Photoshop CS4 books?

I hope I am putting this in the right discussion section, but I was wondering about books with tutorials, learning aids etc on Photoshop CS4 (which ones are good, which ones are terrible). I need to find a book that includes advanced techniques. Although I am not really a fan of buying books like this, I don't have a choice and have to find one (as required) for my independent study in university. I've looked up books online, but I have found that it is really hard to tell quality, and skill level from the few reviews I've found (and most reviews are really just advertisements in disguise *sad*).
Thanks!!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Michael Vincent V Castillo on January 6, 2010 at 4:12am

I know a few good tutorial but they are not books,

joeyl's photoshop tutorial and actions and

this
http://www.photoshoptopsecret.com/
and you can download them via torrent, free,

I'm not sure if Its safe for me to post the link here for legal issues lol

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Permalink Reply by Katie Vanderhaeghe on January 6, 2010 at 8:36am

Thanks for both the replies! I am going to talk to my professor tomorrow about them.

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Permalink Reply by Gerrit Jordaan on February 6, 2010 at 10:03pm

You can go to www.kelbytraining.com and learn some things online, buy books online.

Also what get me started is www.good-tutorials.com.

Hope it helps.

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Permalink Reply by Scott D. Fels on February 7, 2010 at 4:16am

Katie, the other book that I currently use, and that has had great reviews, is Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual by Lesa Snyder King. It really "cuts to the chase"!

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Permalink Reply by Carrie on February 7, 2010 at 6:53am

I have the Missing Manual as well and love it..also just got Scott Kelby's CS4 for Digital Photographers..cant wait to dig into it, I plan to also buy his Down and Dirty tricks book too..he's awesome..any Scott Kelby stuff is well worth it..plus you can get DVDs and online training from his site! I will invest in that someday as well!! Great stuff!