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Taking Up Boxing
View More From Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh takes up boxing to help him deal with difficult situations.
  1. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
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  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
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  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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  7. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
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  8. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
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  9. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
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    Question and Answer - Part 1
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  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
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    Question and Answer - Part 2
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  12. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  13. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  14. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  15. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  16. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  17. About Our Tower
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    About Our Tower
  18. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  19. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  20. Schools questions
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    Schools questions
  21. A question from Blake
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    A question from Blake
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