DEAR ME, edited by Joseph Galliano (Simon & Schuster, £12.99): This delightful stocking-filler sees a bunch of celebrities including Alan Carr, Emma Thompson and James Nesbitt writing letters to their 16-year-old selves. Musical and Torchwood star John Barrowman advises his teenage persona to switch off Dynasty, Jenni Eclair tells her 16-year-old self to stop sunbathing because it won’t work and that fake tan will get better, and Will Young tells his younger alter-ego to believe in his singing and performing. It’s light and enlightening at the same time.

JAMIE’S AMERICA, by Jamie Oliver, left, (Michael Joseph, £26): An obvious choice for Oliver fans who want to sample some of the tastes America has to offer other than fast food. The book is divided into categories – New York, Louisiana, Arizona, Los Angeles, Georgia and the Wild West – and features interesting twists on American staples including burgers, deep pan pizza, southern-style pork ribs and jambalaya. Junk food it isn’t.

LIMITED EDITION 1955 GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS (Guinness, £25): Anyone into collectibles will love this exact replica of the very first Guinness Book Of Records of 1955, in a limited (only 5,000 have been printed) and individually-numbered facsimile edition available exclusively for purchase at the company’s website (www.guinnessworldrecords.com). In 1955, the most expensive bottle of wine in the world was £8 (now it’s almost £32,000), the most expensive hotel room cost £16 8s per night (now it’s nearly £23,000). How the world has changed.