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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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	Only the Dead Know Peace 3.69 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lo que mata no es la bala 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sin Literatura no hay Derecho by Ángel Gilberto Adame (Goodreads Author), Israel Alvarado Martínez, Luis Arroyo Zapatero really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peace Only for the Dead by Blackstone Publishing by Alberto Mansur (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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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Empire Falls (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (Vintage Contemporaries)

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