With the new year upon us, some of you may be thinking of doing something constructive with your lives and if that might involve being green-fingered, Carol Klein's Grow Your Own Veg Journal could be just what you are looking for.

Growing your own produce is much simpler than you think and this month-by-month journal makes planting and growing (and then eating, yum!) your own fresh vegetables seem easier and much more appealing than going to the supermarket and buying some prepackaged rubbish.

Full of green tips, tasty recipes and handy time-planning reminders, this great guide will take you through everything from sowing to harvesting. With each month having plenty of space for you to make your own notes, and peppered throughout with tasty recipe ideas, this is a great book for both the beginner and the experienced gardener.

Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society (and with royalties going towards the charitable work done by the RHS), this comes with a selection of Jobs For The Month, so you know exactly what preparations you need to make. The wipe-clean cover is a bonus; no muddy fingers will ruin this book!

I expect you all to be growing your own fresh veg from now on...

For fans (not me, by the way) of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, William Paul Young's The Shack is worth a look.

This absorbing work of fiction tells the tale of a man who has been through great troubles and retires to a secluded shack in the woods to 'find himself' - only to encounter God himself. Many have claimed that this book 'reads like a prayer' and has had a profound effect on their lives.

A moving work on faith, theology and human nature, this is a book you should all try.

Top 10 books

* 1. Jamie's Ministry of Food, Jamie Oliver

* 2. Nigella's Christmas, Nigella Lawson

* 3. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer

* 4. Beedle the Bard, JK Rowling

* 5. That's Another Story, Julie Walters

* 6. Guinness World Records 2009

*7. Dreams From my Father, Barack Obama

* 8. Private Eye Annual, edited by Ian Hislop

* 9. The Big Book of Top Gear

* 10. Remember Me, Sophie Kinsella

These were the top 10 selling titles at Waterstone's, in The Chimes, Uxbridge, as at Sunday, December 21. www.waterstones.com