Authorware 5 Attain Authorized - Macromedia - ISBN 020135411X
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The Ultimate Authorware Tutorial - Various - ISBN 3540641238
not exactly a beginners book, it does not tell you how to arrange icons along the flowline. however, this is something you might easily figure out with the Authorware manual anyway. this book goes straight into the issues that might bother you after that: using variables and functions, activeX components, web packaging, datatbases...
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Director

Director 7 and Lingo Authorized - Macromedia - ISBN 0201354160
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Director 7 and Lingo Bible - Robert Martin (Contributor), John R. Nyquist, Jonathan P. Bacon - ISBN 0764533487
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Director 7 Demystified - Jason Roberts, Phil Gross - ISBN 0201354454 
for me the best learning book. don't be frightend by it's thickness. you can jump over the details of e.g. how to use the paint window and come back to it when you need it. and a big part of the book is Lingo reference anyway. the power of this book is that it guides you systematically to an understandig of Lingo, answering step by step exactly the questions that you might have getting deeper into Director.
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NEW: Director 8 Demystified ISBN 201709201

Director in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference - Bruce A. Epstein - ISBN 1565923820
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Director 7 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide - Andre Persidsky - ISBN 0201353989
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Using Director 7 (Special Edition) - Gary Rosenzweig - ISBN 0789719576
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Lingo in a Nutshell - Bruce A. Epstein - ISBN 1565924932
a very good reference for advanced users. even though it is still on Director 6 standard it covers a lot of otherwise barely documented topics, giving you full lists of keys, keycodes etc. while you might be able to find your way around newer lingo functions and dot syntax with the manual or other books anyway, this one provides you with still valid info you hardly find anywhere else.
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Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver 3 for Dummies - Janine Warner - ISBN 0764506692 
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Dreamweaver 3 Bible - Joseph Lowery - ISBN 0764534580 
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Dreamweaver 3 Quick Start Guide - J. Tarin Towers - ISBN 0201702401 
very good visual reference covering all menues and windows in Dreamweaver setting you easily on the right track.
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Dreamweaver 3 Hands-On Training - Lynda Weinman - ISBN 0201702762
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Dreamweaver 3.0, Skills & Drills (The Essentials) - Kevin A. Siegel - ISBN 1891762443
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Mastering Macromedia Dreamweaver 3 - David Crowder, Rhonda Crowder - ISBN 0782126243
extensive coverage of Dreamweaver functionalities covering Fireworks 3 as well.
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Teach Yourself Dreamweaver 3 Visually - Mike Wooldridge - ISBN 076453470X
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Fireworks

Fireworks 3 Bible - Joseph W. Lowery - ISBN 0764534750 
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Fireworks 3 Visual QuickStart Guide - Sandee Cohen - ISBN 0201704528 
like all Visual Quickstart Guide a very good way to get onto the right track easily
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Flash

Macromedia Flash 4 Magic - David Emberton, J. Scott Hamlin - ISBN 0735709491
not exactly a beginners book and not a reference either but a collection of advanced Flash samples that should give you ideas once you know your way around.
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Flash 4 Bible - Robert Reinhardt, Jon Warren Lentz - ISBN 0764533568 
extensive coverage of the Flash functionalities. does cover actionscript but is not a book specifically about this.
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Flash 4! Creative Web Animation - Derek Franklin, Brooks Patton - ISBN 0201354705 
a good book to get you started. covers the essential tools and provides you with the skills you need before you can really take off with Flash.
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Flash Web Design - Hillman Curtis - ISBN 0735708967
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Graphics, Animation & Interactivity with Flash 4.0 - James L. Mohler - ISBN 0766816958
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Short Order Macromedia Flash 4.0 - Darrel Plant - ISBN 0789723581
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Freehand

Freehand 8 Authorized - Macromedia - ISBN 0201696916
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FreeHand 9 Visual QuickStart Guide - Sandee Cohen - ISBN 0201354896 
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Freehand 8 Bible - Deke McClelland - ISBN 0764532340 
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Real World Freehand 8 - Olav Martin Kvern - ISBN 0201874857 
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web in general

HTML 4 for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide - Elizabeth Castro - ISBN 0201354934 
even though programs like Dreamweaver do a lot for you you still should have an idea of what is actually going on. sooner or later you will want to make your own modifications to the code...
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JavaScript for the World Wide Web (Visual Quickstart Guide) - Tom Negrino, Dori Smith - ISBN 0201354632
not a book that covers every aspect of JavaScript but very good to give you an understanding of what is going on e.g. on a page created by Dreamweaver. includes some handy ready made samples.
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JavaScript: the Definitive Guide - David Flanagan - ISBN 1565923928
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