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    The Romantic Poems of Mario V. Farina
    The Romantic Poems of Mario V. Farina
    The Romantic Poems of Mario V. Farina
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    The Romantic Poems of Mario V. Farina

    By Mario V. Farina

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    Mario V. Farina was born in Schenectady, New York.

    He was brought up and received his elementary education in that city. In 1973, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York.
    He served in the U. S. Army during World War II as a Radio Operator in the China/Burma/India Theater.
    He was married to the former Sally K. Merge, who is now deceased. They had four children, Kristine, Kathleen, Kirsten, and Karen. He has ten grandchildren.
    Mr. Farina was employed initially by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady as a clerk, next by General Electric Company as an engineer’s assistant then, later, as a computer instructor. He retired from this company in 1982 and accepted a position at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is currently employed at this school as a microcomputer consultant.
    Mr. Farina has been writing since childhood. He is the author of several textbooks in Computer Science, some of which were published by Prentice-Hall. had some short stories and poems published. This is his first published volume of poetry.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMario V. Farina
    Release dateJan 27, 2015
    ISBN9781310209710
    The Romantic Poems of Mario V. Farina
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    Mario V. Farina

    Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor (william.rl.dickie@gmail.com).

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      The Romantic Poems of Mario V. Farina - Mario V. Farina

      The Romantic Poems

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      Mario V. Farina

      Copyright 2015 by Mario V. Farina

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      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the author.

      Correspondence may be directed to:

      Mario V Farina

      Email: mario@mariofarina.com

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Farina, Mario V.

      One Small Step in Time / Mario V. Farina

      ISBN: 9781310209710

      First Published in 1993, By New Authors Journal

      To Ann who has made and is making my story so interesting.

      About The Author

      Mario V. Farina was born in Schenectady, New York.

      He was brought up and received his elementary education in that city. In 1973, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York.

      He served in the U. S. Army during World War II as a Radio Operator in the China/Burma/India Theater.

      He was married to the former Sally K. Merge, who is now deceased. They had four children, Kristine, Kathleen, Kirsten, and Karen. He has ten grandchildren.

      Mr. Farina was employed initially by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady as a clerk, next by General Electric Company as an engineer’s assistant then, later, as a computer instructor. He retired from this company in 1982 and accepted a position at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is currently employed at this school as a microcomputer consultant.

      Mr. Farina has been writing since childhood. He is the author of several textbooks in Computer Science,

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