Game Help:Sims 3 Books

A Bibliophile's Dream

Remember when reading time for the sims was that one red generic book in The Sims 1? Well, bookshelves have since evolved from that one defacto book to over a hundred different books in The Sims 3!

Buyable Books

These books can be bought at the book store and/or come as starter books for a bookshelf.

General

• Sims can read these books for pleasure and enjoyment.

• A sim will get better enjoyment out of reading books that relate to their traits. For example, a Flirty and/or Hopeless Romantic sim will enjoy reading books of the Romance genre more than an Unflirty sim.

• Prenatal books can be read during pregnancy for a mood boost.

Icon	Title	Author	Genre	# of Pages	Price	EP	Additional Notes
	A Magnetic Attraction	Grant Rodiek	Trashy	310	80	File:Ts3.jpg
	Abstract With Turkey	Cecil Wilson	Fiction	413	210	File:Ts3.jpg
	The Adventures of Raymundo	Ray Mazza	Children's	299	50	File:Ts3.jpg
	Baby Incoming: Preparing With Vigilance	Eric Holmberg-Weidler	Non-Fiction/Prenatal	220	300	File:Ts3.jpg	Read during pregnancy for a mood boost.
	Commitment Issues	Harvey Williams	Drama	407	130	File:Ts3.jpg
	The Crumplebottom Legacy: A Tale	Terri Ledonur	Historical	301	480	File:Ts3.jpg
	The Economy	James McLiteralson	Political Memoir	405	300	File:Ts3.jpg
	Exit at Powell	Len Jean	Satire	676	230	File:Ts3.jpg
	Game of Thorns	Guy le Frace	Mystery	309	405	File:Ts3.jpg
	GPod	Wayne Smug	Science Fiction	225	250	File:Ts3.jpg
	How to Spin Plates	Hannon Grey	Non-Fiction	202	360	File:Ts3.jpg
	I'm Still Cool	Leonard Prosper	Humor	653	535	File:Ts3.jpg
	Llama Rights	Peter Siren	Historical	438	610	File:Ts3.jpg
	Murder In Pleasantview	Alexander Goth	Mystery	391	65	File:Ts3.jpg
	The Nobel History of Socks	Linus Becket	Biography	601	1000	File:Ts3.jpg
	Not Expecting Much	Charlie Richards	Vaudeville	299	940	File:Ts3.jpg
	On the Margins	Willy Magnusson	Satire	212	780	File:Ts3.jpg
	Point Farmer: the Story of Grant Rodiek	Waylon Wilsonoff	Autobiography	546	25	File:Ts3.jpg
	The Point of Pointilism	Sebastian Humorsbane	Non-Fiction	235	875	File:Ts3.jpg
	Special Snowflake	Harvest Rain Song	Romance	275	705	File:Ts3.jpg
	Stragedy and Other Messterpieces	Gat Moss	Humor	327	135	File:Ts3.jpg
	Totally Preggers: An Expecting Mother's Tale	Eric Holmberg	Non-Fiction/Prenatal	180	200	File:Ts3.jpg	Read during pregnancy for a mood boost.
	Thunking	T. Wilson	Fiction	142	580	File:Ts3.jpg
	Unicorns for Audrey	S.C. Gastern	Fantasy	408	210	File:Ts3.jpg
	The Warlock of Palladia	Matt Goss	Fantasy	343	35	File:Ts3.jpg
	Where's Bella?	I.M. Wright	Children's	107	40	File:Ts3.jpg
	Zombies? Zombies!	Robert Mankowitz	Science Fiction	1,198	155	File:Ts3.jpg

Skill Books

Sims can read these to improve general skills like cooking and handiness.

Logic

These books raise the Logic Skill.

Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
Logic Vol. 1: Knights vs. Bishops	Matt Goss	299	-	50	File:Ts3.jpg
Logic Vol. 2: To Xor or Not to Xor	Matt Goss	340	Logic 3	500	File:Ts3.jpg
Logic Vol. 3: 3.14159265	Matt Goss	323	Logic 6	750	File:Ts3.jpg

Cooking

These books raise the Cooking Skill.

Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
Cooking Vol. 1: Too Much Salt	Mario Oliver	199	-	50	File:Ts3.jpg
Cooking Vol. 2: Why You Need Baking Soda	Sha Sha Chu	203	Cooking 3	500	File:Ts3.jpg
Cooking Vol. 3: Yummy and Delicious	Basil Annato	225	Cooking 6	750	File:Ts3.jpg

Handiness

These books raise the Handiness Skill.

Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
Handiness Vol. 1: Unplug It First!	Ray Mazza	200	-	50	File:Ts3.jpg
Handiness Vol. 2: Turn off the Water!	Ray Mazza	211	Handiness 3	500	File:Ts3.jpg
Handiness Vol. 3: Puddles and Electricity Don't Mix	Ray Mazza	297	Handiness 6	750	File:Ts3.jpg

Charisma

These books raise the Charisma Skill.

Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
Charisma Vol. 1: Fixing the Friend Problem	Brock Sweeney	180	-	350	File:Ts3.jpg
Charisma Vol. 2: Talking to Anyone	Slater Stone	201	Charisma 3	500	File:Ts3.jpg
Charisma Vol. 3: Becoming Irresistible	Dirk Sterling	177	Charisma 6	750	File:Ts3.jpg

Gardening

These books raise the Gardening Skill.

Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
Gardening Vol. 1: The Watercan Chronicles	Margaret Ng	250	-	350	File:Ts3.jpg
Gardening Vol. 2: Odor Free Fertilizer	Margaret Ng	276	Gardening 3	500	File:Ts3.jpg
Gardening Vol. 3: Gardening to Riches	Margaret Ng	281	Gardening 6	750	File:Ts3.jpg

Fishing

Fishing skill books teach which baits are used for particular fish, but do not add to the sim's fishing skill level.

Icon	Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
	The Wee Swimmers: Reeling Anchovy and Minnow	Mac McHemit	60	Fishing 1	50	File:Ts3.jpg
	The Whiskered Deep: Catfish and You	Cletus Bagsworth	90	Fishing 1	100	File:Ts3.jpg
	All that Glitters is Goldfish	Hank Castwell	180	Fishing 1	200	File:Ts3.jpg
	Gilled Tragedy: Trout and Clownfish Baiting Techniques	Remick Statler	120	Fishing 2	300	File:Ts3.jpg
	Sushi Swimmers: How to Catch Tuna, Salmon and Blowfish	Parker O'Toole	180	Fishing 3	400	File:Ts3.jpg
	Predators of the Deep: Piranha, Shark and Swordfish Tips	Sammy Sturgeon	180	Fishing 5	500	File:Ts3.jpg
	Heavenly Delicacies: Hooking the Angelfish and Lobster	Anabelle Austin	270	Fishing 5	750	File:Ts3.jpg
	Binary Fishing and Analog Bait for Robotfish	Baylee Bodeen	360	Fishing 6	1400	File:Ts3.jpg
	Fishing for the Dead; Deathfish and Vampirefish on the Line	Cliff Boderick	360	Fishing 7	2000	File:Ts3.jpg

Sheet Music

Similar to the way the fishing books work, sheet music books do not add to actual guitar skill, but instead allow sims to add more songs to their repertoire.

Icon	Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
	Yes Ma'am, I do	Bea Minor	30	Guitar 5	100	File:Ts3.jpg
	Flamenco Fever	Melody McDermott	60	Guitar 6	250	File:Ts3.jpg
	A Perfect Moment	Dee Major	90	Guitar 7	425	File:Ts3.jpg
	Improvise Here and Now	Harmony Williams	120	Guitar 8	600	File:Ts3.jpg
	Dream Escape	Veronica Gonzalez	150	Guitar 9	1400	File:Ts3.jpg

Child Development

Child development books can be read to toddlers by teen, young adult, adult, or elder sims. The books help increase the skill level of the toddler. Once the book is completely read to the toddler they can pick it up and read it by themselves.

Sims with the Childish trait can read and enjoy a Child Development book regardless of age.

