Steve, do you use a scanner to feed your photos into the computer? Or do you work directly from a photocard?
Adobe Photo Deluxe Business ed. came free with my scanner, Acrobat format. I printed up the 120 page manual because it was frustrating to use it directly. It took several weeks before I learned the full capabilities. I can now remove and replace parts of images. I can restore damaged heirloom photos, filling holes, replacing cut-off corners, removing scratches and stains. Lots of things can be done that are not discussed in the manual. Make trial prints on cheap paper and keep adjusting. Finally got to the point that I don't use the manual. I think Russ has the same or similar.
Never heard of the one you bought, so can't advise on it.
The book by Eisman (Mountain Dog) is for one of the more complete, professional Adobe systems (they cost $500 or more); much more complex than the one I got for free. I looked through the manual for an older full-scale Adobe program; for parts of it I would need a tutor.