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Rob Dircks

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in New York, The United States

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http://robdircks.com

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Science Fiction, Humor

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John Scalzi, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, David Wong, ...more

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July 2012

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Rob Dircks is the Audible bestselling author of Where the Hell is Tesla? and The Wrong Unit , and a member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America). His prior work includes the anti-self-help book Unleash the Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less , and a drawerful of screenplays and short stories. Some of these sci-fi short stories appear on his original audio short story podcast Listen To The Signal, also narrated by the author.

Rob's a big fan of classic science fiction, and conspiracy theories (not to believe in them, just for entertainment.) When not writing, he's helping other authors publish their own work with Goldfinch Publishing, writing and designing for the award-winning ad agency he own ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 2,626 ratings · 559 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Where the Hell is Tesla? 3.78 avg rating — 1,469 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wrong Unit 4.24 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Touch the Blue Stuff! (Where the Hell is Tesla? #2) 4.20 avg rating — 295 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You're Going to Mars! 3.93 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Hell is Tesla? - Part One 3.70 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unleash the Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less by Rob Dircks (Goodreads Author), Dave Dircks (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Hell Is Tesla? - Part Two 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure by Rob Dircks (Goodreads Author), Dave Dircks (Illustrator) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listen To The Signal: Short Stories Volume 1 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Hell is Tesla? (2 Book Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Where the Hell is Tesla? now available in Turkish!

It seems Nikola Tesla is all the rage in Turkey (rightly so). They can’t get enough of the eccentric genius who invented alternating current for electricity, radio (though Marconi got initial credit), x-rays, wireless telegraphy, and many more. (And according to Where the Hell is Tesla?, the INTERDIMENSIONAL TRANSFER APPARATUS.)

I wouldn’t have known about the Turkey thing if a Turkish/English f...

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Rob Dircks liked Seth Hiatt's review of You're Going to Mars!: "Not as good as I would have liked, predictable and a little too contrived for my tastes. "
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Rob Dircks and 1 other person liked Jan McClintock's review of Listen To The Signal: Short Stories Volume 1: "I think Rob Dircks is a genius. Either that, or he's on some seriously good drugs. Honestly, I think his imagination is pretty stupendous, and I'm definitely a fan. This is a collection of short stories that Dircks narrates himself, which adds to t..." Read more of this review »
Mar 21, 2019 06:25AM · see review
Rob Dircks made a comment on his review of You're Going to Mars! " Linda wrote: "My son discovered your book first and recommended it to me. I've just finished it and absolutely LOVED it! I planned to listen to it in ...more "
Mar 18, 2019 10:48AM · see review
Rob Dircks liked Michael Ngo's review of Don't Touch the Blue Stuff! (Where the Hell is Tesla? #2): "What a fun sequel to “Where The Hell is Tesla” by Rob Dircks, much like the first book you should expect a fun adventure with a lot of humor and some loving moments. I didn’t realize the author also did the audiobooks and I thought he did a great..." Read more of this review »
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Rob Dircks liked Michael Ngo's review of Where the Hell is Tesla?: "This book isn’t gonna be for everyone, it’s quick paced, lots of cursing (I personally love it), and it’s very out there. I’m gonna describe it like this, it’s like Rick and Morty on Acid sprinkled in with bits of romance and heart and tons of hum..." Read more of this review »
Mar 16, 2019 04:41AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Where the Hell is Tesla? by Rob Dircks. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Where the Hell is Tesla? by Rob Dircks <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Rob Dircks made a comment in the group Audiobooks — 25 FREE Codes for Rob Dircks' new book Listen To The Signal: Short Stories Volume 1 topic " Hi Laura, Code's on its way via email. Enjoy the listen! -- Rob "
Mar 09, 2019 06:18AM
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Hi, Rob Dircks here. I've been writing and narrating these stories since 2016 on my podcast, Listen To The Signal, and now I've made them available ONLY here in this book. They include: Dakō • Today I Invented Time Travel • End Game • November 8, 201 ...more
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Rob Dircks made a comment on his review of The Wrong Unit " Rosemary wrote: "Enjoyed it!! Thank you for writing it." You’re welcome, Rosemary! — Rob "
Feb 24, 2019 08:18AM · see review
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“Even when you’ve given up on life, annoying sounds are annoying sounds and must be dealt with. ”
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“(Official Interdimensional Travel Observation #2: you’d think that meeting yourself in another dimension would cause a total freak-out of the infinite order, pants-pissing, screaming, etc. But it’s the total opposite: weirdly calming. Like “Hey bro, I know you! Let’s go get a beer.”) But”
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“Remember our new motto, dude: ‘Shit’s crazy. Don’t ask.’” ”
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