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Alina Tugend

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Born

Los Angels, CA, The United States

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http://www.alinatugend.com

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March 2012

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I went to college at U.C. Berkeley and after graduation moved to the East Coast to pursue journalism. I was a reporter on various newspapers (taking a year out to do a Fellowship in Law for Journalists at Yale University), primarily covering educational and environmental issues.

Then my husband and I moved to London. I continued freelancing and working for a non-profit while having two sons. We moved to New York in 2000. I continued freelancing for newspapers and magazines, and began writing my biweekly ShortCuts column for the New York Times business section in 2005. My book grew out of a column I wrote on the subject of mistakes.

I have also been the parenting columnist for Worth magazine for the past two years.

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Average rating: 3.43 · 250 ratings · 45 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong 3.43 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 2011 — 11 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
	[Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong] [By: Tugend, Alina] [April, 2012] by Alina Tugend (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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