{"product_id":"ballardian-diversions-paperback","title":"Ballardian Diversions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Bonsall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMix a curious JG Ballard aficionado with a computer and a lot of patience and imagination and you'll come close to Mike Bonsall's \u003cstrong\u003eBallardian Diversions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e a wide-ranging collection of games and explorations unique in the Ballardian world. Consult the tarot? Mike has concocted a set of \u003cem\u003eTerminal Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e cards based on JGB's prose poem, \u003cem\u003eWhat I Believe\u003c\/em\u003e. You can copy them and use Mike's Interpretations chart. Ever tried to imagine the topography of JGB's classic story, \u003cem\u003eThe Terminal Beach\u003c\/em\u003e? Mike has mapped it out. Same with \u003cem\u003eHigh-Rise\u003c\/em\u003e. JGB read a Waverly encyclopedia in Shanghai as a child, and later sold it door-to-door. Ever wonder what possibly-influential art the young JGB devoured? Check some examples. Mike also studied to be a doctor, and read the same \u003cem\u003eCunningham's Manual of Physical Anatomy\u003c\/em\u003e as Ballard did at Cambridge, and has linked the Manual's only-too-scientific drawings to JGB's often anatomical prose. How about AI-generated text in the Ballard style? Got it. Or guessing the name of a Ballard novel from lego clues. You get the picture. All full colour throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53574873514291,"sku":"9781990682124","price":24.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/FT4deVGBev9781990682124.webp?v=1782779609","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/ballardian-diversions-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}