{"title":"Mike Bonsall","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ballardian-diversions-paperback","title":"Ballardian Diversions - Paperback","description":"\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51226898923743,"sku":"9781990682124","price":24.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FT4deVGBev9781990682124.webp?v=1787086578"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/mike-bonsall.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}