Recovering Compulsive Gambler (OPL Human Library 2013)
Annotation: Examines the consequences of the surge in gambling in the past 35 years due to the increase in Internet gambling, the poker craze, and more states with casinos
Annotation:Based on first-hand interviews that take us right into the lives of problem gamblers, . . . this book looks into the personal relationships of problem gamblers, and comes out with some surprising results
Annotation:My history of gambling really began before I was born." So opens Bill Lee's self-told story of gambling addiction, which is set in San Francisco's Chinatown and steeped in a culture where it is not unheard of for gamblers to lose their children to a bet.
Annotation:The harrowing memoir of Little's two-year binge as a compulsive gambler
Annotation:(Fiction) Edmonton newspaper reporter Leo Desroches struggles with a gambling addiction that threatens his family and career while covering the murder of a young native prostitute and triggering a violent chain of events.
Annotation:(Roman) Clément Laurrière a tout pour être heureux - une femme merveilleuse, deux beaux enfants, une bonne situation. Mais il souffre d'une maladie dévorante : le démon du jeu. En une nuit, le jeune homme perd au poker une véritable fortune et hypothèque l'avenir des siens. Aussi disponible en format Gros Charactères et comme audiobook MP3CD
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