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Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. School days
    03:57
    School days
  18. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  19. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  20. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  21. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  22. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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