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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. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  13. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  17. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  18. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  19. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  20. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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