From PC to Mac and iTunes

So, I used to only have PCs in my life, so when I went to college with my first Mac laptop I knew that I was in for a learning curve. I had just authorized my Mac when I was trying to figure out how to get the songs on my 80GB iPod Classic into my music library. I messed around a bit and tried syncing; only to discover AFTERWARDS that I shouldn't have done that. My empty iPod was proof enough for that. I read around on the site a little and found that there had been a way to transfer had I not tried fooling around on my own. My point is, is there anyway for me to get the songs/movies/audio book that I had purchased from back home (4 hours away) to my laptop. For the iTunes store I'm still using the apple account that I had used on my PC. If I can have someone back home send me the files, then that would be fine too.
Thank you for reading and for any help that you may give.

Try the tips in this support article:
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