new reviews in cyberculture studies each month, RCCS Reviews http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp pumps out free, full-length reviews of books about contemporary media and culture. this month, RCCS Reviews features 9 reviews of 4 books with 3 author responses! books of the month for august 2009 are: Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games Editors: Zach Whalen, Laurie N. Taylor Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press, 2008 Review 1: Carly A. Kocurek Author Response: Zach Whalen The Internet in the Arab World: Egypt and Beyond Author: Rasha A. Abdulla Publisher: Peter Lang, 2007 Review 1: Antonio A. Garcia Review 2: Laurence Raw Review 3: Natasha Ritsma Author Response: Rasha A. Abdulla The Pleasures of Computer Gaming: Essays on Cultural History, Theory and Aesthetics Editors: Melanie Swalwell, Jason Wilson Publisher: McFarland, 2008 Review 1: Dave Jones Review 2: Alex Meredith Author Response: Melanie Swalwell Zero Comments: Blogging and Critical Internet Culture Author: Geert Lovink Publisher: Routledge, 2008 Review 1: Liz Ellcessor Review 2: Tricia M. Farwell Review 3: Madeline Yonker enjoy. there's a little bit more where that came from. david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/ -- Rasha A. Abdulla, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Graduate Director Journalism and Mass Communication The American University in Cairo www.rashaabdulla.com