Flash Hobbyist Looking for Learning Suggestions

I need some direction. I can animate pretty well using flash,
but I have limited knowledge of actionscript and a terrible
understanding of integrating Flash based content into web pages.
The only way of using flash that I know of is to create a
single movie and then upload the entire movie into the site.... but
I have become increasingly aware of sites that use little bits of
flash splashed around their pages. I have also become increasingly
aggravated by the lack of information there is on building a flash
movie the right way. I know how to use buttons to initiate actions
and how to navigate a movie, but I also know that I am doing way
more work than I should be just to get a movie to interact with
itself (trust me on that one).
Anyway, my question is.... where can I find some real
information on this subject. I am way passed the motion tweening
tutorials that teach you how to move a circle across the stage and
then, in the "advanced" tutorial, teach you how to pause and play
the animation.
I am looking for anything that really dives into advanced
techniques. I bought "Flash CS3: The Missing Manual" a few months
ago and did not learn one thing. Someone, please point me in the
right direction. Books, online pay courses, the best forums....
whatever. I feel like I am completely lost as to what the next step
might be, and I don't want to buy another book that's not going to
take me where I want to go.

Check out gotoandlearn.com
A multitude of video tutorials that cover from simpler to
advanced topics.
I hate books, so I can't recommend any. But there is this
posting that might list a few good ones....
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=15&catid=196&threadid =1407483&enterthread=y

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