No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir
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Jane Ferguson., & Jane Ferguson|AUTHOR. (2023). No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Ferguson and Jane Ferguson|AUTHOR. 2023. No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Ferguson and Jane Ferguson|AUTHOR. No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir HarperCollins, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jane Ferguson, and Jane Ferguson|AUTHOR. No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir HarperCollins, 2023.
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Full title | no ordinary assignment |
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