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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  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. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  16. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  18. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  19. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  20. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  21. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  22. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
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