Icon	Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Improved	Price	EP	Comments
	Being Smart for Fun and Profit	Alfred Russel	15	Logic	210	File:Ts3.jpg
	Bluish Eggs With a Side of Pastrami	Brady Bobcat	6	Writing	50	File:Ts3.jpg	A play on Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
	Counting for Those Who Cannot	Anne Teak	6	Logic	50	File:Ts3.jpg
	Don't Stay Within the Lines	Vincent Dali	15	Painting	210	File:Ts3.jpg
	Finger Painting 101	Melissa Vertrund	6	Painting	50	File:Ts3.jpg
	Frank I'm Not	Sarah Glass	10	Writing	125	File:Ts3.jpg	A play on Dr. Seuss's Sam I Am
	Handprints of the Masters	Jessica Granada	10	Painting	125	File:Ts3.jpg
	Jimmy Sprocket and the Chalice of Lichens	Kelly Davis	10		125	File:Ts3.jpg	A play on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	Jimmy Sprocket and the Escape from "Fun" Land	Bobby the Clown	15		210	File:Ts3.jpg	A play on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
	Jimmy Sprocket and the Squishy Stone	Jenna Conroy	6		50	File:Ts3.jpg	A play on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
	Oh the Destinations You'll Briefly Visit	Brian Bell	15	Writing	210	File:Ts3.jpg	A play on Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go!
	Squares Are Not Triangles	Ferris Wheeler	10	Logic	125	File:Ts3.jpg

Recipes

As your sim's cooking skill increases they can read recipes to create more complex and satisfying meals. For more information on all the recipes available as well as cooking skill, see: Cooking & Recipes

Icon	Title	# of Pages	Cooking Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
	Ratatouille	30	Cooking 1	25	File:Ts3.jpg
	Fish and Chips	45	Cooking 3	50	File:Ts3.jpg
	Cookies	60	Cooking 3	100	File:Ts3.jpg
	Fruit Parfait	75	Cooking 4	200	File:Ts3.jpg
	Cheesesteak	90	Cooking 5	300	File:Ts3.jpg
	Cobbler	105	Cooking 6	450	File:Ts3.jpg
	Eggs Machiavellian	120	Cooking 7	580	File:Ts3.jpg
	Tri-Tip Steak	135	Cooking 8	650	File:Ts3.jpg
	Stuffed Turkey	155	Cooking 9	800	File:Ts3.jpg
	Baked Angel Food Cake	180	Cooking 10	1000	File:Ts3.jpg
	Ambrosia	360	Cooking 10	12000	File:Ts3.jpg

Books Not Sold In Stores

These books are obtained via career challenges and other special opportunities. The titles come from the Books.xml file contained within GameplayData.package so the titles may not be 100% accurate

Career Books

These books are obtained as part of specific careers. You may not get each book at each level.

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Athletics

Title	# of Pages	Career Level	Comments
When to Rave And When to Riot	144	1
Making the Sale: From Hot Dogs to Foam Fingers	151	2
Dealing With Difficult Players	171	3
Bus Cramps: A Cautionary Tale	218	4
Getting Past the Draft	244	5
Name Positioning: Starting Your Brand	304	6
It's More Than Good Moves	364	7
Making Better Shoe Deals	388	9
Avoiding the Downward Spiral	412	10

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Business

Title	# of Pages	Career Level	Comments
The Wright Papers	225	-	Written by I.M. Wright
The Goth Account	301	-	Written by Alexandra Goth
Landgraab Financial	242	-	Written by Malcolm Landgraab
Caffeine Culture	150	1
Going Paperless	190	2
Bloviation on Hyper Inflation	212	3
You Are Special	269	4
Limiting Liability	310	5
Woes of Whistleblowing	359	6
Yay Tax Shelters!	391	7
ABC's of Downsizing	412	8

