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Book Introduction
Nikesh talks about why he had written his book, The Boxer.
  1. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  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. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  7. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  8. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  11. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  12. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  13. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  14. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
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