{"id":724,"date":"2025-12-03T17:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolan-peters.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=724"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:34:18","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nolan-peters.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3a9824f > .elementor-container > .elementor-column > .elementor-widget-wrap{align-content:center;align-items:center;}.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3a9824f:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3a9824f > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-color:#F7E85B;}.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3a9824f{transition:background 0.3s, border 0.3s, border-radius 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;padding:100px 0px 100px 0px;}.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3a9824f > .elementor-background-overlay{transition:background 0.3s, border-radius 0.3s, opacity 0.3s;}.elementor-bc-flex-widget .elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-44bc225.elementor-column .elementor-widget-wrap{align-items:center;}.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-44bc225.elementor-column.elementor-element[data-element_type=\"column\"] > .elementor-widget-wrap.elementor-element-populated{align-content:center;align-items:center;}.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-02e870f{text-align:center;}.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7e69805{--display:flex;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--padding-top:100px;--padding-bottom:100px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-4a32e4c{--display:flex;}@media(max-width:1024px) and (min-width:768px){.elementor-724 .elementor-element.elementor-element-44bc225{width:100%;}}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"724\" class=\"elementor elementor-724\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a9824f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a9824f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44bc225\" data-id=\"44bc225\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e69805 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e69805\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a32e4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a32e4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3509438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3509438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nolan\u2019s book, <em>Ashes and Iron: A Life Forged in Fire<\/em>, is a deeply personal memoir that blends memory, reflection, and legacy. 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