Acknowledgements 

So many people have enriched my life and my work that I cannot even remember them all. The following is an alphabetical list, by last name, of a few of those I shall never forget and can never thank adequately. (* Indicates a person deceased as this is revised in the year 2008.)

*Martin Bielefled, Ph.D.—A brilliant, modest man who helped hundreds of gamblers re-enter the work force.
 
Michael Boston—For five years a co-worker, and for many more a friend who cares.
 
*Charles Collins—A dedicated, wise counselor without whom so much would have been impossible.
 
*Robert Custer, M.D.—A psychiatrist who cared deeply and got us all started.
 
Msgr. Joseph Dunne—A personal hero of mine, a pioneer and friend of recovering people everywhere.
 
Joanna Franklin—An important part of the gambling treatment field from the very beginning
 
Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon—Those who taught me so much and cannot be named.
 
Denzel Gaines—A very kind and perceptive gentleman whose eyes and hand were of great help in revising this book. His interest and encouragement were much appreciated.
 
*Alida Glen, Ph.D.—Almost unknown today, she kept the gambling program at Brecksville going from 1972 to 1978 and was a pioneer, friend, and inspiration.
 
Durand F. Jacobs, Ph.D.—Boss, friend, consultant, and resource for many years.
 
Graddy Johnson, J.D.—Editor and friend, a man who makes a difference with skill and caring in the lives of many.
 
Gordon Loomis, M.D.—He, too, fought for what he believed in, and made Brecksville work.
 
Richard McCormick, Ph.D.—An outstanding student, administrator, friend, and finally my boss.
 
Hilda Newman, R.N.—A valued member of the Gambling Treatment Team.
 
*Susan Neuendorff, R.N.—A very special and caring nurse; a friend for many years.
 
Bob Noonan—An outstanding editor, without whom the first edition of this book would be far more scattered and rambling than mortals could tolerate.
 
Carol O'Hare—Executive Director of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling whose interest in this work and its revision was worth much more than she knows.
 
George Robertson—Fellow ultralight pilot and storyteller, whose technical skills made my first Internet page possible.
 
Loreen Rugle, Ph.D —Her devotion to work with problem gamblers over the years has been remarkable and effective. I have watched her rise from student to a leader in the field.
 
Ruth and *Irving Sacher—Complete human beings and prime movers.
 
Rob Sedgwick—Rob published a first edition of this book without which we would all be doomed to reading it on a computer screen. He believed in the task at hand when commercial publishers of recovery literature were indifferent.
 
*La Vene Patricia Taber—A wonderful wife, now departed and still terribly missed.
 
Donald, Geoffrey, and Rachel—My kids who became wonderful people in spite of their father.
 
Janice Vitale—A good friend and most valued co-worker.
 
Ruth Zollars— he best secretary and administrative assistant one could ever have.
 
I've just scratched the surface, and the rest of you know who you are and what I owe you.
 
Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.