Pokies : even when I win-- : my journey through problem gambling / Lynette Whale.

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Whale, Lynette

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Steele Roberts, c2009.Description: 104 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781877448874 (pbk.) :
9781877448874 (pbk.)
1877448877 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

362.25 22

Summary: Would you know a problem gambler if you saw one? What if that gambler was you? Lynette Whale was addicted to pokie machines for seven years. This book tells her searing story - from beginner's luck to rock bottom and beyond. It's a story packed with insight and principles gamblers can apply to their own situation. Lynette reveals the knowledge and attitudes needed to move towards a better life - how your next thought, feeling or action can make or break your future. An addiction to gambling can be a living hell for gamblers and those around them, but it doesn't have to get that bad. Here is hope and guidance to beat this increasingly common affliction, showing that you can get through it.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	362.25 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A00526088

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-104).

Would you know a problem gambler if you saw one? What if that gambler was you? Lynette Whale was addicted to pokie machines for seven years. This book tells her searing story - from beginner's luck to rock bottom and beyond. It's a story packed with insight and principles gamblers can apply to their own situation. Lynette reveals the knowledge and attitudes needed to move towards a better life - how your next thought, feeling or action can make or break your future. An addiction to gambling can be a living hell for gamblers and those around them, but it doesn't have to get that bad. Here is hope and guidance to beat this increasingly common affliction, showing that you can get through it.

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