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The Sky Atlas 2000 is a good starter, its longevity is testament to its usefulness.
If you can get your hands on a Herald-Bobroff Sky Atlas they are also pretty good, especially if you like galaxies and planetary nebulae, but its not so good for nebulae.
Uranometria comes in a northern hemisphere volume and a southern hemisphere volume, so you need both or all. They have a bit more detail than the Sky Atlas 2000.
The Millenium Star Atlas is probably a bit over the top for you at the moment, and its not a practical publication to have in the field. Unless you're going to keep it in an observatory or you have a 20" or bigger dob, I wouldn't worry about it.
At the lower end, I bought a Petersons Field Guide to Astronomy (might have the name wrong here, can't see where I've put it right now..) as it was a step up from the Collins Guide to Stars and Planets and has enough detail to make a good substitute for the Sky Atlas or the H-B when travelling afar.
Alternatively you could go electronic and make your own maps up to the level of detail you require.
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