    @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair:ital,opsz,wght@0,5..1200,300..900;1,5..1200,300..900&family=Poppins:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900&display=swap');

    * {
        margin: 0%;
        padding: 0%;
    }


    /* Full Hero Section */
    .hero {
        height: 100vh;
        width: 100%;
        background: url('../images/John-Paul_Herosection_image.jpg') fixed;
        background-position: center;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        background-size: cover;
        position: relative;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        text-align: center;
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    /* Dark Overlay */
    .hero::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        /* background: rgba(0,0,0,0.65); */
    }

    /* Content */
    .hero-content {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
        max-width: 900px;
        padding: 20px 0px 0px 40pc;
    }

    /* Main Title */
    .hero-content h1 {
        font-size: 4rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #D9B15E;
        /* Book gold */
        letter-spacing: 2px;
    }

    /* Subtitle */
    .hero-content h2 {
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-size: 1.7rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        margin-top: 15px;
        color: #E9C98A;
    }

    /* Author Name */
    .author {
        margin-top: 25px;
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        letter-spacing: 2px;
        opacity: 0.85;
    }


    /* MAIN SECTION */
    .about_the_author {
        position: relative;
        width: auto;
        margin: 0pc 0px;
        padding: 80px 15%;
        height: auto;
        background: url("../images/signlanguege.png") fixed;
        background-position: center;
        background-repeat: repeat;
        background-size: contain;
    }

    /* DARK OVERLAY */
    .about_the_author .overlay {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.795);
        z-index: 1;
    }

    /* CONTENT LAYOUT */
    .content-container {
        position: relative;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: flex-start;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        z-index: 2;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    /* LEFT SIDE */
    .left-content {
        flex: 1 1 150px;
    }



    .left-content h1 {
        /* border-left: 5px solid #F29C1F; */
        padding: 10px;

        font-family: "Playfair", serif;
        font-style: normal;
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 20px;
        font-weight: 800;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .left-content h2 {
        /* border-left: 5px solid #F29C1F; */
        /* padding: 10px; */

        font-family: "Playfair", serif;
        font-style: normal;
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 42px;
        font-weight: 800;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .left-content p {

        font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
        color: #ddd;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.7;
        max-width: 520px;
        letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    }

    .left-content p span {
        color: #F29C1F;
        font-weight: 700;
    }


    /* RIGHT SIDE CARDS */
    .right-content {
        /* background-color: #fff; */
        flex: 1;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .right-contentdiv1 {
        width: 20%;
        height: 20vh;
        /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
        border-bottom: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        position: absolute;
        margin: 13pc 0px 0px -1.5pc;
    }

    .right-contentdiv2 {
        width: 20%;
        height: 20vh;
        /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
        border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        border-right: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        position: absolute;
        margin: -1.5pc 0px 0px 20.54pc;
    }

    .right-content img {

        background-color: #fff;
        border-top-left-radius: 100px;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 100px;

        height: 40vh;
        width: auto;
    }

    /* RESPONSIVE */
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
        .content-container {
            flex-direction: column-reverse;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .right-content {
            align-items: center;
        }
    }

    /* MAIN SECTION */
    .stores-section {
        padding: 60px 5%;
        background: #ffffff;
        text-align: center;
        border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
    }

    /* HEADING */
    .stores-heading {
        font-family: "Playfair", serif;
        font-size: 1.5pc;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        color: #324b6b;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        /* margin-bottom: 40px; */
        text-decoration: none;
    }


    @keyframes slides {
        from {
            transform: translateX(0);
        }

        to {
            transform: translateX(-100%);
        }
    }

    .publishpletfromlogo {
        overflow: hidden;
        padding: 30px 0px;
        white-space: nowrap;
        position: relative;
    }

    .publishpletfromlogo:before,
    .publishpletfromlogo:after {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        content: '';
        width: 250px;
        height: 100%;
        z-index: 2;
    }

    .publishpletfromlogo:before {
        left: 0;
        background: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgb(255, 255, 255));
    }

    .publishpletfromlogo:after {
        right: 0;
        background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgb(255, 255, 255));
    }

    .publishpletfromlogo_items {
        display: inline-block;
        animation: 35s slides infinite linear;
    }

    .publishpletfromlogo:hover .publishpletfromlogo_items {
        animation-play-state: paused;
    }

    .publishpletfromlogo_items img {
       height: 50px;
    padding: 10px 40px;
    }



    /* MAIN SECTION */
    .about_the_author1 {
        position: relative;
        width: auto;
        margin: 0pc 0px;
        padding: 80px 15%;
        height: auto;
        background: url(https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/thumbnails/001/816/966/small_2x/woman-writing-in-notebook-free-photo.jpg) fixed;
        background-position: center;
        background-repeat: repeat;
        background-size: cover;
    }

    /* DARK OVERLAY */
    .about_the_author1 .overlay1 {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.795);
        z-index: 1;
    }

    /* CONTENT LAYOUT */
    .content-container1 {
        position: relative;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: flex-start;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        z-index: 2;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    /* LEFT SIDE */
    .left-content1 {
        flex: 1 1 150px;
    }



    .left-content1 h1 {
        /* border-left: 5px solid #F29C1F; */
        padding: 10px;

        font-family: "Playfair", serif;
        font-style: normal;
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 20px;
        font-weight: 800;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .left-content1 h2 {
        /* border-left: 5px solid #F29C1F; */
        /* padding: 10px; */

        font-family: "Playfair", serif;
        font-style: normal;
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 42px;
        font-weight: 800;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .left-content1 p {

        font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
        color: #ddd;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.7;
        width: auto;
        letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    }

    .left-content1 p span {
        color: #F29C1F;
        font-weight: 700;
    }
    .left-content1_btn {
        background: #f29c1f;
        padding: 20px 50px;
        font-size: 16px;
        color: #1f1b17;
        border: none;
        border-radius: 10px;
        font-weight: 600;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: 0.3s;
    }

    .left-content1_btn:hover {
        background: #ffe4ae;
        color: #000;
    }



    /* RIGHT SIDE CARDS */
    .right-content1 {
        flex: 1;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .right-content1div1 {
        width: 20%;
        height: 20vh;
        /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
        border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        position: absolute;
        margin: -1.5pc 0px 0px -1.5pc;
    }

    .right-content1div2 {
        width: 20%;
        height: 20vh;
        /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
        border-bottom: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        border-right: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        position: absolute;
        margin: 16pc 0px 0px 22pc;
    }


    .right-content1 img {
        background-color: #fff;
        border-top-right-radius: 100px;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 100px;

        height: 45vh;
        width: auto;
    }

    /* RESPONSIVE */
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
        .content-container1 {

            align-items: center;
            flex-direction: column;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .right-content1 {
            align-items: center;
        }
    }


    .contact-section {
        padding: 80px 20%;
        background: #19161200;
        color: #fff;
        font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    }

    .contact-container {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        gap: 50px;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    :root {
        --gold-main: #f29c1f;
        --gold-soft: #E9C98A;
        --navy-deep: #0E1A2A;
        --midnight: #1B2430;
        --charcoal: #11141A;
        --blue-grey: #4A5763;
    }


    /* LEFT INFO BOX */
    .contact-info-box {
        background: #1B2430;
        padding: 35px;
        width: 360px;
        height: max-content;
        border-radius: 25px;
    }

    .contact-info-box h2 {
        background: #4A5763;
        padding: 12px;
        text-align: center;
        border-radius: 20px;
        font-size: 22px;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    /* INFO ITEMS */
    .info-item {
        display: flex;
        gap: 15px;
        margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .icon-circle {
        width: 45px;
        height: 45px;
        background: #f29c1f;
        border-radius: 50%;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        font-size: 20px;
        color: #1f1b17;
    }

    .info-item h4 {
        font-size: 18px;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
    }

    .info-item p {
        color: #ddd;
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .contact-info-box hr {
        border: none;
        border-top: 1px solid #f29c1f;
        margin: 25px 0;
    }

    /* RIGHT FORM BOX */
    .contact-form-box {
        flex: 1;
        background: #1B2430;
        padding: 40px;
        border-radius: 25px;
        /* border: 1px solid #f29c1f; */
    }

    .contact-form-box h1 {
        font-size: 36px;
        margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    /* FORM ROWS */
    .form-row {
        display: flex;
        gap: 20px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .form-row input {
        flex: 1;
        padding: 14px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        border: none;
        outline: none;
        background: #fff;
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    /* MESSAGE BOX */
    textarea {
        width: -webkit-fill-available;
        height: 140px;
        padding: 14px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        border: none;
        outline: none;
        font-size: 15px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    /* SUBMIT BUTTON */
    .submit-btn {
        background: #f29c1f;
        padding: 14px 32px;
        font-size: 16px;
        color: #1f1b17;
        border: none;
        border-radius: 10px;
        font-weight: 600;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: 0.3s;
    }

    .submit-btn:hover {
        background: rgb(240, 200, 114);
    }

    /* RESPONSIVE */
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
        .contact-container {
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .contact-section {
            padding: 0px;
        }

        .contact-info-box {
            width: auto;
            border-radius: 0%;
        }

        .contact-form-box {
            border-radius: 0px;
        }
    }

    /* -------------------------------------------------------
   📱 300px – 400px (Small Mobiles)
--------------------------------------------------------*/
    @media (min-width:300px) and (max-width:400px) {
        .hero {
            height: 100vh;
            width: 100%;
            background: url(../images/John-Paul_Herosection_image-mobile_cover-size.jpg) fixed;
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-size: cover;
        }

        .hero-content {
            margin: -15pc 0px 0px 0.5pc;
            padding: 0 !important;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .hero-content h1 {
            font-size: 1.6rem;
        }

        .hero-content h2 {
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .left-content h2,
        .left-content1 h2 {
            font-size: 20px;
        }

        .left-content p,
        .left-content1 p {
            font-size: 13px;
        }

        .about_the_author1 {
            padding: 80px 10%;
        }

        .right-content img {
            height: 19vh;
            border-top-left-radius: 50px;
            border-bottom-right-radius: 50px;
        }

        .right-content1 img {
            height: 20vh;
            border-top-right-radius: 50px;
            border-bottom-left-radius: 50px;
        }


        .right-contentdiv1 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 6vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            /* border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f; */
            border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: 7.8pc 0px 0px -14pc;
        }

        .right-contentdiv2 {

            height: 6vh;
            margin: -0.9pc 0px 0px 14pc;

        }

        .right-content1div1 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 6vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: -1pc 0px 0px -13.5pc;

        }

        .right-content1div2 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 6vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            border-bottom: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            border-right: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: 8.8pc 0px 0px 14pc;
        }


        .form-row {
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 12px;
        }

        .submit-btn {
            width: 100%;
        }
    }


    /* -------------------------------------------------------
   📱 401px – 768px (Mobiles + Small Tablets)
--------------------------------------------------------*/
    @media (min-width:401px) and (max-width:767px) {
          .hero {
            height: 100vh;
            width: 100%;
            background: url(../images/John-Paul_Herosection_image-mobile_cover-size.jpg) fixed;
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-size: cover;
        }
       

        .hero-content {
                margin: -15pc 0px 0px 0.5pc;
            padding: 0 !important;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .hero-content h1 {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
        }

        .hero-content h2 {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        .content-container,
        .content-container1 {
            flex-direction: column-reverse;
            ;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .right-content,
        .right-content1 {
            align-items: center;
        }


        .left-content h1 {

            font-size: 25px;
        }

        .about_the_author1 {
            padding: 80px 10%;
        }

             .right-content img {
            height: 20vh;
            border-top-left-radius: 50px;
            border-bottom-right-radius: 50px;
        }

        .right-content1 img {
            height: 20vh;
            border-top-right-radius: 50px;
            border-bottom-left-radius: 50px;
        }


        .right-contentdiv1 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 6vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            /* border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f; */
            border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: 8.5pc 0px 0px -15pc;
        }

        .right-contentdiv2 {

            height: 6vh;
            margin: -1.5pc 0px 0px 15.54pc;

        }

        .right-content1div1 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 6vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: -1pc 0px 0px -13.5pc;

        }

        .right-content1div2 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 6vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            border-bottom: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            border-right: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: 8.8pc 0px 0px 14pc;
        }

        .form-row {
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 12px;
        }

        .left-content h2,
        .left-content1 h2 {
            font-size: 32px;
        }

