Most of the folks here are not literate and will not be able to assist.
I recommend the online tutorials as you will see a lot of great stuff more quickly than reading most of the fairly dry books on PS.
If you have not seen the
"You Suck At Photoshop" series, then start at the first one and work your way thru in order. You will learn some skills and laugh your butt off at the same time.
For the more serious material go to
NAPP and they have tons of books and DVD's. I recommend the DVD route to get intense in some areas and if you can sign up for one of their one day seminars, you will get a lot out of your investment.