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  • Gigi Make Paradox (Where the Hell is Tesla? Book 3)

    by Rob Dircks
    The Third book in the Where the Hell is Tesla? Trilogy is HERE! Listen, having kids is great, my little Gigi Collins and Pete’s daughter Hannah are sweet little fluffs of cotton candy, spun from the silk of fairy spiders who live in the clouds. But MAN, can they cause trouble. Seriously, you’d think a two-year-old couldn’t possibly threaten the very existence of our physical reality, but, well, you know where this is going.

  • Under The Covers

    Art by Doug Reina
    A work of art 25 years in the making, Under The Covers is a deep dive into the mind of award-winning painter and cartoonist Doug Reina. Absurd, hilarious, and surprisingly touching, its images and words explore the anatomy of a yawn; strange creatures with even stranger, human-like qualities; send-ups of everything our society holds dear; very human moments of introspection; the achingly funny that sometimes accompanies the achingly sad, and so much more. It's a strange and twisty odyssey you won't want to miss.

  • Astronaut Arnie

    Written and Illustrated by Dave Dircks
    We all have a hard time getting out of bed from time to time, but Astronaut Arnie makes an art of it as he brings us on the space adventure of a lifetime. Kids will love and relate to Arnie, the unlikely astronaut who learns a little about each of the planets he visits along the way.

  • Listen To The Signal: Short Stories Volume 1

    By Rob Dircks
    Like episodes of The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, the sixteen stories contained in Listen To The Signal, Short Stories Volume 1 ask questions like, "What would happen if an iPhone game was addictive - to everyone?" and "Are we all living inside a simulation? And if so, who's running it?" and "When a pilot has to emergency land in a remote town near Area 51 what does he find?"

  • You’re Going to Mars!

    In You’re Going to Mars! Rob Dircks, Audible best-selling author of Where the Hell Is Tesla?, creates a near-future filled with family (the good kind and the insufferable kind), pop divas, mobsters, and the world’s first trillionaire - and sends them all on a science fiction odyssey/comedy/love story/adventure that will change their world forever.

  • Don’t Touch the Blue Stuff! (Where the Hell is Tesla? Book 2)

    by Rob Dircks
    The sequel to Where the Hell is Tesla? is HERE! SOMETHING CALLED THE "BLUE JUICE" IS COMING. FOR ALL OF US. Luckily, me (Chip Collins), Pete, Nikola Tesla, Bobo, and FBI Agent Gina Phillips are here to kick its ass, and send it back to last Tuesday. Maybe. Or maybe we'll fail, and everyone in the multiverse is doomed. (Seriously, you might want to get that underground bunker ready.) Either way, I've got to get home to Julie and find out... woah, I'm not about to tell you that right here in the book description! TMI.

  • Where the Hell is Tesla? A Novel

    by Rob Dircks
    SCI-FI ODYSSEY. COMEDY. LOVE STORY. AND OF COURSE... NIKOLA TESLA. I'll let Chip, the main character tell you more: "I found the journal at work. Well, I don’t know if you’d call it work, but that’s where I found it. It’s the lost journal of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors and visionaries ever. Before he died in 1943, he kept a notebook filled with spectacular claims and outrageous plans. One of these plans was for an “Interdimensional Transfer Apparatus” – that allowed someone (in this case me and my friend Pete) to travel to other versions of the infinite possibilities around us. Crazy, right? But that’s just where the crazy starts."

  • The Wrong Unit: A Novel

    by Rob Dircks
    I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HUMANS ARE SO CRANKY ABOUT. Their enclosures are large, they ingest over a thousand calories per day, and they’re allowed to mate. Plus, they have me. An Autonomous Servile Unit, housed in a mobile/bipedal chassis. I do my job well: keep the humans healthy and happy. “Hey you.” Heyoo. That’s my name, I suppose. It’s easier for the humans to remember than 413s98-itr8. I guess I’ve gotten used to it. Rob Dircks, bestselling author of Where the Hell is Tesla?, has a “unit” with a problem: how to deliver his package, out in the middle of nowhere, with nothing to guide him. Oh, and with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance. It’s a science fiction tale of technology gone haywire, unlikely heroes, and the nature of humanity. (Woah. That last part sounds deep. Don’t worry, it’s not.).

  • Alphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure

    Written by Rob Dircks, Illustrated by Dave Dircks
    Me and my brother Dave have teamed up again – this time with our very first children’s book! Alphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure is the story of Albert, a kid – like all kids – who just doesn’t want to go to bed. Using the alphabet and his vivid imagination, Albert embarks on various adventures, learning that nothing’s really better than a good night’s sleep.

  • The Ways of Grace: A Book of Poems

    by Michael McCarthy
    "Expect loss and know that / tender eyes moisten / setting free / teardrops of humanity." This is just one of the many powerful verses in this meditation on the beauty and grace found in the commonplace. From the loss of love, to a single, yellow flower screaming out to be seen, to the deepness of a tree's roots, McCarthy challenges us to take time to notice the beauty, pain, immensity, and love in the very small moments of our lives. Read this collection of poems and you will want to notice more.

