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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. 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. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  12. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  18. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  19. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  20. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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