Hi Jimmy
I'm like Chris, I have the Atlas of the Southern Night Sky and love it. It is a big heavy book, too big for the field in my opinion but very useful for planning.
For the field I would recommend the pocket sky atlas. Pages have a plastic coating and it is coil bound so you can just have one page open without destroying the book. It has enough bright stuff to keep you busy but also some more dim and challenging objects for that something extra. I bought mine at Bintel a few years ago.
You can't have enough books on astronomy. I also have and recommend the Messier Atlas and Astrometria 2000. Makes birthdays and Xmas very easy for your family
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Wayne