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I'm still trying to learn myself, but I have these two books (among a few others). I'm still working through them, so I can't give a full review, but I've seen these highly recommended from several people.
http://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Game-Design-Flash-Foundations/dp/1430218215/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_pap?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394050917&sr=1-1&keywords=foundation+flash
http://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Actionscript-3-0-Animation-Making/dp/1590597915/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394051018&sr=1-1&keywords=foundation+actionscript
These will give you the basics to help you move on to more advanced topics. You won't be making extremely complicated games with these, but it's a start. I've tried going the online video route and youtube tutorials, and it's too scattered for me. I spent more time bouncing through different videos than I did learning. I really like the book process because it gives you a clear path of learning.
There is a more updated version of the Foundation Game Design with Flash (think it's called Game Design with ActionScript), but I heard it's not quite as good, although I haven't directly compared and contrasted them.
Also, make sure you buy these used. You'll end up spending maybe $15 total, which is way cheaper than a month watching videos on Lynda.