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A Bibliophile's Dream

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Objects

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

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Appliances

• 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.

Na	Name	Price	Channels	Groups	Price	EP	Additional Notes
	A Magnetic Attraction	Grant Rodiek	Trashy	310	80

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
Logic Vol. 2: To Xor or Not to Xor	Matt Goss	340	Logic 3	500
Logic Vol. 3: 3.14159265	Matt Goss	323	Logic 6	750

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
Cooking Vol. 2: Why You Need Baking Soda	Sha Sha Chu	203	Cooking 3	500
Cooking Vol. 3: Yummy and Delicious	Basil Annato	225	Cooking 6	750

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
Handiness Vol. 2: Turn off the Water!	Ray Mazza	211	Handiness 3	500
Handiness Vol. 3: Puddles and Electricity Don't Mix	Ray Mazza	297	Handiness 6	750

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
Charisma Vol. 2: Talking to Anyone	Slater Stone	201	Charisma 3	500
Charisma Vol. 3: Becoming Irresistible	Dirk Sterling	177	Charisma 6	750

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	0 - 3	350
Gardening Vol. 2: Odor Free Fertilizer	Margaret Ng	276	3 - 6	500
Gardening Vol. 3: Gardening to Riches	Margaret Ng	281	6 - 10	750

Photography

This book raises the Photography Skill.

Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
Photography Vol. 1: Taking off the Lens Cap	Henrich Van Steerderdang	199	0 - 3	50	File:TS3WAIcon.png	Can only be bought in Egypt.

Martial Arts

This book raises the Martial Arts Skill.

Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
Martial Arts Vol. 1: Wax On Philosophic	Shan Cai	199	0 - 3	50	File:TS3WAIcon.png	Can only be bought in China.

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	1	50
	The Whiskered Deep: Catfish and You	Cletus Bagsworth	90	1	100
	All that Glitters is Goldfish	Hank Castwell	180	1	200
	Gilled Tragedy: Trout and Clownfish Baiting Techniques	Remick Statler	120	2	300
	Sushi Swimmers: How to Catch Tuna, Salmon and Blowfish	Parker O'Toole	180	3	400
	Predators of the Deep: Piranha, Shark and Swordfish Tips	Sammy Sturgeon	180	5	500
	Heavenly Delicacies: Hooking the Angelfish and Lobster	Anabelle Austin	270	5	750
	Binary Fishing and Analog Bait for Robotfish	Baylee Bodeen	360	6	1400
	Fishing for the Dead; Deathfish and Vampirefish on the Line	Cliff Boderick	360	7	2000
	Delicate Decorations: Katching Kawarimono Koi (and Doitsu)	Tio Timoteo	90	0	75	File:TS3WAIcon.png
	French Delicacies: Capturing Frogs, Snails and Crawfish	Rufus Wade	120	0	100	File:TS3WAIcon.png
	Dead-ly Dealights: Catching Crocodiles and Mummyfish	Larlene Bigswell	270	2	750	File:TS3WAIcon.png
	The Art of Koi Ponds: Ochiba and Tancho	Gil Halil	180	3	400	File:TS3WAIcon.png
	Mythical Fish Volume 1: Discovering Dragons	Ricky Pegg	270	7	1500	File:TS3WAIcon.png

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. Once one of these books have been read once, it will be destroyed.

Icon	Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
	Yes Ma'am, I do	Bea Minor	30	Guitar 5	100
	Flamenco Fever	Melody McDermott	60	Guitar 6	250
	A Perfect Moment	Dee Major	90	Guitar 7	425
	Improvise Here and Now	Harmony Williams	120	Guitar 8	600
	Dream Escape	Veronica Gonzalez	150	Guitar 9	1,400

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. (Edit by Aqua666: If you put the book on the ground the toddler can read it without having another sim read it to them first.)

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
	Bluish Eggs With a Side of Pastrami	Brady Bobcat	6	Writing	50		A play on Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
	Counting for Those Who Cannot	Anne Teak	6	Logic	50
	Don't Stay Within the Lines	Vincent Dali	15	Painting	210
	Finger Painting 101	Melissa Vertrund	6	Painting	50
	Frank I'm Not	Sarah Glass	10	Writing	125		A play on Dr. Seuss's Sam I Am
	Handprints of the Masters	Jessica Granada	10	Painting	125
	Jimmy Sprocket and the Chalice of Lichens	Kelly Davis	10		125		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		A play on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
	Jimmy Sprocket and the Squishy Stone	Jenna Conroy	6		50		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		A play on Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go!
	Squares Are Not Triangles	Ferris Wheeler	10	Logic	125

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. Note: once one of these books have been read once, it will be destroyed.

Icon	Title	# of Pages	Cooking Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
	Ratatouille	30	1	25
	Fish and Chips	45	3	50
	Cookies	60	3	100
	Fruit Parfait	75	4	200
	Cheesesteak	90	5	300
	Cobbler	105	6	450
	Eggs Machiavellian	120	7	580
	Tri-Tip Steak	135	8	650
	Stuffed Turkey	155	9	800
	Baked Angel Food Cake	180	10	1,000
	Ambrosia	360	10	12,000
	Egg Rolls	95	2	325	File:TS3WAIcon.png
	Falafel	110	5	475	File:TS3WAIcon.png
	Shawarma	95	1	325	File:TS3WAIcon.png
	Stir-Fry	75	6	200	File:TS3WAIcon.png

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.