By Michael Gruninger
https://www.amazon.de/dp/3986413324

A direct, lived-experience guide tailored for German speakers seeking a route out of compulsive gambling. Gruninger focuses heavily on breaking the denial cycle, managing the immediate chaos of quitting, and establishing long-term personal accountability.

By Patrick Foster
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178870597X

Former professional cricketer Patrick Foster shares a raw, candid account of hiding a severe gambling addiction behind a respectable career, building up massive secret debt, and reaching rock bottom before finding recovery. Outstanding for understanding how easily high-functioning individuals can fall through the cracks.

By Allen Carr
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1784280141

Carr's classic framework applied to betting. Rather than treating stopping as an act of perpetual willpower and sacrifice, it systematically dismantles the illusions gamblers hold about "winning it back," thrill, and relief.

By Paul Merson
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/184188506X

Football pundit Paul Merson’s frank reflection on decades of gambling addiction. It deals directly with relapse, shame, the relentless trigger environment of modern sports broadcasting, and what sustainable recovery actually demands day to day.

By Alex Blaszczynski
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849010410

Written by one of the leading clinical researchers in problem gambling, this provides a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework. Best suited for readers looking for structured exercises, trigger mapping, and clinical self-regulation techniques.