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Julie is a former member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

BOOKS by
Julie H. Ferguson

 

Book Magic (Beacon Publishing 2007)

Crafting Irresistible Query Letters (Beacon Publishing 2002)

Sing a New Song: Portraits of Canada's Crusading Bishops (Dundurn 2006)

and more...
 

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