Launchpad Magazine Summer Issue 5 (Mobile)

Grow Your Groceries: A Hands-On Guide to Plant-Based Cultivation at Home By Simon Akeroyd Green thumb pros—or green-fingered rookies—will delight in Simon Akeroyd’s Grow Your Groceries . Born of a family-run farm and enriched by Akeroyd’s father-and-son collaboration, this book is as much a love letter to home-grown produce as it is a practical manual. Whether you’re tending parsley pots on a windowsill or coaxing avocado cuttings into fruit-bearing trees,

Sharp Objects By Gillian Flynn Finally, for readers

craving a detour to the dark heart of Missouri, Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects delivers a mesmerising blend of the grotesque mixed with southern threadbare glamour. Old money collides with white trash to reaveal the oppressive and toxic nature of small-town America. Reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown to cover a series of grisly murders, only to confront her own

Akeroyd’s clear instructions and

anecdotes make every project feel achievable. It’s the perfect antidote to supermarket overload—a reminder that organic doesn’t have to be extortionate-it can come from your own back yard.

haunting past. Flynn’s taut, unsettling prose and her female-centric perspective, reminiscent of a Tenessee Williams play heroine’s sharp wit will keep you turning pages late into the night. A delicious slice of shade to balance the bright summer light.

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century / By Thomas L. Friedman Don’t be confused by the name! Originally published in 2005 and refreshed for the digital age in this expansive 3.0 edition, Thomas Friedman’s The World Is Flat remains an essential text on globalisation. With trademark wit and breadth of vision, Friedman examines the forces—technological, economic and

cultural—that have levelled barriers and reshaped how we work, communicate and compete. This edition illuminates the rise of mobile computing, social media and gig economy, making it an ideal read for anyone wondering how our interconnected planet rewards innovation and resilience.

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