{"id":157,"date":"2026-06-19T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funonthejob.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2026-06-19T18:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:44:03","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funonthejob.clients-demo-website.com\/index.php\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"157\" class=\"elementor elementor-157\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcaab23 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcaab23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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