What Would Rob Do: An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life's Daily Indignities
What do you do if you get a bad haircut? Do you have trouble remembering people's names? What happens if you clog the toilet at a friend's house? NPR's Rob Sachs has given prudent and entertaining advice for dealing with all sorts of everyday challenges in his successful What Would Rob Do? podcast series, consulting with experts ranging from Fabio to Erik Estrada on dozens of daily dilemmas and common conundrums. Now he brings a wealth of this advice together in a single survival guide to fixing some of life's most vexing minor mishaps and speed bumps.
- Entertaining yet practical advice on what to do in tricky life situations
- Includes tips from interviews Sachs has conducted with celebrity experts
- Written by Rob Sachs, who has been a producer, reporter, and director for NPR shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Day to Day. Sachs also has a successful NPR podcast series
What Would Rob Do? tackles the full spectrum of life's absurdities and shows how to turn them into an opportunity for adventure, fun, and best of all, laughter.
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Book details
- Author
- Rob Sachs
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 224
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Humor › Form › Essays
Reference › Personal & Practical Guides - Topics
- humor and comedy · everyday awkward situations · social etiquette · life advice · NPR · podcast companion · celebrity interviews
- ISBN-13
- 9780470457733
About the author
ROB SACHS is a journalist and broadcaster who has worked in the national radio industry since 2000. He is the author of What Would Rob Do?: An Irreverent Guide to Life’s Daily Indignities.
Sachs has earned Third Coast, Gracie, Ambie, Anthem, and Webby award recognition across his career. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and has held positions including producer, reporter, and director at NPR, executive producer for America Abroad, and Vice President of Audio at Foreign Policy, where he created FP Studios.
When he’s not writing, Sachs works in audio and broadcasting, with experience spanning NPR programs including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Tell Me More. He also taught broadcast radio journalism as a lecturer at the University of Maryland.
Rob lives in Maryland.