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* 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.
 
* 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.
 
  
  

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A Bibliophile's Dream

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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.


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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Fish1.jpg The Wee Swimmers: Reeling Anchovy and Minnow Mac McHemit 60 Fishing 1 50 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish1.jpg The Whiskered Deep: Catfish and You Cletus Bagsworth 90 Fishing 1 100 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish2.jpg All that Glitters is Goldfish Hank Castwell 180 Fishing 1 200 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish1.jpg Gilled Tragedy: Trout and Clownfish Baiting Techniques Remick Statler 120 Fishing 2 300 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish2.jpg Sushi Swimmers: How to Catch Tuna, Salmon and Blowfish Parker O'Toole 180 Fishing 3 400 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish2.jpg Predators of the Deep: Piranha, Shark and Swordfish Tips Sammy Sturgeon 180 Fishing 5 500 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish3.jpg Heavenly Delicacies: Hooking the Angelfish and Lobster Anabelle Austin 270 Fishing 5 750 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish3.jpg Binary Fishing and Analog Bait for Robotfish Baylee Bodeen 360 Fishing 6 1400 File:Ts3.jpg
Fish3.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
Yellow.jpg Yes Ma'am, I do Bea Minor 30 Guitar 5 100 File:Ts3.jpg
Yellow.jpg Flamenco Fever Melody McDermott 60 Guitar 6 250 File:Ts3.jpg
Red.jpg A Perfect Moment Dee Major 90 Guitar 7 425 File:Ts3.jpg
Red.jpg Improvise Here and Now Harmony Williams 120 Guitar 8 600 File:Ts3.jpg
Blue.jpg Dream Escape Veronica Gonzalez 150 Guitar 9 1,400 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
Childlogic.jpg Being Smart for Fun and Profit Alfred Russel 15 Logic 210 File:Ts3.jpg
Seuss.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
Childlogic.jpg Counting for Those Who Cannot Anne Teak 6 Logic 50 File:Ts3.jpg
Childart.jpg Don't Stay Within the Lines Vincent Dali 15 Painting 210 File:Ts3.jpg
Childart.jpg Finger Painting 101 Melissa Vertrund 6 Painting 50 File:Ts3.jpg
Seuss.jpg Frank I'm Not Sarah Glass 10 Writing 125 File:Ts3.jpg A play on Dr. Seuss's Sam I Am
Childart.jpg Handprints of the Masters Jessica Granada 10 Painting 125 File:Ts3.jpg
Jimmy.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.jpg 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.jpg 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
Seuss.jpg 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!
Childlogic.jpg 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
Bluerec.jpg Ratatouille 30 Cooking 1 25 File:Ts3.jpg
Bluerec.jpg Fish and Chips 45 Cooking 3 50 File:Ts3.jpg
Bluerec.jpg Cookies 60 Cooking 3 100 File:Ts3.jpg
Bluerec.jpg Fruit Parfait 75 Cooking 4 200 File:Ts3.jpg
Redrec.jpg Cheesesteak 90 Cooking 5 300 File:Ts3.jpg
Redrec.jpg Cobbler 105 Cooking 6 450 File:Ts3.jpg
Redrec.jpg Eggs Machiavellian 120 Cooking 7 580 File:Ts3.jpg
Greenrec.jpg Tri-Tip Steak 135 Cooking 8 650 File:Ts3.jpg
Greenrec.jpg Stuffed Turkey 155 Cooking 9 800 File:Ts3.jpg
Greenrec.jpg Baked Angel Food Cake 180 Cooking 10 1,000 File:Ts3.jpg
Greenrec.jpg Ambrosia 360 Cooking 10 12,000 File:Ts3.jpg

Career Specific Books

These books are obtained via career challenges and other special opportunities, and cannot be bought at the store.

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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!
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