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This book is, I may say, one of the kind of books I always wanted to have, to read and revisit for getting its golden nuggets. It is unique because it provides, from several different perspectives (technical as well as philosophical), deep insights in what is going on in computer-based collaborative applications, with emphasis on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. The need of collaborative applications is justified and analysed starting both from practice and theoretically. The text very well presents and analyses the valuable experience of the author in designing and implementing a wide range of applications in e-learning, groupware, artificial intelligence (expert systems and knowledge-based and text processing (Latent Semantic Indexing). This experience description may be better understood if we see the text almost as a saga ending with one of the main ideas of the book: knowledge building appears in verbal-mediated collaboration in small groups. The practical experiences are doubled by deep interdisciplinary theoretical considerations, including philosophy (integrating ideas from Heidegger, Vygotsky, Derrida, Bourdieu, Bakhtin, Adorno, etc.), learning sciences and sociology (e.g. Garfinkel's ethnomethodology, and Schegloff's and Sacks' conversation analysis). State of the art theories like activity theory, distributed cognition, situated learning, knowledge building, and group cognition are also integrated in the whole.

This is an excepionally readable book for professional clinicians who view bereavement issues as the new frontier in mental health counseling.
The language is clear and concise, specific topics are easily accessible,
and the wide margins invite your personal notations. The book provides insight into the importance of distributing flyers to professionals who
may know people in need of your services, the characteristics of effective group leaders, the importance of ground rules, and how to handle difficult group members. This author will inspire you to serve your clients by organizing your own support group

Between 7:00pm and 1:00am is a good time to get answers to a health care system moving from the traditional office face-to-facing with doctors to self-managed lay medicine online. A good way to surf these Internet health and medical resources is by signing up with a computer network, such as America Online, CompuServe, Delphi, eWorld, Genie, Microsoft Windows 95, Prodigy, The Well, or Women's Wire. Self-helpers can then access such biomedical databases as the HealthNet Reference Library, Information USA/health, and Medline; Internet mailing lists, such as HMATRIX-L's popular and professional resources for laypeople and professionals; the Medical Support Bulletin Board; the Medical Matrix gopher site; the MedWeb free medical library; and USENET newsgroups. Such directories and search engines as InternetSleuth, the Multimedia Medical Reference Library, and the Whole Internet Catalog of Health can find relevant web sites ranging from Good Medicine alternative and mainstream medical practices, to Internet Vet, PharmInfoNet, Traveler's Choice worldwide health conditions, and Yahoo/health.

Or a health information broker---such as The Health Resource Inc., Med Help International, and Plane Tree Health Resource Center---could be hired to do all the footwork. Or a non-digital start would be to call the Self-Help Clearinghouse and to read THE SELF-HELP SOURCEBOOK. This self-help focus by author and physician Tom Ferguson works well with John M. Grohol's THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES ONLINE. Readers trying to pool as much Internet health and medical information as possible could also look to Bruce Maxwell's HOW TO FIND HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET and MOSBY'S MEDICAL SURFARI.

Norm writes from personal experience... outstanding material that helps the reader understand the meaning of grief, predictable recovery stages, and how to help others with their losses. Most importantly, Norm helps the reader to come to grips with grief in a holistic view...unmasking grief issues that may have been buried for years yet left unaddressed...only because we typically confine grief to the aftermath of a death in the family. I read the book, attended the grief recovery seminar that Norm teaches, and discovered what a powerful influence unresolved grief had become in my own life! Must reading!

Is an excellent book for marketing students,

I have found this book to be extremely helpful in setting up a peer support group. The overview of current research is topical, and the practical exercises cover major aspects of listening actively to other people. I also liked the chapter on ethics and the law. I thoroughly recommend it!

If you live in Sacramento, CA or anywhere near Sacramento, CA, you need this book! It has local listings of support groups, baby & maternity stores, hospitals, agencies and virtually everything else needed by baby and parents. It even has money saving coupons in the back of the book! Thre is also more than 350 parents parents and what they have to say about the baby proucts they own! They have already researched and tried things out!

I've owned every edition of this sourcebook since it was first published. It has grown larger and larger over the years as new groups have formed in real space and on the Internet. I wouldn't be without this book because it addresses almost every concern known. In addition to the basic information on groups and how to reach them, the sourcebook provides some useful definitions of terms, explanation of the concept of self help and much more. There is a nice overview of effectiveness research on such groups as well. As an educator I find that students are really interested in knowing about this book and they use it to help with some of their research.

If you wonder how the struggles that you face in network marketing affect your and your spouses life, this book is great. You get a great prospective from a wife that went through the struggles of being at home while her husband was out building their future wealth with network marketing. A great book for anyone who has a negative spouse towards the industry.

As a Christian book reader, I recommend this for uplifting, and learning. We can't ever learn too much!

Theology is often seen as abstract. This book nails it down to everyday life! Do you want real satisfaction in God? This will lead you into the truths of the Bible.

This book can complete your life. I have always struggled with my significance in life and this book completed my life by letting me know I already had significance by Christ's death. I now have peace in my life knowing how I am significant by no power of my own, but am just as significant and equal as a human being through Christ's death. What a peace this book gave me.

Rebecca D. Turner author of "Tattoo" a business book, read it-grow your business-enjoy your life!!Tattoo

"The Search for Significance" by Robert McGee is a book that esteems self-esteem, but in a less fashionable style than "The Purpose Driven Life." I do not recommend it. It will not change your life. Buy Lewis' "The Four Loves" and "Mere Christianity" instead.

McGee has written an excellent book (contrary to what some reviewers say) about obtaining significance in life through Jesus Christ (what He did for us and Who He is) instead of through our fleshly effort and the fickle approval of others.

Among the points McGee covers in the book include:

1. The abundant life does not mean a problem-free life.
2. Our worth is based on what God says about us and what Jesus Christ did for us, not our performance or the opinions of others.
3. God wants to be the Lord of our lives and He is unwilling to share that Lordship with anyone or anything.
4. Express your hurt and anger to God first before going to other people (the Psalmnist often did this).
5. The worries of this world are the main culprit in hindering our spiritual growth.
6. Christ, not self-improvement, is to be the goal.
7. God is not obligated to bless us, but does what is best for His honor and our growth.
8. 5 ways to use God's affirmation as an offensive weapon for changing our lives.

Yes, despite the pain and pressure in our lives, we can and do have a hope in Jesus Christ!

Read the book and be encouraged to focus on Jesus instead of yourself or others, to get your self-worth and significance.

Highly recommended!