Sorry L I missed this thread earlier. You're right to ask for recommendations because there are a lot of dream books out there that are useless! As much as there are hints in the symbols that appear in your dreams, you will have your own set of symbols so it's always useful to think about what any single "thing" (event, person, place) might represent to you personally, as well as asking yourself how the dream felt.

My recommended 'dream' reads:
Dreams: signs of things to come (by Quentin Watts. She used to do dream interpretations on TripleJ radio a few years ago. Short book but very useful IMO. She also wrote another called Wake up to yourself: the wisdom of dreaming but I haven't read it).
Hidden power of dreams by Denise Linn - this one explores the world of dreams from a framework that includes spirit guides etc but she also looks into astral projection.
Conscious Dreaming by Robert Moss. This is by far the most comprehensive book I have read and deals with the phenomena of what to do when you're having a dream and you realise (inside the dream) that you are dreaming. He also looks at how to tell when the dream you're having is prophetic vs just a regular dream (might be useful if you've already experienced having prophetic dreams). Robert Moss has written several other books but I'd recommend you read this one first and then check out the others if you want to know more.

All of these books go beyond your basic dream symbol meanings and should give you some tools and ideas for juicing the most benefit out of the vivid dreams you are having. It can be a very meaningful and satisfying exploration.