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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  10. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  11. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  15. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  18. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
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