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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. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  12. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  13. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  16. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  17. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  18. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  19. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
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