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How to Start Writing a Book
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Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  5. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  6. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  7. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  8. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  9. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  12. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  20. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  21. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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