    *, *::before, *::after {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    body {
      font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
      color: #2c2c2c;
      background-color: #323233;
    }

    .hero-three-col {
      --hero-side-ratio: 640 / 800;
      --hero-side-width: clamp(140px, 22vw, 340px);
      width: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: nowrap;
      align-items: stretch;
      background-color: #f5f5f5;
    }

    .hero-side {
      flex: 0 0 var(--hero-side-width);
      aspect-ratio: var(--hero-side-ratio);
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .hero-side img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .hero-middle {
      flex: 1 1 auto;
      min-width: 0;
      text-align: center;
      background: url('header-center-wide-v2.webp') center / cover no-repeat;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 1rem 0 6rem;
    }

    .hero-middle h1 {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;
      color: #cc0000;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 3.2rem);
      line-height: 1.3;
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .hero-middle h2 {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;
      color: #000;
      font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.2rem);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.4;
      text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 0.4);
    }

    .hero-middle p {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      color: #333;
      font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
      /* text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 #fff; */
      margin-top: 0.5rem;
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .hero-three-col {
        --hero-side-width: clamp(90px, 20vw, 180px);
        gap: 0.6rem;
        padding: 1rem 0.5rem;
      }

      .hero-middle {
        padding: 1rem;
      }
    }

    main {
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 3rem 24px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    main img {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 431px;
      height: auto;
    }

    main .book-row {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 1.5rem;
      margin-top: 1.5rem;
    }

    @media (min-width: 910px) {
      main .book-row {
        flex-direction: row;
        justify-content: center;
      }
    }

    main p {
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
      color: #444;
    }

    .author-section {
      width: 100%;
      background-color: #1E1C19;
      padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem) 1.5rem;
    }

    .author-inner {
      max-width: 980px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
    }

    .author-photo-wrap {
      flex: 0 0 auto;
      width: clamp(140px, 20vw, 210px);
      aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
      border-radius: 50%;
      overflow: hidden;
      border: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 0.12);
      background-color: #2A2723;
    }

    .author-photo-wrap img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .author-eyebrow {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.28em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #A79B8B;
      margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
    }

    .author-copy h2 {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3rem);
      line-height: 1.2;
      color: #F2EDE6;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .author-copy {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.8vw, 1.25rem);
      color: #B8AEA2;
      max-width: 63ch;
      flex: 1 1 auto;
      min-width: 0;
      text-align: left;
      line-height: 1.4;
      text-wrap: pretty;
    }

    .author-link {
      margin-top: 1.15rem;
    }

    .author-link a {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.98rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #E37B5E;
    }

    .author-link a:hover {
      color: #F59A7D;
    }

    @media (max-width: 820px) {
      .author-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .author-copy p {
        max-width: none;
      }
    }

    .praise-section {
      margin-top: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 4.75rem);
      padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem) 0;
      background: transparent;
      color: #e8dfd1;
    }

    .praise-carousel {
      position: relative;
      width: min(100%, 1170px);
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .praise-eyebrow {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.34em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #d4c6b2;
      margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
    }

    .praise-viewport {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: minmax(44px, 56px) 1fr minmax(44px, 56px);
      align-items: center;
      gap: clamp(0.6rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
    }

    .praise-arrow {
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 1px solid #74685b;
      background: transparent;
      color: #e9dfd0;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      line-height: 1;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background-color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
    }

    .praise-arrow:hover {
      background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.08);
      border-color: #a28f7b;
    }

    .praise-arrow:focus-visible,
    .praise-dot:focus-visible,
    .praise-toggle:focus-visible {
      outline: 3px solid #f5c27f;
      outline-offset: 3px;
    }

    .praise-slides {
      min-height: 12rem;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
    }

    .praise-slide {
      animation: praiseFade 320ms ease;
    }

    .praise-quote {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 7vw, 2rem);
      line-height: 1.35;
      color: #efe6da;
      font-style: italic;
      margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
      text-wrap: pretty;
    }

    .praise-attribution {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #d0c1ac;
    }

    .praise-controls {
      margin-top: 1.2rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 1rem;
    }

    .praise-dots {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.6rem;
    }

    .praise-dot {
      width: 12px;
      height: 12px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 1px solid #7f7265;
      background-color: #7f7265;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: transform 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
    }

    .praise-dot[aria-current="true"] {
      background-color: #e37b5e;
      border-color: #e37b5e;
      transform: scale(1.1);
    }

    .praise-toggle {
      min-height: 44px;
      border: 1px solid #74685b;
      background: transparent;
      color: #d8cbbb;
      border-radius: 999px;
      padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.76rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      cursor: pointer;
      display:none;
    }

    .praise-toggle:hover {
      background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.08);
    }

    .visually-hidden {
      position: absolute;
      width: 1px;
      height: 1px;
      padding: 0;
      margin: -1px;
      overflow: hidden;
      clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
      white-space: nowrap;
      border: 0;
    }

    @keyframes praiseFade {
      from {
        opacity: 0;
      }

      to {
        opacity: 1;
      }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .praise-slide {
        animation-duration: 1ms;
      }

      .praise-arrow,
      .praise-dot,
      .praise-toggle {
        transition: none;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 760px) {
      .praise-viewport {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1rem;
      }

