How do I get iCloud to sync with my address book on my iMac?

Hi
I have an iCloud account but my iMac seems totally out of the loop. I can't get my address book to sync with it, nor my calandar.
When I search iCloud on my iMac nothing comes up at all. How can I get everyone talking?
Thanks!

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