can't Love'' was released by Editora Sextante in late 2009, followed by ''The Secrets of Smart Women'' in May 2010 and ''How to Make Love Work'' in September 2011.
Editora Sextante has sold over two million copies of these Carter/Sokol titles in Brazil since their first release. In September 2011, Carter was an Honored Guest at the Bienal do Livro in Rio de Janeiro, invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to celebrate Brazil's 'Year of the Woman.'
Prior to beginning his career as an author, Steven Carter was the Director of Tennis at the world-renowned Little Dix Bay Hotel in the British Virgin Islands, and Head Tennis Pro at the Dorado Beach Hotel in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. His early work references those years in the Caribbean. Carter has also written extensively about the stages of growth he has experienced through more than twenty years of his own deeply personal work in psychotherapy, and he is a powerful advocate for both individual and group therapy. He is also an outspoken supporter of Human Rights Watch, SAMS, Mercy Corps, and World Food Program.
External links
''Los Angeles Times'' feature story on Steven Carter's new bestseller status in Brazil (2008) "Steven Carter, Eckhart Tolle and Oprah Winfrey in Brazil" (2009)"Sun Tzu, Dale Carnegie and Steven Carter dominate bestseller lists in South America" (2008) "Brazil's Bestsellers Have A Distinct American Accent" (2009) Feature story, ''Brazzil Magazine'': "Vintage non-fiction leads bestseller lists" (2008)*
ttp://delas.ig.com.br/amoresexo/steven+carter+casamento+e+a+expressao+maxima+do+amor/n1597177863430.html Feature story, ''iG Magazine'', Bienal do Livro, Rio de Janeiro (2011) Feature story, ''Veja Online'': "A Maquiagem Interior" (2011) Feature story, ''O Globo'': "Steven Carter, Best-Selling Author, Comes to Brazil" (2012) Photos and commentary from Editora Sextante on Steven Carter's appearance at the 2011 Bienal do Livro, Rio de Janeiro (2011) Feature story, ''OZY Magazine'': "What the World Is Reading Right Now -- And Why" gives a nod to Carter & Sokol bestseller (2018)
Feature story, ''PARADE Magazine'': New spotlight on Narcissism highlights a Carter & Sokol bestseller (2020)
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1956 births
Living people
Cornell University alumni
American non-fiction writers
People from New Hyde Park, New York