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Grok

By: Tom Maremaa

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Grok is a huge, sprawling epic novel about the comic misadventures of an eccentric family and its young son’s quest to solve the elusive Turing test. The story spans the contours of the 20th century, from the literary salons of Paris in the twenties to the seamy side of LA in the thirties, from the counterculture wars of the sixties and beyond to the software-inspired nineties. Along the way we are wildly entertained by a huge cast of colorful characters, scenes and happenings, as Grok, the book’s hero, fights off the beguiling demons of the past and changes the world around him. There is never a dull moment in this wonderful, mind-bending story, which holds the mirror of ourselves up to Nature and shows us that we can have the last laugh.

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710

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iUniverse

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1462079660

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9781462079667

Imagined

By: Tom Maremaa

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Imagined

By: Tom Maremaa

Imagined is a heart-warming, poignant novel about the return of a man who either is or is not John Lennon, the famous Beatle whom the world thought was assassinated on a cold, dark night in December some twenty years ago. The man who wakes from a coma in his hospital bed, speaks in Liverpool dialect, and sings Beatles songs is truly an original creation. He takes on a world that wants to believe. And in less than a week takes us on a magical journey from the madness of New York City at Christmas to the hippie heart of San Francisco, and even a sudden leap from the Golden Gate Bridge. In the end, Imagined brings us the real promise of a Beatles reunion, and delivers a message of hope, love and reconciliation.

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146

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iUniverse

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1469731029

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9781469731025

FileMaker Pro 4 for Dummies

By: Tom Maremaa

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FileMaker Pro 4 for Dummies

By: Tom Maremaa

A concise guide for beginners and intermediate users to the package which can be used on either Macintosh or Windows, for flat-file or relational, databases. New features of the latest version are described, covering the basics and more advanced features.

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388

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For Dummies

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0764502107

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9780764502101

FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

By: Tom Maremaa

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FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

By: Tom Maremaa

Showing the user how to create databases filled with information including invoices, mailing labels, contact lists, order forms and more, this book makes even the most complicated features easy to understand. It covers the basics as well as more intermediate features, including how to design layouts, reports and templates.

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392

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For Dummies

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1568849060

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9781568849065

The Way We Were

The Making of a Romantic Classic

By: Tom Santopietro

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The Way We Were

The Making of a Romantic Classic

By: Tom Santopietro

The Way We Were: a nostalgia drenched, bittersweet romance starring superstars Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford at the peaks of their careers, and a story for everyone who was ever loved with passion, if not wisely. A smash hit around the world whose power echoes to this day—yet a film whose success was so far from assured that one studio executive was heard to exclaim: “Barbra Streisand doesn’t sing and she plays a communist—are you trying to kill me?!” But succeed the film did, propelled by a smash-hit title song and career defining performances from Streisand and Redford. Now, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the film's release, this behind-the-scenes account from best-selling author Tom Santopietro features new insights from Barbra Streisand, James Woods, Lois Chiles, and Alan Bergman, providing the definitive inside story behind the challenges, disputes, and creative passions of those who fought to make this landmark film." Charting the path from screenwriter Arthur Laurents’s initial inspiration to the fervent talk of a possible sequel, Santopietro mingles reverence and wry humor to decode the mysterious chemistry between Streisand and Redford that created a romance for the ages. Filled with humorous location anecdotes and fascinating first-hand accounts by actors, film historians, and members of the creative team, The Way We Were: The Making of a Romantic Classic is a witty, thoughtful, and loving book for everyone who cherishes this American classic.

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337

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493071262

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9781493071265

Metal Heads

By: Tom Maremaa

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Metal Heads

By: Tom Maremaa

In a military hospital for wounded veterans of the Iraq war, ex-Marine Jeremy Witherspoon, called Spoon by his comrades, is trying to come to terms with his life-changing injuries. The hospital specializes in treating "metal heads," those with severe head trauma whose injuries require the insertion of a metal plate. Spoon passes the long hours in bed trading war stories with his fellow patients and recounts his complicity as a witness to a brutal crime of war in Ramadi, and his coercion in a cover-up when threatened by a private contractor who goes by the nickname Skank. When the wounded Skank appears at the hospital, he bluntly threatens Spoon to keep his mouth shut about Ramadi. One by one, Spoon's friends on the ward begin dying in mysterious ways, and he knows he must defeat Skank or die himself. This powerful, heartbreaking novel about the aftermath of war creates a vivid world populated by odd characters who struggle with being outcasts and victims. The young narrator mingles his quirky slang about the war with eloquent and often lyrical emotion.Editorial ReviewsFrom Booklist*Starred Review* The most tragic and enduring legacy of the Iraq War may be the thousands of vets suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI). Metal Heads is a moving and deeply unsettling novel of a hospital full of such vets in California. The book's narrator, Marine Lance Corporal Jeremy "Spoon" Witherspoon, is typical: he's lost an eye and a hand and has a steel plate in his head. He's dosed with an ever-changing cocktail of drugs and may or may not have a steady grasp of reality. He describes a hospital surrounded by razor wire, filled with video-surveillance cameras, and policed by private contractors. Few of the patients have any family, loved ones, or even visitors. Spoon hints that patients are being experimented on and believes they'll soon be coming for him. At the same time, he fears the hospital will be closed for lack of funds, and he will be homeless. When he and fellow patients ask when they will be released, they are told, "Don't even think about it," which they translate into the word unthinkable, which, in turn, becomes their ironic mantra, the Catch-22 for a new generation of warriors. The heart of this dark, Kafkaesque tale lies in uncertainty. TBI, like war, wreaks havoc on the brain, and Maremaa's characters may all be delusional. Or not. A powerful and heartbreaking novel. --Thomas GaughanReview"This is a heartbreaking, well-paced story of an injured Iraqi veteran and the terrors of war . . . Told in the vernacular of the narrator, complete with misspelling and lingo of street youth, the narrative tells the story of all those touched by the war . . . This moving, in your face work packs an emotional punch." -Publishers Weekly"The heart of this dark, Kafkaesque tale lies in uncertainty. TBI, like war, wreaks havoc on the brain, and Maremaa's characters may all be delusional. Or not. A powerful and heartbreaking novel." -Booklist, starred review

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Independently Published

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179394833X

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9781793948335

FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

By: Tom Maremaa

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FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

By: Tom Maremaa

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For Dummies

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1568849060

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Book's by Tom Maremaa

Grok

Grok

Imagined

Imagined

FileMaker Pro 4 for Dummies

FileMaker Pro 4 for Dummies

FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

Metal Heads

Metal Heads

FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

FileMaker Pro 3 for Macs for Dummies

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