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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. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  17. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  18. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  21. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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