      .praise-slides {
        min-height: 13rem;
        order: 1;
      }

      .praise-arrow {
        justify-self: center;
      }

      .praise-arrow[data-action="prev"] {
        order: 2;
      }

      .praise-arrow[data-action="next"] {
        order: 3;
      }

      .praise-controls {
        margin-top: 1.5rem;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
      }

      
    }

    footer {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 2rem 1rem;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      color: #999;
      border-top: 1px solid #5d5d63;
      margin-top: 3rem;
    }

    /* ============================================================
       Shared site chrome: header + hamburger nav (Web Components)
       Injected by assets/site.js into <site-header> / <site-nav>.
       ============================================================ */

    /* Reserve header space so the page doesn't jump when the
       <site-header> custom element upgrades after JS loads. */
    site-header {
      display: block;
      min-height: 60px;
    }

    site-header img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      display: block;
    }

    /* Nav bar: dark strip with a hamburger toggle shown at ALL sizes. */
    .site-nav {
      z-index: 1000;
      background-color: #1E1C19;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 0.08);
    }

    .site-nav__bar {
      max-width: 1170px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 0.7rem 1.25rem;
    }

    .site-nav__brand {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      color: #F2EDE6;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .site-nav__brand:hover {
      color: #fff;
    }

    /* Hamburger button */
    .nav-toggle {
      display: inline-flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 5px;
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      padding: 0;
      border: 1px solid #74685b;
      border-radius: 8px;
      background: transparent;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .nav-toggle:focus-visible {
      outline: 3px solid #f5c27f;
      outline-offset: 3px;
    }

    .nav-toggle__bar {
      display: block;
      width: 22px;
      height: 2px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      background-color: #e9dfd0;
      transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
    }

    /* Animate hamburger into an X when open */
    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle__bar:nth-child(1) {
      transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg);
    }

    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle__bar:nth-child(2) {
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle__bar:nth-child(3) {
      transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg);
    }

    /* Collapsible menu panel (hidden until toggled) */
    .site-nav__menu {
      display: none;
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem 1rem;
      max-width: 1170px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .site-nav[data-open="true"] .site-nav__menu {
      display: block;
    }

    .site-nav__menu li + li {
      border-top: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 0.06);
    }

    .site-nav__menu a {
      display: block;
      padding: 0.85rem 0.25rem;
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 1rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      color: #d8cbbb;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .site-nav__menu a:hover,
    .site-nav__menu a[aria-current="page"] {
      color: #E37B5E;
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      .nav-toggle__bar {
        transition: none;
      }
    }

    /* ============================================================
       Shared book sub-page layout (Option A: same classes per page)
       ============================================================ */
    .book-page {
      color: #B8AEA2;
    }

    main.book-page {
      max-width: 1200px;
    }

    .book-page h1 {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
      line-height: 1.25;
      color: #F2EDE6;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .book-page .book-cover {
      max-width: 431px;
      height: auto;
    }

    .book-page p {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.8vw, 1.2rem);
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: #B8AEA2;
      max-width: 60ch;
      margin: 1.5rem auto 0;
      text-align: left;
      text-wrap: pretty;
    }

    .book-page .book-actions {
      margin-top: 2rem;
    }

    .book-page .book-actions a {
      display: inline-block;
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #1E1C19;
      background-color: #E37B5E;
      padding: 0.85rem 1.6rem;
      border-radius: 999px;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .book-page .book-actions a:hover {
      background-color: #F59A7D;
    }

    /* Yellow "alert" callout */
    .book-notice {
      margin: 0 0 1.75rem;
      padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
      background-color: #FCF8E3;
      border: 1px solid #FAEBCC;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .book-notice p {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.1rem);
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: #8A6D3B;
      max-width: none;
      margin: 0;
      text-align: left;
    }

    /* Two-column top: cover + title/notice/summary/download */
    .book-hero {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 1.75rem;
      margin-top: 1.5rem;
    }

    .book-hero__cover {
      flex: 0 0 auto;
    }

    .book-hero__body {
      flex: 1 1 auto;
      min-width: 0;
    }

    .book-hero__body h1 {
      margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    }

    .book-hero .book-summary {
      margin: 0;
      max-width: none;
    }

    .book-hero .book-actions {
      margin-top: 1.75rem;
    }

    @media (min-width: 910px) {
      .book-hero {
        flex-direction: row;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .book-hero__body {
        text-align: left;
      }
    }

    /* Full editor's note below the two-column top */
    .editor-note {
      margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem);
      padding-top: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
      border-top: 1px solid #5d5d63;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .editor-note p {
      max-width: none;
    }

    .editor-note p + p {
      margin-top: 1.15rem;
    }

    .editor-note__attribution {
      margin-top: 2rem;
      text-align: right;
      font-style: italic;
      color: #E37B5E;
    }

    .editor-note__attribution span {
      font-style: normal;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: 0.85em;
    }

    /* Contact page */
    .contact-page {
      color: #B8AEA2;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .contact-page h1 {
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
      line-height: 1.25;
      color: #F2EDE6;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .contact-page p {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.8vw, 1.2rem);
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: #B8AEA2;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .contact-page a {
      color: #E37B5E;
    }

    .contact-embed {
      margin: 2rem auto 0;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 640px;
    }

    .contact-embed iframe {
      width: 100%;
      min-height: 720px;
      border: 0;
    }
