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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 |
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A Magnetic Attraction | Grant Rodiek | Trashy | 310 | 80 | ![]() |
Children
- 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 |
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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.
Cooking
These books raise the Cooking Skill.
Handiness
These books raise the Handiness Skill.
Charisma
These books raise the Charisma Skill.
Gardening
These books raise the Gardening Skill.
Photography
This book raises the Photography Skill.
Title | Author | # of Pages | Skill Level | Price | EP | Comments |
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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 |
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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 |
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The Wee Swimmers: Reeling Anchovy and Minnow | Mac McHemit | 60 | 1 | 50 | ![]() |
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The Whiskered Deep: Catfish and You | Cletus Bagsworth | 90 | 1 | 100 | ![]() |
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All that Glitters is Goldfish | Hank Castwell | 180 | 1 | 200 | ![]() |
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Gilled Tragedy: Trout and Clownfish Baiting Techniques | Remick Statler | 120 | 2 | 300 | ![]() |
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Sushi Swimmers: How to Catch Tuna, Salmon and Blowfish | Parker O'Toole | 180 | 3 | 400 | ![]() |
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Predators of the Deep: Piranha, Shark and Swordfish Tips | Sammy Sturgeon | 180 | 5 | 500 | ![]() |
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Heavenly Delicacies: Hooking the Angelfish and Lobster | Anabelle Austin | 270 | 5 | 750 | ![]() |
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Binary Fishing and Analog Bait for Robotfish | Baylee Bodeen | 360 | 6 | 1400 | ![]() |
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Fishing for the Dead; Deathfish and Vampirefish on the Line | Cliff Boderick | 360 | 7 | 2000 | ![]() |
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Delicate Decorations: Katching Kawarimono Koi (and Doitsu) | Tio Timoteo | 90 | 0 | 75 | File:TS3WAIcon.png | |
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French Delicacies: Capturing Frogs, Snails and Crawfish | Rufus Wade | 120 | 0 | 100 | File:TS3WAIcon.png | |
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Dead-ly Dealights: Catching Crocodiles and Mummyfish | Larlene Bigswell | 270 | 2 | 750 | File:TS3WAIcon.png | |
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The Art of Koi Ponds: Ochiba and Tancho | Gil Halil | 180 | 3 | 400 | File:TS3WAIcon.png | |
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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.
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.
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 |
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Ratatouille | 30 | 1 | 25 | ![]() |
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Fish and Chips | 45 | 3 | 50 | ![]() |
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Cookies | 60 | 3 | 100 | ![]() |
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Fruit Parfait | 75 | 4 | 200 | ![]() |
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Cheesesteak | 90 | 5 | 300 | ![]() |
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Cobbler | 105 | 6 | 450 | ![]() |
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Eggs Machiavellian | 120 | 7 | 580 | ![]() |
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Tri-Tip Steak | 135 | 8 | 650 | ![]() |
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Stuffed Turkey | 155 | 9 | 800 | ![]() |
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Baked Angel Food Cake | 180 | 10 | 1,000 | ![]() |
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Ambrosia | 360 | 10 | 12,000 | ![]() |
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Egg Rolls | 95 | 2 | 325 | File:TS3WAIcon.png | |
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Falafel | 110 | 5 | 475 | File:TS3WAIcon.png | |
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Shawarma | 95 | 1 | 325 | File:TS3WAIcon.png | |
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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.
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