Bibliograph

All bets are off, losers, liars, and recovery from gambling addiction, Arnie and Sheila Wexler, with Steve Jacobson

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All bets are off, losers, liars, and recovery from gambling addiction, Arnie and Sheila Wexler, with Steve Jacobson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

All bets are off

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

875240487

Responsibility statement

Arnie and Sheila Wexler, with Steve Jacobson

Sub title

losers, liars, and recovery from gambling addiction

Summary

Arnie Wexler's life as a gambler began on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, flipping cards, shooting marbles, and playing pinball machines. At age fourteen he found the racetrack, a bookie, and started playing the stock market. His obsession with gambling accelerated until a fateful day in 1968 when it all came crashing down. Wexler's 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. --, Source other than Library of Congress

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Rob Hunter -- Wheeling and dealing -- Craft and graft -- Bottomless quicksand -- Pay for play -- On the brink -- Temptations and tip-offs to trouble -- Twelve-step recovery for compulsive gamblers and their families -- New life -- The big picture -- A word from Steve Jacobson

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