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<a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zb4q87jbm8dl7tildugdi4f45i2r1mcrrhmu34jg" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">The Lean Series</a>, curated by Eric Ries, is a collection of books written by the best people in the field, on topics that matter. The authors dive down into Lean Startup implementation-level details, providing readers with information they can immediately put to use. We'll release the next two books in the series soon. They are <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z06fm4vmd50i5itd7bi94oaa2qe3hkarc2hm8gb8" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Lean Analytics</a> and <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zsobht4ronpegslfdpg447v6sq4cq8ckbn5nde1g" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Lean UX</a> and we've got samples available to share with you and your members. Here's the online <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7skec79tcvk593mgn05825fct50hmulej6p9tn8" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Lean Series sampler</a>. We can also get a few print copies to your next in-person.</p>
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<p>—Marsee Henon & Jon Johns</p>
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