  • UfSD 71: A School Novel

    by Joseph E. Scalia
    Self-published, using Goldfinch Publishing's A La Carte Services
    For over forty years, Joe hopped in and out of the world of fictional Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Memorial High School, drawing on his decades of teaching and dealing with the not-always-sane students, fellow teachers, and administrators to craft an epic satire/comedy about the most dysfunctional school ever. It's a mirror of all our ridiculous faults and foibles; a biting, sarcastic, laugh-out-loud funny, and thought-provoking story; and at its heart it's a sympathetic tale of the crazy people around us. All of us. 

  • Diary of a White Collar Criminal

    by Jerome Mayne
    Self-published, using Goldfinch Publishing's A La Carte Services
    In this intimate self-published diary, Jerome Mayne shares his life saving lessons of white collar crime, ethics, morality, trust and humility, with wit and passion. In his 20’s, Jerome was an aspiring finance professional on his way to the top.  With his new family and his sights set for success, the world was his oyster.  Lured by the prospect of big business, his career derailed when he joined forces with his future co-conspirators in a real estate and mortgage fraud scandal. It was indeed white collar crime. "★★★★★ REQUIRED READING FOR EVERY FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL.” -- Hank Shea, former federal prosecutor and Senior Distinguished Fellow, University of St. Thomas School of Law

  • Unleash The Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less

    by Rob Dircks
    It's the self-help book you’ve always wanted. The one that tells you’re fine just the way you are – and that you can probably get away with doing even less. It sounds like a paradox, I know. But just look at the mighty sloth, who makes no excuses for who he is – and becomes everything he needs to be. And now it’s your turn...

  • Bleeping Motherhood’s Would You Rather?

    by Audrey Saracco & Kerri Haack
    Self-published, using Goldfinch Publishing's A La Carte Services
    Bleeping Motherhood’s Would You Rather? takes you on a journey of hilarious questions and choices (some based on real life experiences – but we won’t tell which ones). New and expecting mommas as well as the seasoned professional mom will love this exploration of doing one insane thing over another. Even if you’re in the process of becoming a mom, this book will either make you laugh (try not to pee yourself), cry (hormones on overdrive), or rethink your baby-making decision altogether (crap).

  • Learn to Play Fingerstyle Guitar Favorites – Vol I

    by Adam Rafferty
    They'll love listening to you play these superb NEW fingerstyle pieces! You’ll learn spectacular solo pieces while developing invaluable insights into grooves, fingerstyle technique, inner harmonies, harmonics, boom-chick thumb picking, walking bass lines, bluesy jazz chords and more…

  • How to Play the Music of THE JACKSON FIVE For Solo Fingerstyle Guitar

    by Adam Rafferty
    They'll be amazed when YOU start to play… I’ll Be There... I Want You Back... Never Can Say Goodbye... and ABC! You get: • 110+ minute DVD with in depth video lessons and performances...

  • How To Play Stevie Wonder for Fingerstyle Guitar Vol 2

    by Adam Rafferty
    They'll be amazed when YOU start to play… Isn’t She Lovely... Higher Ground... My Cherie Amour... and You Are the Sunshine of My Life! You get: • 110+ minute DVD with in depth video lessons and performances...

  • How To Play Stevie Wonder for Fingerstyle Guitar Vol 1

    by Adam Rafferty
    They'll be amazed when YOU start to play… Superstition... Overjoyed... I Wish... and Sir Duke! You get: 110+ minute DVD with in-depth video lessons and performances...

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Katrina Dzuris

Hi Rob, Does the link for your file still work? When I click on it, nothing happens. When I right-click and say save the file, it says "rob derick -…

Katrina Dzuris

Thanks Rob, will do

Rob Dircks

Hi Katrina! I know this is going to sound like a cop-out answer, but if it were me, I'd try both of them, see if they produce the quality you…

Katrina Dzuris

Hi, I have a Mac and the rode wireless mics and a diety shotgun mic. I was planning to record onto an sd card using my camera and then editing…

Rob Dircks

Hi Val, It sounds from your comment that you are able to open the files now? If that’s the case, then yes, you can change the volume in multiple places…

Val

Rob, Thankyou for this. I I'm using a yeti mic through GarageBand. Recorded most of my book then set it down during covid and now GB version is updated to…

Rob Dircks

Hi Jim - My mic (AKG c3000) plugs into a digital interface first (Apogee Duet 2), and that plugs into my mac. The whole setup was around $800. (We do…

Jim Vitak

Rob, very helpful! I am a 20-year radio news pro. Pretty good voice, and you're great with your delivery. So, starting simple, it seems your set-up goes mike directly to…

Rob Dircks

Hi Jay! As of Feb 2020, 30,000 copies (almost exactly!) I don't share specific money figures, but I will say that the audiobook version is the bestselling format, and also…

Jay

How much have you sold now? (27 Feb 2020) and how much profit have you made minus the promotion costs etc?

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