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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  16. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  17. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  18. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  20. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  21. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  22. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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