<br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Marsee Henon and Jon Johns</b> <br>Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012<br>Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly<span></span><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p>Hello,</p>
<p>If you're in charge of leading any groups or teams at work, <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z40ct7coj8epqedlgusnvuu077h45eut4afasvvo" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Enterprise Games</a> might be a helpful addition to your bookshelf. <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7t2jiqeasbs8jkqsi88jp35b2djcq94pktqglag" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Michael Hugos</a> provides compelling case studies that demonstrate how game mechanics enable companies to respond quickly to challenges in today's real-time economy.</p>
<p>Don't forget to place book orders for your special holiday events soon so we can get them to you in time.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>—Marsee Henon & Jon Johns</p>
<p>P.S. Take a look at our <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zdm8hsubn41d69b7c5u5tc1c703qci6j931eh930" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">speaker slides</a> from Strata + Hadoop World. Presentations include "An Introduction to Hadoop, "
Analyzing Millions of GitHub Commits: What Makes Developers Happy, Angry, and Everything in Between?" and "Every Visualization You've Seen is Worthless."</p>
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