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Alberto Mansur

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Alberto Mansur was born in Mexico City, Mexico, where he’s written for Rolling Stone and Forbes magazines. Only the Dead Know Peace is his debut novel for the English-speaking market.

His first novel, Lo que mata no es la bala, was published in Mexico and named noir book of the year.

For over twenty years he was a lawyer advising international corporations, human rights and humanitarian aid nonprofits, and clandestine services.

He currently leads the US West Coast chapter of a global humanitarian aid and disaster relief nonprofit and lives, writes, and surfs in California.

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Failing Forward

We fail.All of us fail.All the time.Some of us fail more than most. I’ve failed at every single thing I’ve tried.I catch fewer waves than I paddle for.I’ve lost cases in court.I wrote books I never sold.Launched businesses that fell apart.Trusted friends who robbed me.Still haven’t caught a baseball at a Padres game. We failContinue reading "Failing Forward" Read more of this blog post »
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