Manuals
*The current edition of ABCs of Reloading is JUNK. Any of the older versions are fine and just as relevant.
*Lyman #49 is excellent and has a good beginners section.
*The Lee book is too partisan towards their products.
*The Sierra book is badly dated. Hornady and Speer manuals are more up-to-date.
Presses and Stuff
*Anything made by Lyman and RCBS is just fine.
*Any maker's dies will work with your press. They are all good as long as they are American-made
Your Press Setup
*You need to rethink how the press is mounted on the bench. There is an inch or two of space between the front of the press and your bench, which means that the press is not entirely supported. If you try FL resizing rifle brass, that press will pull off the bench. Replace that 2x4 with a 2x6 or better, so the press-bottom is entirely supported, and the front of the press is setting against the front of the bench.
I also recommend you get rid of the wood screws as they will not be strong enough. Drill holes and use 3/8" or better steel bolts, nuts, and washers.
Your bench base is fine, but consider replacing the top with 2x10s and 2x12s as they are much stronger and will support the bolts. If you do that, you can use wood screws to attach the top to the bench, but what you attach that press to your bench should still be steel bolts.
A section of my bench: