What Would Rob Do: An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life's Daily Indignities - Softcover

Sachs, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470457732 ISBN 13: 9780470457733

Publisher: Trade Paper Press, 2010

Synopsis

From rising NPR star Rob Sachs—irreverent takes on handling life's sticky situations based on the popular What Would Rob Do? podcast

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.

About this title

About the Author

Rob Sachs has spent the last ten years as a producer, reporter, and director for National Public Radio shows, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Tell Me More. He created the NPR podcast What Would Rob Do? In 2006 and serves as its host.

From the Back Cover

“Name one other book that not only tells you what to do if you’ve stepped in dog poop, but also tells you how to deals with a bad haircut. You can’t—which is why you need this book. Rob Sachs is like Erma Bombeck with balls.” – Jason and Randy Sklar, comedians, actors, and writers

“Rob Sachs is a sublime combination of daredevil and doofus who displays his shortcomings with grace and, sadly, pride. His very funny life and book teach us to embrace our inner moron so that we may confront life’s challenges with confidence and humility.” –Brian Unger, comedian and former correspondent, The Daily Show

“Rob Sachs is America’s foremost nonexpert on everything the experts failed to teach us. Practical advice for an impractical world. Will this book save mankind? Probably.”  -- David Nadelberg, author/creator, Mortified

What would you do if you were struck in the middle seat of an airplane?

What would you do if you clogged the toilet at a friend’s house?

What would you do if you were seriously underdressed for a party?

Do any of these situations sound familiar? If you’re human, you’ve probably had lots of cringe-worthy moments like these to live down in your life. NPR’s Rob Sachs has certainly been there, too. In his successful What Would Rob Do? Podcast series, Sachs had consulted with celebrities ranging from Fabio to Erik Estrada to Air Supply on how to deal with dozens of daily dilemmas and common conundrums. Now he brings together a wealth of these insider tips with tales from his colorful life experiences in a single survival guide to fixing a full spectrum of life’s most vexing minor mishaps and speed bumps.

So the next time you accidently decorate your shirt with spilled Chinese takeout, don’t ask “Why me?” Ask “What would Rob do?’ and get through every tight spot with your head held high.

Learn what to do about:

• Forgetting people’s names
• Singing karaoke
• Getting pulled over for speeding
• Going to a nude beach
• Going to a high school reunion
• Picking a good date movie
• Stepping in dog poop
• Coping with pimples
• Surviving parenthood 

Reviews

A producer, reporter and director for popular NPR programs like Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Sachs found a personal connection to his audience through his quirky advice podcast series, "What Would Rob Do?" Expanding on that series, Sachs presents a guide to dealing with daily dilemmas and embarrassing snafus, from parenting ("Annoying Kids' Music") to dating ("Avoiding a Chick Flick"), socializing ("Underdressed for a Party?"), personal hygiene ("Combing the Coif"), and the places they intersect ("I Clogged the Toilet and I'm at a Party! What Would Rob Do?"). In addition to his own funny, direct take on a myriad of issues, Sachs also consults with experts (or whatever one would call Fabio), and manages some genuinely useful advice (his take on emailing is especially timely and on point). Though it loses something in the translation from audio to print, and fans may find it more of the same, readers should find this a funny and (more often than not) helpful take on the common pitfalls of modern life.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470457732
• ISBN 13: 9780470457733
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224