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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  8. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  9. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  10. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  11. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  12. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  13. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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