{"id":107,"date":"2025-08-21T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/george\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2025-09-24T01:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:51:21","slug":"my-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/george\/my-book\/","title":{"rendered":"My Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"107\" class=\"elementor elementor-107\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1a8fb1 hero-inner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1a8fb1\" data-element_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-506025a\" data-id=\"506025a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464e994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"464e994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">my book<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85d9494 about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85d9494\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/george\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/My-book-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/george\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/My-book-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/george\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/My-book-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdb1743\" data-id=\"fdb1743\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed477e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed477e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Book \u201cFROM THE BARRIO TO NASA:NAVAGATING LIFE'S UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8179446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8179446\" data-element_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<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An honest look at cjhallenges coming from the Barrio, early academic struggles, perserverance, and the mindsets that led to a 40-year NASA career.<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46988a0 btn-primary elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46988a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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16.9997L27.7029 16.4273L14.5153 27.5936L15 28.166Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af052a5 about-sec about-sec-1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af052a5\" data-element_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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-168cdf7\" data-id=\"168cdf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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It shares the setbacks that shaped me, the teachers and professors who guided me, and the study habits that kept me moving forward.<br \/><br \/>You will also find behind-the-scenes stories from human spaceflight and the practical lessons that students and young professionals can apply right away.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13ea26 btn-primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d13ea26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2tvvtOe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" viewBox=\"0 0 45 45\" 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class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3aeead about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3aeead\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-babe1d9\" data-id=\"babe1d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7074b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7074b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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