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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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  13. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  17. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  18. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  19. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  20. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  21. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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