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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  18. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  19. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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