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Nick Townsend was, for many years, a sports feature writer on the Daily Mail before joining the Independent on Sunday, initially as football correspondent and later chief sports writer. He is currently a freelance writer, predominantly for the Sunday Times. He collaborated with Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Ben Ainslie on their autobiographies. He is a long-time confidant of Barney Curley and assisted him with his acclaimed life story Giving A Little Back. He lives with his wife Louise in Oxfordshire.

Books by Nick Townsend

The Sure Thing

A compelling insight into how legendary gambler Barney Curley pulled off the greatest horse betting scams in history

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Steve Redgrave - A Golden Age

Former British rower and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Steve Redgrave tells his extraordinary life story

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