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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  13. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  14. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  15. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  20. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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