Not manuals but still highly recommended:

http://www.amazon.com/Storytelling-New-Hollywood-Understanding-Classical/dp/0674839757/ref=la_B001ILMCMO_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1340822515&sr=1-8

http://www.amazon.com/The-Way-Hollywood-Tells-It/dp/0520246225/ref=la_B000AQ3TH0_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1340822557&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.com/The-Classical-Hollywood-Cinema-Production/dp/0231060556/ref=la_B001ILMCMO_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1340822515&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Cheap-Written-That-Screenwriters/dp/1449585868/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340822749&sr=1-1&keywords=fast+cheap+written


In terms of how-to/manuals, Syd Field and Robert McKee have become the standard, and since everyone has read them, you have to as well.

Screenwriters consider this essential as well:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Dramatic-Writing-Lajos-Egri/dp/1434495442/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340823097&sr=1-1&keywords=lajos+egri