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Meet the people behind the books

Real people telling their stories out loud and turning them into books. Here they are, in their own words.

  • Jashin Howell
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    Jashin Howell

    Jashin Howell is writing a book with Dictate.

    Meet Jashin
  • Herb Jackson
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    Herb Jackson

    Herb Jackson began his music career in 1973 with a Boston boy band called the Energetics, who secured a recording contract with Atlantic Records. He later helped the group transition into Planet Patrol, signing with Tommy Boy Records through Arthur Baker's Shakedown Productions; their single "Play at Your Own Risk" became a national and international anthem.

    Meet Herb
  • Melissa Major
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    Melissa Major

    Melissa Major is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, writer, and yoga teacher with more than two decades in medicine and postgraduate training in neuropsychology. Her work sits at the intersection of conventional healthcare, contemplative practice, nervous system regulation, and psychedelic medicine.

    Meet Melissa
  • Lydia Simmons
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    Lydia Simmons

    Lydia Simmons is writing a book with Dictate.

    Meet Lydia
  • Raineldo C Saquin
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    Raineldo C Saquin

    Raineldo C Saquin is writing a book with Dictate.

    Meet Raineldo
  • Richard C Davidson
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    Richard C Davidson

    Richard C Davidson was born in 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1959, and retired in 1982 as an EOD Diving Officer. He began investigative research in Health and Wellness in 1991 and became an Alkalarian in 2002 while studying Dr. Mayr's 100-year-old Austrian program. He won "Best of Salt Lake City" in Wellness Education from 2016 to 2021 and is now in the hall of fame.

    Meet Richard

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