manwo.org launching friday 29 may 2026 · 09:00 et
Practitioner workbooks · per use-case · Amazon KDP + LemonSqueezy

Bound, writeable, applied to your use-case.

The framework is free under CC BY 4.0. The workbooks are the commercial expression — curated per use-case, bound, writeable, $5–$8 each. The first workbook ships with the channel launch.

Workbook 1 — For Personal Productivity

Reclaim your own week. ~50 pages. $5 paperback (Amazon KDP) + $3 PDF (LemonSqueezy). Ships Friday 29 May 2026 · 09:00 ET.

Workbook 2 — For Solo Founders & Indie Operators

Substrate, not toolchain. ~60 pages. $7. Targets Jul–Aug 2026.

Workbook 3 — For Team Leads & Engineering Managers

Substrate-thinking inside a team. ~70 pages. $7. Targets Sep–Nov 2026.

Workbook 4 — For Career Switchers

Become the first operator on the next role. ~50 pages. $5. Targets Q1 2027.

Workbook 5 — For Knowledge Workers in Legacy Companies

Substrate-thinking inside a salami environment, without insubordination. ~60 pages. $6. Targets Q1 2027.

The Compendium — Year-One Edition

All 25 axioms bound. Foreword, transition essays, indices, lexicon appendix. ~280 pages. $25–$35. Ships December 2026.

The split

The framework concepts are free under CC BY 4.0 (see manwo.org/license). The workbooks are the commercial product. Both are honest about what they are.