Acknowledgements
Firstly, thanks to Dr Andrea Rinke, who organised the conference Addiction and Obsession at Kingston University, July 2009, where some of the work in this collection was first presented. Substantial thanks are due to Rebecca Griffith for her indefatigable efforts and accuracy. Thanks to Professors Neil Campbell and Paul Bridges at the University of Derby for all their support. The final reviewer of the text gave important input, many thanks for your contribution. Last, but not least, many thanks to all the contributors and everyone at Cambria Press, a great publisher to work with.