        .publishpletfromlogo_items img {
            height: 70px;
        }

        .contact-section {
            padding: 0%;
        }


        .contact-form-box h1 {
            font-size: 28px;
        }
    }


    /* -------------------------------------------------------
   💻 769px – 1023px (Tablets)
--------------------------------------------------------*/
    @media (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px) {
        .hero {
            height: 100vh;
            width: 100%;
            background: url(../images/John-Paul_Herosection_image-mobile_cover-size.jpg) fixed;
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-size: cover;
        }
       

        .hero-content {
                margin: -15pc 0px 0px 0.5pc;
            padding: 0 !important;
            text-align: center;
        }
        .hero-content {
            padding: 20px 0 0 10pc;
        }

        .hero-content h1 {
            font-size: 3rem;
        }

        .hero-content h2 {
            font-size: 1.3rem;
        }

        .right-content img,
        .right-content1 img {
            height: 40vh;
        }

        .left-content h2,
        .left-content1 h2 {
            font-size: 32px;
        }

        .contact-section {
            padding: 70px 12%;
        }

        .about_the_author1 {
            padding: 80px 10%;
        }


          .right-contentdiv1 {
          width: 20%;
        height: 10vh;
        /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
        /* border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f; */
        border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
        position: absolute;
        margin: 17.5pc 0px 0px -28pc;
        }

        .right-contentdiv2 {
        height: 10vh;
        margin: -1pc 0px 0px 28pc;
        }

       
        .right-content1div1 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 10vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            border-top: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            border-left: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: -1.5pc 0px 0px -25pc;

        }

        .right-content1div2 {
            width: 20%;
            height: 10vh;
            /* border: 4px solid #fff; */
            border-bottom: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            border-right: 4px solid #f29c1f;
            position: absolute;
            margin: 17.5pc 0px 0px 25pc;
        }

        .left-content1 p {

            width: auto
        }


        .form-row {
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 12px;
        }
    }


    /* -------------------------------------------------------
   🖥️ 1024px – 1399px (Small Laptops + Large Tablets)
--------------------------------------------------------*/
    @media (min-width:1024px) and (max-width:1399px) {

        .hero-content {
            padding: 20px 0 0 18pc;
        }

        .hero-content h1 {
            font-size: 3.4rem;
        }

        .hero-content h2 {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
        }
        .about_the_author, .about_the_author1  {
       padding: 80px 4%;
    }
 

        .right-content img,
        .right-content1 img {
                    height: 35vh;
    }
     .right-contentdiv1 {
            width: 15%;
            height: 12vh;
            margin: 13.8pc 0px 0px -1pc;
        }

        .right-contentdiv2 {

                 height: 12vh;
        width: 15%;
        margin: -1.5pc 0px 0px 21pc;
        }

        .right-content1div1 {
               width: 15%;
            height: 12vh;
            margin: -1.2pc 0px 0px -1pc;

        }

        .right-content1div2 {

                 height: 12vh;
        width: 15%;
        margin: 13.5pc 0px 0px 18.5pc;
        }
        

        .left-content h2,
        .left-content1 h2 {
            font-size: 32px;
        }

        .contact-section {
            padding: 80px 2%;
        }
        .contact-container {
     gap: 13px;
    }
    }


     @media (min-width:1400px) and (max-width:1699px) {

        .hero-content {
            padding: 20px 0 0 18pc;
        }

        .hero-content h1 {
            font-size: 3.4rem;
        }

        .hero-content h2 {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
        }
        .about_the_author, .about_the_author1  {
       padding: 80px 4%;
    }
 

    
     .right-contentdiv1 {
            width: 15%;
        height: 20vh;
        margin: 12pc 0px 0px -1pc;
        }

        .right-contentdiv2 {

                height: 20vh;
        width: 15%;
        margin: -1.5pc 0px 0px 24pc;
        }

        .right-content1div1 {
               width: 15%;
            height: 20vh;
            margin: -1.2pc 0px 0px -1pc;

        }

        .right-content1div2 {

                height: 20vh;
        width: 15%;
        margin: 15pc 0px 0px 24pc;
        }
        

        .left-content h2,
        .left-content1 h2 {
            font-size: 32px;
        }

        .contact-section {
            padding: 80px 2%;
        }
        .contact-container {
     gap: 13px;
    }
    }