RE: manuals.....
they all make a good manual, there is a wealth of reloading info in them from cover to cover, not only grapical or charted data, theres hints and instructions. I really like nosler books, but own all of the ones you mentioned. If i had to recommend any of them as a starter either the hornady or nosler, but also consider which brands bullet you will use most, you can load other bullets to other companies data too.