favorite shade garden book

I received a gift certificate for a book and would appreciate hearing which are your favorite shade gardening reference books.  The ones that I already have are Schmid's 'The Genus Hosta',  Aden's 'The Hosta Book', and Schenk's 'The Complete Shade Gardener'.  Although not specifically related to shade, I also have Rodale's 'Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials' and Cresson's 'American Flower Garden'.  At this point, I 'm not interested in another hosta specific book and might want to get a more general shade book.  A specific book that I'm considering is 'American Horticultural Society's A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants' but it is kind of pricey.  If anyone has this book, can you let me know what you think of it?  All comments are welcomed.

Hank Zumach
Better Gnomes & Gardens
Stoddard, WI
zone 4B
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