Sunbathing in the Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression	My local depressed poet - who like your gunfighter should be supported. Personal, eccentric, moving and even funny - I found a lot of hope in here.
	He Died with His Eyes Open (Factory 1)	Beyond noir - patchy in some respects but when he gets it right he's an extraordinarily compassionate and powerful writer. This is the first and best of the Fac
	Run with the Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader	A good starter on a great drinker.
	Stop Thinking, Start Living: Discover Lifelong Happiness	Simple, easy to understand, anti-therapy, readable with a cheery and comforting voice - refreshingly short too.
	Allen Carr's No More Hangovers: Control Your Drinking the Easy Way (Allen Carr's Easyway)	Well, smokers swear by him and he's a flipping global juggernaut of a one man industry, so I guess he must be doing something right. I've not tried it, if you h
	Nil By Mouth [1997] [DVD]	See leaving Las Vegas. Cracking performances by strong cast.
	Leaving Las Vegas [DVD] [1995]	Once on my list for the fictional Suicide Film Club, not fun but powerful.
	The Lost Weekend [DVD]	A classic drunk film.
	Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think	Simple to use with good case studies, might be worth a try, maybe as a precusor to the actual therapy, as the method is fully explained.
	The Big Sleep and Other Novels (Penguin Modern Classics)	Most of my heroes were alcoholics - what that means I wouldn't like to say. The greatest stylist.
	Rounds	Excellent electronica with real instruments - eclectic, interesting and accessible.
	Byrd: Masses for 4 and 5 voices	I'm not religious but find this, and similar music intensely moving.
	Haydn: The Complete String Quartets	Patterns lovely patterns.
	American Recordings	Beware, contains the saddest song in the world ever.
	Drinking: A Love Story	Recommended on the basis of recommendation rather than reading.