Rob’s Books (Summary)

FICTION

THE HUMAN LIBRARY (2017)

Marvin Granger thought the worst part of his week was being demoted, relocated to the Nevada desert, and losing his best friend. A few days later, clones of Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla arrived to kill him. The Human Library is a thrilling adventure mixed with a little science fiction and a lot of humor.

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NONFICTION

COMMODORK: SORDID TALES FROM A BBS JUNKIE (2006)

Long before the World Wide Web, curious teens with computers and dial-up modems connected through bulletin board systems (BBSes). Friends and enemies were made, systems were explored, software was traded, and digital empires were run… until our parents made us go to bed. Commodork: Sordid Tales from a BBS Junkie is a collection of stories and memories from the first generation of kids who grew up online.

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COMMODORKIER: NEW TALES FROM AN OLD DORK (2021)

Fifteen years after the release of Commodork, Commodorkier revisits O’Hara’s original work by walking through it chapter by chapter, offering insight, perspective, and updates to the original tales while adding even more stories and memories along the way Meant as a companion to the original.

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INVADING SPACES: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO COLLECTING ARCADE GAMES (2008)

In the 1980s, every town had at least one arcade where teenagers gathered to socialize and compete for high scores. Twenty years later, many of those same teens began purchasing arcade games for their homes. After buying and selling more than a hundred arcade games, I decided to write Invading Spaces: A Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Arcade Games, a book full of tips and tricks about the hobby. In addition to inside information, the book contains several anecdotes and stories from my own personal arcade collecting experiences.

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