Culinary

Title	# of Pages	Career Level	Comments
Secrets of The Master Chef	354	-	Written by Charles Gast File:Ts3.jpg Criminal Title # of Pages Career Level Comments Avoid Bulges and Other Helpful Tips 116 1 Adapting to the Wallet Environment 183 2 From Goon to Guido: Thuggery Evolved 191 3 Make Em' Pay 202 4 Losing the Huckster Label 245 5 Snake Oil and Other Sound Investment Strategies 312 6 Advanced Combinatorials 383 7 Making Yourself Indispensable 403 8 The Mythical Hot Tin Roof 475 9 Hostile Takeover: When to Make the Move 512 10 File:Ts3.jpg Journalism Title # of Pages Career Level Comments Street or Sidewalk?, A Cautionary Talk 164 1 Faster Checking Through the Power of Word Processing! 174 2 Avoiding Plagiarism 208 3 From Notepad to Laptop 227 4 101 Ways to Be Vague 395 5 The Finer Points of Yellow Journalism 431 6 Fronts and Barometrics: Excellence Through Jargon 568 7 (sic) and Its Use In Important Stories 642 8 How To Fix It When News Breaks 712 9 File:Ts3.jpg Law Title # of Pages Career Level Comments How to Avoid Concrete Shoes 139 1 More Out Than In: Maintaining a Proper Desk Environment 181 2 Advanced Whistle Techniques 206 3 Protect, Serve and Look Good Doing It 224 4 Free Donuts and Other Great Leadership Tips 267 5 How Not to Be Seen 299 5 Keep Em' Guessing 306 6 Effective Luminol Spraying Techniques 378 7 Avoiding Squint Jargon for Better Communication 444 8 File:Ts3.jpg Medical Novels Title # of Pages Career Level Comments The Gift of Life 222 1 Better Out Than In 175 2 Respecting the Ambulance 317 3 Blood Is Not Blue 197 4 The 36 Hour Shift And You 301 5 The Golden Hour 276 6 The ATGCs Of Genetics 178 7 The Simmania Pandemic 255 8 Grey Matters 350 9 Medical Journals Title Career Level Comments Selling Organs for Fun And Profit 4 Managing Medical Malpractice 5 Et Tu Nurse? 6 Surgey for Dummies: Unrated Edition 7 101 Things to Try Out In the Operating Room 8 Clever Interpretations of the Hippocratic Oath 9 Fashionable Pagers That Bling 10 File:Ts3.jpg Military Title # of Pages Career Level Comments Getting Out of the Pit 150 1 Advanced Elbow Lubricant Techniques 197 2 Learning to Speak Officer 203 3 Learn to Fly In 21 Days 277 4 Dealing With Whining From Engines and Pilots 299 5 How to Take the Ugly for the Team 375 6 Beyond the Aviator Glasses 422 7 Herding Cats 502 8 Coping With Geese and Vipers 536 9 Alludes to the movie Top Gun File:Ts3.jpg Music Title # of Pages Career Level Comments Getting Noticed In the Sea of Fans 170 1 Life on the Hard Rocky Road 187 2 Don't Upstage the Band 199 3 Herding Cats: Music Edition 214 4 Diamonds In the Rough 256 5 It's More Than Rhyme Books 19 6 - Rock True Symphonic Synergy 377 6 - Symphonic Legends of Rock 9 - Rock Improving Conductivity Between Brass and Woodwind 612 9 - Symphonic File:Ts3.jpg Political Title # of Pages Career Level Comments Wax On, Wax Off 140 1 Alludes to the movie Karate Kid Cheating With Chads 170 2 The Joy of Smear Campaigning 192 3 There Is No No 216 4 Don't Taze Your Bros! 234 5 A play on the iconic phrase "Don't taze me bro!" An Earmark Economy 267 6 Yay Pork Barrels! 288 7 Gerrymandapalooza! 301 8 Taters 401 9 File:Ts3.jpg Science Title # of Pages Career Level Comments Living With Mutation 146 1 Dangerous Device Disposal 178 2 Practical Science From Boast to Beaker 208 3 Nitrates: They're Not Just for Bombs Anymore 238 4 Strange Correlations of Little Shops and Venus 274 5 Alludes to the movie Little Shop of Horror When Pigs Fly, Going Too Far? 326 6 Goldfish, Piranha and Other Friendly Creatures 367 7 Advanced Deniability Procedures 401 8 The Evolution of the RoboLlama 456 9 Hints and Tips The book store periodically has sales. When books do go on sale, it's best to go ahead and buy the really expensive books. You can score discounts as great as 2,000 simoleons! Reading a book at the library helps your sim complete a book faster due to the "Power Study" moodlet. Sims 3 Game Help Categories: Custom Content  | Installation  | Gameplay Guides  | Technical & Graphics Issues  | Miscellaneous Issues MTS Help Q&A Forums