[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#0B0F14″ scene_position=”center” layer_one_image=”2518″ layer_four_image=”2655″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” id=”intro” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”A Memoir by Fred Piker” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:.72rem|text_align:center|color:%23E9E0CE|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”” el_class=”bef-line”][vc_custom_heading text=”My Life
Journey” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:11rem|text_align:center|color:%23E9E0CE|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”” el_class=”bigtitle”][vc_custom_heading text=”Balancing Family, Career, Faith & Community” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:1.85rem|text_align:center|color:%23CFC6B5|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781804354702{margin-top: 32px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Written by Fred Piker” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:.72rem|text_align:center|color:%23CFC6B5|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781804468308{margin-top: 32px !important;}” el_class=”t-author”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#10151C” scene_position=”center” layer_one_image=”2518″ layer_four_image=”2655″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” id=”aboutbook” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”3298″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”About the Book” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:.72rem|text_align:left|color:%23D6B473|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781805772286{margin-top: 32px !important;}” el_class=”sub-line”][vc_custom_heading text=”Life Journey” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:4rem|text_align:left|color:%23E9E0CE|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781806016660{margin-top: 1.1rem !important;margin-bottom: 1.4rem !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”It opens in childhood, with an obstacle that could have defined a life. Rather than surrender to it, Piker built a life marked by vibrancy, joy, and purpose.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.42rem|text_align:left|color:%23CDC4B3|line_height:1.62″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Those early years laid down the values — family, faith, perseverance — that became the bedrock of everything that followed. 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Instead he met it as a beginning — shaping a life defined by family, faith, and an indomitable will to keep moving forward.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.42rem|text_align:left|color:%23241F19|line_height:1.62″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][nectar_cta btn_style=”arrow-animation” arrow_animation_alignment=”right” heading_tag=”span” border_radius=”0″ link_type=”regular” button_color=”default” button_color_hover=”#5C2A27″ text_color=”#5C2A27″ text_color_hover=”#FFFFFF” button_border_color=”#5C2A27″ button_border_color_hover=”#5C2A27″ button_border_thickness=”2px” alignment=”left” alignment_tablet=”default” alignment_phone=”default” display=”block” display_tablet=”inherit” display_phone=”inherit” link_text=”Read his story” font_size_desktop=”1em” padding_top=”0.65em” padding_bottom=”0.65em” padding_left=”1.5em” padding_right=”1.5em” class=”btn-primary”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#171E27″ scene_position=”center” layer_one_image=”2518″ layer_four_image=”2655″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” id=”aboutbook” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Praise” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:.72rem|text_align:left|color:%23D6B473|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781811468164{margin-top: 32px !important;}” el_class=”sub-line”][carousel script=”owl_carousel” desktop_cols=”1″ desktop_small_cols=”1″ tablet_cols=”1″ mobile_cols=”1″ column_padding=”0″ loop=”true”][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” flickity_bg_image_loading=”default” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” flickity_item_link_type=”regular” id=”1781813927289-2″ tab_id=”1781813927290-8″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”test-quote” text_direction=”default”]Fred Piker’s memoir is a poignant reminder of the power of hope and determination. His ability to overcome obstacles with grace and courage serves as a beacon of light in today’s turbulent world. 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His journey from adversity to success is both moving and empowering. Through his vivid storytelling, Piker reminds us of the importance of perseverance and the resilience of the human spirit. 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Journey” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:11rem|text_align:center|color:%23E9E0CE|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”” el_class=”bigtitle”][vc_custom_heading text=”Balancing Family, Career, Faith & Community” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:1.85rem|text_align:center|color:%23CFC6B5|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781804354702{margin-top: 32px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Written by Fred Piker” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:.72rem|text_align:center|color:%23CFC6B5|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781804468308{margin-top: 32px !important;}” el_class=”t-author”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#10151C” scene_position=”center” layer_one_image=”2518″ layer_four_image=”2655″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” id=”aboutbook” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”3298″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”About the Book” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:.72rem|text_align:left|color:%23D6B473|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781805772286{margin-top: 32px !important;}” el_class=”sub-line”][vc_custom_heading text=”Life Journey” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:4rem|text_align:left|color:%23E9E0CE|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781806016660{margin-top: 1.1rem !important;margin-bottom: 1.4rem !