While I haven't read their Photoshop books, Friends Of Ed made some DAMN good Flash MX books that I would stand behind any day of the week. They have a photoshopbook or two. Crack one open in a bookstore and see if it agrees with you. Their Flash MX boks are written very intelligently and are damn hard to misunderstand. Costs an extra 55-10$ usually for their books, but I say it's worth it.