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Acting and Writing
How frustration with her acting career led Manjeet to develop her writing talents.
  1. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  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. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  16. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  17. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  19. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  20. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  21. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  22. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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