Shifting shadows patricia

 Paperback. Excellent condition. Appears unread. Mercy Thompson's world just got a whole lot bigger...Including a number of original short stories, this stunning collection is set in the world of Mercy Thompson - mechanic, shapeshifter and fighter - and the characters she calls friends. This highly acclaimed and number one New York Times bestselling series is loved by fans worldwide. Praise for the Mercy Thompson novels: 'Top-notch urban fantasy' Kelley Armstrong 'An excellent read with plenty of twists and turns...It left me wanting more' Kim Harrison 'In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best' Locus 'The characters and events in this world just keep getting better and better!' Fresh Fiction 'I'll always want more Mercy, but I'm learning that however long it takes, Mercy Thompson books are always worth the wait' All Things Urban Fantasy

Secret weapon:  Quinn Eisley; special agent, US Naval Intelligence.  Speciality - works alone; high risk missions. Blue Harrell:  Secret bodyguard.  Speciality - invisibility.  Rating - excellent, little regard for her own life. Working undercover as a terrorist to expose illegal gunrunners, agent Quinn Eisley had escaped executions one too many times to think he was that good at his job.  Obviously, someone else's job was to save his neck when things got too ugly.  But when he pulled Blue Harrell out of the shadows, he found himself working harder to expose the reason why this tough, beautiful woman didn't care if she came out of this hell dead or alive. Soft cover, fair condition.  The cover is creased and scuffed in places.  250 pages.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Taking as its starting point what is sometimes called 'the prison house of language' - the widespread feeling that language falls terribly short when it comes to articulating the rich and disparate contents of the human mental tapestry - this book sets out a radically new view of the interplay between language, literature and mind. Shifting the focus from the literary text itself to literature as a case of human agency, it reconsiders a wide range of interdisciplinary issues including the move from world to mind, the existence or otherwise of a property of literariness or essence of art, the nature of literature as a unique output of human cognition and the possible distinctiveness of the mind that creates it. In constant dialogue with philosophy, linguistics and the cognitive sciences, this book offers an invaluable new treatment of literature and literary language and sketches novel directions for literary study in the twenty-first century. Features Summary Exploring 'the prison house of language', this book radically alters our view of the interplay between language, literature and mind; it reconsiders a wide range of interdisciplinary issues of particular interest to linguists... Author Patricia Kolaiti Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20190124 Pages 165 ISBN 1-108-41866-X ISBN 13 978-1-108-41866-9