Vegetable Gardening Books

Can anyone recommend a good first vegetable gardening book. I have tried the local garden centre but can't see what I'm looking for.

 

Dr Hessayon's expert range are ussually pretty good, don't really do veggies myself but my Dad swears by it.

 

Yes, Dr Hessayon good, + RHS "Growing Vegetables" in their small Encyclopaedia series (not "bulky" & easy to follow). + anything by Pippa Greenwood or Bob Flowerdew or the HDRA if you want to try organic growing (I recommend the HDRA encylcopaedia of Organic gardening - see if you can get it on your xmas/birthday list)
Also try www.nsalg.co.uk for info. Happy growing!