All bets are off
Subtitle: losers, liars, and recovery from gambling addiction
By: Arnie and Sheila Wexler, with Steve Jacobson
Contributors: Wexler, Sheila, author; Jacobson, Steve, author; Hunter, Rob, author of foreword
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781937612757
Subjects: Compulsive gambling; Treatment; Family relationships; Compulsive gamblers; Biography; Gamblers
Description: "Wexler's gripping narrative leads us through the dungeon of a compulsive gambler's world--chasing the big win and coming up with empty pockets--and how his addiction drove him and his wife, Sheila, to the edge of life. With help, they managed to escape, and together they have devoted themselves to helping others with the problem they know so well"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163).
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Rob Hunter; title: Introduction; title: Prologue; title: Wheeling and dealing; title: Craft and graft; title: Bottomless quicksand; title: Pay for play; title: On the brink; title: Temptations and tip-offs to trouble; title: Twelve-step recovery for compulsive gamblers and their families; title: New life; title: The big picture.