{"product_id":"the-viewing-platform-by-ian-wedde-copy","title":"The Viewing Platform by Ian Wedde","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Zealand's spectacular scenic views are used in this bitingly satirical novel as launching platforms for the catastrophic road trip by a team of dysfunctional cultural tourism consultants. They disappear, they go berserk, they self-destruct, the end up in porn sites and sit-down ablution facilities for the elderly. It's Beauty, Purity, Authenticity, Adventure and Hospitality that destroy the team. Combining satire, essay and road-trip storyline, The Viewing Platform also asks the questions: where are we when we re at home? In the sex-bandit underworld of Bangladesh ('Get here before the tourists do'), amid the marketable beauties of New Zealand s iconic landscapes, on Cowgirl.com, in the demand-side danger and supply-side safety of adventure tourism, in an Absolutely Pure place, home goes terribly wrong. So what survives'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67658104897610,"sku":"7063ax","price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/7063ax_f9a6695a-5d53-45c9-81e3-5d33c27794e6.jpg?v=1791777203","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-viewing-platform-by-ian-wedde-copy","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}