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Book Introduction
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Nikesh talks about why he had written his book, The Boxer.
  1. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  2. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  3. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  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. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  18. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  20. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  21. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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