{"id":1499,"date":"2026-04-27T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookoflifeusa.org\/?page_id=1499"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:27:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bookoflifeusa.org\/?page_id=1499","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1489151284947{background-color: #fbede2 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space alter_height=&#8221;huge&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495009555030{margin-top: -1.1rem !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"widget_video_1784282312\" class=\"widget_area sc_widget_video vc_widget_video wpb_content_element\"><aside id=\"widget_video_1784282312_widget\" class=\"widget widget_video\"><div id=\"sc_video_1524582359\" class=\"trx_addons_video_player with_cover hover_play\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bookoflifeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/about-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"510\"><div class=\"video_mask\"><\/div><div class=\"video_hover\" data-video=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-LaOqE7SIg?si=nNLnUYPKqtpSutFO&amp;autoplay=1&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\"><\/div><div class=\"video_embed video_frame\"><\/div><\/div><\/aside><\/div>[vc_empty_space alter_height=&#8221;medium&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-offset-1&#8243;][vc_empty_space alter_height=&#8221;huge&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1495109562498{margin-top: -1.25rem !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"sc_title_518451853\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title color_style_default sc_title_default\"><h6 class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_title_subtitle sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_default\">about us<\/h6><h2 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_default sc_item_title_tag\">Art of Story Telling<\/h2><div class=\"sc_item_descr sc_title_descr sc_align_left\"><p>Book of Life Inc. encompasses the Bookmaking Program and the Book Research Group. 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