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Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  18. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  19. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  20. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  21. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  22. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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