Frey, L. R., ed. (2001). New directions in group communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publicaitons. Frey offers works that scholars have not previously explored. The first part of the book presents new views and extends current positions by focusing on new theoretical and conceptual directions. The second part examines new research methodologies, and the third part looks at antecedent factors affecting group communications. Parts four and five offer insight into group communication processes and practices, and the final part, six, covers group communication contexts including communication patterns in top management teams.

Greenhalgh, L. (2001). Managing strategic relationships: The key to business success. New York: The Free Press (a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.) Although primarily written for managers, Greenhalgh includes two chapters relevant to the small groups and group leadership chapters of this textbook. In Chapter 6, Managerial Negotiation, he discusses the need for managing relationships and, thus, dealing with the conflicts that arise in them. He writes about the objectives and phases of negotiation, and relational ethics in negotiation. In Chapter 7, Group Decision Making, he writes about the complexity of organizational decisions, criteria for evaluating organizational decisions, the process of group decision making, creative concensus, and the leadership function in group decision making, as well as several other topics. This is a superb resource for business managers and for those outside of business as well.

Janis, I. L. (1983). Groupthink: Psychological studies of policy decisions and fiascoes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Although Janis focuses on foreign relations, his thesis concerns the psychological effects that groups have on individual and group thinking. Numerous case studies are provided. This classic book is an insightful volume full of discussion applications.

_______(1972). Victims of groupthink. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. This is the classic book that introduces the idea of groupthink, the nondeliberate suppression of critical thoughts as a result of internalization of the group's norms. Here, Janis presents the eight symptoms of group-think-invulnerability, rationale, morality, stereotypes, pressure, self-censorship, unanimity, and mindguards—discusses the consequences, and, finally, the remedies.

Joubert, L. "Intelligence report: Listserves." Retrieved March 24, 2003, from http://nml.ru.ac.za/carr/-leonie/INTELLIGENCE.HTM. Joubert first answers the question. "What are listserves?" and then the article covers searching for lists and subscribing and unsubscribing. It gives a few examples of results or nonresults from lists, compares listserves to newsgroups, offers some of the jargon used, provides conclusions, and then lists, without annotation, some useful sites.

Long, Elizabeth. (2003). Book clubs: Women and the uses of reading in everyday life. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. This is a well-written, thoroughly researched book about small groups by sociologist. Long uses detailed observations, rich interviews, historical analysis, and numerous research studies and surveys to explore the meanings women create as they both discuss books and their own personal lives with one another. It is about organizing, discovering books and topics, leadership, and all the related social activities that accompany book-club activity. The fascinating, mostly overlooked, thing about reading groups is the role they play in self-improvement, personal fulfillment, and the exploration of personal identity.

Parks, C. D., & L. J. Sanna (1999). Group performance and interaction. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. The authors address recent changes in the field of groups and group decision making from a social psychological perspective. It is an introductory survey of the latest developments in groups research, discussions on computers and in groups, groups in the workplace, and jury decision making. The topics they discuss touch on the disciplines of social, industrial, and organizational psychology, and they are developed around the twin themes of interaction and performance relating to groups engaged in activities.

Renz, M. A., & J. B. Greg (1999). Effective small group communication in theory and practice. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. The authors combine discussions of theory with practical applications. Utilizing a clear writing style, they use interesting and engaging narratives to help you understand the relevance and importance of small groups in all walks of life. They give attention to ethical issues, teams, technology, classic and contemporary research, and provide practical tools, as well, for those involved in small-group communication.

Surowiecki, J. (2004). The wisdom of crowds: Why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations. New York: Doubleday. "In part because individual judgment is not accurate enough or consistent enough, cognitive diversity is essential to good decision making." (p. 36) "The important thing about groupthink is that it works not so much by censoring dissent as by making dissent seem somehow improbable." (p. 37) "Instead of making people wiser, being in a group can actually make them dumber." (p. 175) It is comments like this, and Surowiecki's theme that "Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant" (inside flyleaf) that makes this book not just fascinating and entertaining, but amazingly relevant as well. Drawing from fields such as popular culture, psychology, ant biology, economic behaviorism, artificial intelligence, military history, and political theory, and using down-to-earth examples and clear prose, Surowiecki shows how businesses operate, knowledge is advanced, economies are organized, and we live our daily lives. This is a worthwhile and brilliant biography of an idea.

Wilson, G. L., & M. S. Hanna (2004). Groups in context: Leadership and participation in small groups, 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. The authors provide a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to group discussion. They effectively combine theory, research, and practical guidelines; however, the unique perspective of this volume is the application of group discussion to a wide variety of career, community, and social contexts. It is a useful, well-written, well-designed textbook.