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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  7. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  8. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  9. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  10. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  11. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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