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Reviews three books. 'Metal and Flesh: The Evolution of Man: Technology Takes Over,' by Olliver Dyens and translated by Evan J. Bibbee; 'Where the Action Is: The Foundations of Embodied Interaction,' by Paul Dourish; 'Techno-Human Mesh: The Growing Power of Information Technologies,' by Cynthia K. West.

Reviews several books on the Internet. 'Virtual Culture: Identity and Communication in CyberSociety,' edited by Steven G. Jones; 'Network, Netplay: Virtual Groups on the Internet,' edited by Fay Sudweeks, Margaret L. McLaughlin, and Sheizaf Rafaeli; 'Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart,' by Bonnie A. Nardi and Vicki L. O'Day.

Reviews several books on social science computing. 'Privacy on the Line: The Politics of Wiretapping and Encryption,' by Whitfield Diffie and Susan Landau; 'Class Warfare in the Information Age,' by Michael Perelman; 'Education/Technology/Power,' edited by Hank Bromley and Michael W. Apple.