{"id":83,"date":"2025-08-29T17:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2025-12-24T17:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:28:17","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"83\" class=\"elementor elementor-83\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f7e14f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f7e14f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-7df0dd26\" data-id=\"7df0dd26\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec0c3b6 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7ec0c3b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-minus-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">About The Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82fd8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b82fd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Entrepreneur's Recovery Playbook<\/h1>\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\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-217f0845 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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src=\"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Doug-whittaker.2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Doug-whittaker.2.png 1996w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Doug-whittaker.2-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Doug-whittaker.2-1024x958.png 1024w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Doug-whittaker.2-768x718.png 768w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Doug-whittaker.2-1536x1437.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1996px) 100vw, 1996px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-1c171e71\" data-id=\"1c171e71\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbf528b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_heading\" data-id=\"1fbf528b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-heading  align-left align-tablet- align-mobile- jeg_module___69f9cf1f21001\" ><h5 class=\"heading-section-subtitle  style-color\">Business &amp; Recovery<\/h5><div class=\"heading-section-title  display-inline-block\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\">The Entrepreneur&#039;s Recovery Playbook<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c527efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_tabs\" data-id=\"7c527efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-tabs layout-horizontal jeg_module__1_69f9cf1f23955\" ><div class=\"tab-navigation\"><ul class=\"tab-nav-list   \" data-toggle=\"0\"><li class=\"tab-nav active \" data-tab=\"tab-7dbefcd\"><span class=\"tab-title\">Sinopsis<\/span><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"tab-description\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"tab-nav  \" data-tab=\"tab-1586d76\"><span class=\"tab-title\">Book Details<\/span><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"tab-description\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content-list\"><div class=\"tab-content tab-7dbefcd active\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Born into five generations of entrepreneurs, Doug Whittaker seemed destined for success. But when addiction brought his thriving education business crashing down, he faced the ultimate test: rebuild from nothing or surrender to defeat.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"tab-content tab-1586d76 \"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This raw, honest account reveals how Doug transformed his greatest failures into his most powerful assets. More than a business book, it's a survival guide for anyone who has lost everything and needs to find their way back. Doug shares the faith-based recovery principles and practical strategies that helped him rebuild not just his business, but his entire life with purpose and meaning.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050b000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"050b000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/db7EmHZ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amazon-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1067\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-93effa5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93effa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c62e11\" data-id=\"32c62e11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f34d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7f34d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;pyramids&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M761.9,44.1L643.1,27.2L333.8,98L0,3.8V0l1000,0v3.9\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b1a8b5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b1a8b5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39b0d2c3\" data-id=\"39b0d2c3\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7a4f6a elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_heading\" data-id=\"2d7a4f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-heading  align-center align-tablet- align-mobile- jeg_module__2_69f9cf1f242d1\" ><h3 class=\"heading-section-subtitle  style-color\">Testimonial<\/h3><div class=\"heading-section-title  display-inline-block\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\">Hear from Our Satisfied Readers<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f96532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_testimonials\" data-id=\"6f96532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-testimonials arrow-bottom-middle style-2  jeg_module__3_69f9cf1f25e3a\"  data-id=\"jeg_module__3_69f9cf1f25e3a\" data-settings=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3500,&quot;autoplay_hover_pause&quot;:false,&quot;show_navigation&quot;:false,&quot;navigation_left&quot;:&quot;&lt;span&gt;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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This isn't just another business book filled with empty promises. It's a real roadmap from someone who has walked through hell and found his way back. I'm rebuilding my company with the principles Doug teaches, and for the first time in years, I have hope.\"<\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-header\"><ul class=\"rating-stars\"><\/ul><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-bio\"><div class=\"bio-details\">\n                <div class=\"profile-image\"><\/div>\n                <span class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"profile-name\">Jacqueline Schneider<\/strong>\n                    <p class=\"profile-des\">Recovering Entrepreneur<\/p>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div><div class=\"icon-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"testimonial-item  elementor-repeater-item-d77c9c0\">\n                    <div class=\"testimonial-box hover-from-left\" >\n                        <div class=\"comment-content\"><p>\"As someone in recovery myself, I was skeptical of another 'success story.' But Doug gets it. He understands that recovery isn't just about getting clean, it's about rebuilding your entire life with purpose. His chapter on faith and resilience brought me to tears. This book should be required reading for anyone in business recovery programs.\"<\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-header\"><ul class=\"rating-stars\"><\/ul><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-bio\"><div class=\"bio-details\">\n                <div class=\"profile-image\"><\/div>\n                <span class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"profile-name\">Bryan Rose<\/strong>\n                    <p class=\"profile-des\">Small Business Owner<\/p>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div><div class=\"icon-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"testimonial-item  elementor-repeater-item-6075ac3\">\n                    <div class=\"testimonial-box hover-from-left\" >\n                        <div class=\"comment-content\"><p>\"The Whittaker family stories alone are worth the price of this book. Doug paints such a vivid picture of entrepreneurial legacy that I felt like I was sitting at their dinner table. But it's his journey through failure that really resonated. I'm a third-generation business owner facing my own crisis, and Doug's playbook is helping me navigate with dignity and hope.\"<\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-header\"><ul class=\"rating-stars\"><\/ul><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-bio\"><div class=\"bio-details\">\n                <div class=\"profile-image\"><\/div>\n                <span class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"profile-name\">Patricia Morgan<\/strong>\n                    <p class=\"profile-des\">Family Business Leader<\/p>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div><div class=\"icon-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"testimonial-item  elementor-repeater-item-82df128\">\n                    <div class=\"testimonial-box hover-from-left\" >\n                        <div class=\"comment-content\"><p>\"I picked this up thinking it was just another business book, but it's so much more. Doug's vulnerability in sharing his darkest moments while still providing practical business advice is remarkable. His insights on relationships being the key to success have transformed how I approach both my company and my personal recovery. Powerful and essential reading.\"<\/p><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-header\"><ul class=\"rating-stars\"><\/ul><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"comment-bio\"><div class=\"bio-details\">\n                <div class=\"profile-image\"><\/div>\n                <span class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"profile-name\">Michael Thompson<\/strong>\n                    <p class=\"profile-des\">Executive Coach<\/p>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/div><div class=\"icon-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home About The Book The Entrepreneur&#8217;s Recovery Playbook Business &amp; Recovery The Entrepreneur&#039;s Recovery Playbook Sinopsis Book Details Born into five generations of entrepreneurs, Doug Whittaker seemed destined for success. 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