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Richard O Smith Author

Richard O. Smith is the author of The Man With His Head in the Clouds ("Very, very funny" - Lucy Porter). His other books include Oxford Student Pranks ("A jam-packed jamboree of jollity" - Dr Lucy Worsley), Britain's Most Eccentric Sports ("Better than all 26 days of a cricket match" - Henning Wehn), Amazon no. 1 bestseller in humour As Thick As Thieves documenting true criminal ineptitude ("Made me think I should have considered a life of crime."- Hugh Dennis), and The Unbeatables ("If you're looking for a light-hearted, fun read, then The Unbeatables could be just the ticket. You may have seen the animated film of the same name, but it won't spoil your enjoyment of the book if you haven't... An entertaining read." -Late Tackle). Richard is a Chortle comedy award winner and a former National Football Writer of the Year. He's written for The Independent, The Guardian and football fans' magazine When Saturday Comes.