Val Dumond

	Kindle $3.99 USD   The Elements of Inclusive Language Val Dumond   This is the definitive handbook for students, journalists, executives, court and government workers, and teachers who want to eliminate bias from the words they choose. If you aren’t always sure how to use words that may exclude or even insult the listener, The Elements of Inclusive Language offers sound advice on inclusive, neutral language.   Useful Topics: Reasons to use inclusive language Sensible alternatives to offensive terminology Ten ways to circumvent sexist writing PLUS a glossary of inclusive do’s and don’t   Muddy Puddle Press Contact Val: JazzyVal@live.com www.ValDumond.com

	Kindle $3.99 USD    Ahlam's Stories As told to Val Dumond Stories of life in Iraq as you haven’t seen it. —Love, marriage, children, work and play. pleasures and tragedies, hope and...life— as told through the eyes of a woman who dearly wants the West to know the real Iraq and its people the way it was before…  —before her country was muddled with the boots of invaders, ...before her lovely home was blown to pieces, ...before her family was maimed, killed, or sent into despair, ...before she became so ill she had to flee, or die on troubled soil.  Muddy Puddle Press Contact Val: JazzyVal@live.com www.ValDumond.com

	Nonfiction $12.95 USD Val Dumond Amazon.com How to use language that won't pull people apart.   Just Words Val Dumond   Every day we work with people who are not Us. This handbook offers ways to interact with Them without judgment, derision, or conflict. Used by journalists, students, business executives, writers, court and government workers, and teachers, Just Words aims to eliminate from language the isms that pull people apart.   Just Words includes: ·         Ways to avoid the sexism, racism, classism, agism, and nationalism in language ·         Reasons to pay attention to ism language ·         How to recognize and eliminate discriminatory language habits ·         Ten ways to circumvent sexist writing ·         PLUS a glossery of more than 1,000 alternative terms   Written with wit and style, this book is becoming the standard reference on inclusive language. Published by Muddy Puddle Press, softcover, 6x9, 193 pages, ISBN # 0-9679704-4-X.   Val Dumond is a writer, editor, and communications professional from Tacoma, Washington To purchase Val's books, visit her web site: http://www.ValDumond.com Contact Val: jazzyval@live.com

	Historical Fiction $19.95 USD Val Dumond Amazon.com Klondike Kate—Queen of the Yukon Val Dumond Out of print--contact the author for possible copies.     Scandalous Gold Rush sweetie or homey Aunt Kate? Mush On and Smile is the motto Kathleen Rockwell devised for herself while playing the part of the saucy Klondike Kate for half of the 20th century. Aging and faced with a new love, she meets her 20-year-old self in the surreal Oregon high desert, where the past catches up with the present. Fall in love with feisty Klondike Kate. Published by Muddy Puddle Press, softcover, 6x9, 289 pages, ISBN # 0-9679704-2-3.   (Many photos inside—some never before published.)   To purchase Val's books, visit her website: http://www.ValDumond.com                                     Contact Val: jazzyval@live.com