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”It opens in childhood, with an obstacle that could have defined a life. Rather than surrender to it, Piker built a life marked by vibrancy, joy, and purpose.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.42rem|text_align:left|color:%23CDC4B3|line_height:1.62″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Those early years laid down the values — family, faith, perseverance — that became the bedrock of everything that followed. A candid account of holding life’s competing demands at once, and keeping faith with all of them.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.42rem|text_align:left|color:%23CDC4B3|line_height:1.62″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][nectar_cta btn_style=”arrow-animation” arrow_animation_alignment=”right” heading_tag=”span” border_radius=”0″ link_type=”regular” button_color=”custom” button_color_custom=”#B08A47″ button_color_hover=”#D6B473″ text_color=”#10151C” text_color_hover=”#10151C” button_border_thickness=”0px” alignment=”left” alignment_tablet=”default” alignment_phone=”default” display=”block” display_tablet=”inherit” display_phone=”inherit” link_text=”Buy Now” font_size_desktop=”1em” padding_top=”0.65em” padding_bottom=”0.65em” padding_left=”1.5em” padding_right=”1.5em” class=”btn-primary” url=”https://pikersbooks.com/preference/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#EDE4D3″ scene_position=”center” layer_one_image=”2518″ layer_four_image=”2655″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” id=”aboutbook” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”3335″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”About the Author” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:.72rem|text_align:left|color:%235C2A27|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781809155824{margin-top: 32px !important;}” el_class=”sub-line”][vc_custom_heading text=”Fred Piker” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:4.2rem|text_align:left|color:%23241F19|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781808366879{margin-bottom: 5px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Storyteller · Memoirist” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:.7rem|text_align:left|color:%236E665A|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781808413727{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 32px !important;}” el_class=”role”][vc_custom_heading text=”Fred Piker is not just an author; he is a storyteller whose life reads as a study in resilience and the quiet discipline of holding many things at once.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.42rem|text_align:left|color:%23241F19|line_height:1.62″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”A childhood medical challenge could have cast a shadow over everything that came after. Instead he met it as a beginning — shaping a life defined by family, faith, and an indomitable will to keep moving forward.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.42rem|text_align:left|color:%23241F19|line_height:1.62″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][nectar_cta btn_style=”arrow-animation” arrow_animation_alignment=”right” heading_tag=”span” border_radius=”0″ link_type=”regular” button_color=”default” button_color_hover=”#5C2A27″ text_color=”#5C2A27″ text_color_hover=”#FFFFFF” button_border_color=”#5C2A27″ button_border_color_hover=”#5C2A27″ button_border_thickness=”2px” alignment=”left” alignment_tablet=”default” alignment_phone=”default” display=”block” display_tablet=”inherit” display_phone=”inherit” link_text=”Read his story” font_size_desktop=”1em” padding_top=”0.65em” padding_bottom=”0.65em” padding_left=”1.5em” padding_right=”1.5em” class=”btn-primary”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#171E27″ scene_position=”center” layer_one_image=”2518″ layer_four_image=”2655″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” id=”aboutbook” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Praise” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:.72rem|text_align:left|color:%23D6B473|line_height:1.1″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781811468164{margin-top: 32px !important;}” el_class=”sub-line”][carousel script=”owl_carousel” desktop_cols=”1″ desktop_small_cols=”1″ tablet_cols=”1″ mobile_cols=”1″ column_padding=”0″ loop=”true”][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” flickity_bg_image_loading=”default” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” flickity_item_link_type=”regular” id=”1781813927289-2″ tab_id=”1781813927290-8″ title=”Item”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”test-quote” text_direction=”default”]Fred Piker’s memoir is a poignant reminder of the power of hope and determination. His ability to overcome obstacles with grace and courage serves as a beacon of light in today’s turbulent world. 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His journey from adversity to success is both moving and empowering. Through his vivid storytelling, Piker reminds us of the importance of perseverance and the resilience of the human spirit. 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