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.

Icon	Title	Author	Genre	# of Pages	Price	EP	Additional Notes
	A Magnetic Attraction	Grant Rodiek	Trashy	310	80
	Abstract With Turkey	Cecil Wilson	Fiction	413	210
	The Adventures of Raymundo	Ray Mazza	Children's	299	50
	Baby Incoming: Preparing With Vigilance	Eric Holmberg-Weidler	Non-Fiction/Prenatal	220	300		Read during pregnancy for a mood boost.
	Commitment Issues	Harvey Williams	Drama	407	130
	The Crumplebottom Legacy: A Tale	Terri Ledonur	Historical	301	480
	The Economy	James McLiteralson	Political Memoir	405	300
	Exit at Powell	Len Jean	Satire	676	230
	Game of Thorns	Guy le Frace	Mystery	309	405
	GPod	Wayne Smug	Science Fiction	225	250
	How to Spin Plates	Hannon Grey	Non-Fiction	202	360
	I'm Still Cool	Leonard Prosper	Humor	653	535
	Llama Rights	Peter Siren	Historical	438	610
	Murder In Pleasantview	Alexander Goth	Mystery	391	65
	The Nobel History of Socks	Linus Becket	Biography	601	1000
	Not Expecting Much	Charlie Richards	Vaudeville	299	940
	On the Margins	Willy Magnusson	Satire	212	780
	Point Farmer: the Story of Grant Rodiek	Waylon Wilsonoff	Autobiography	546	25
	The Point of Pointilism	Sebastian Humorsbane	Non-Fiction	235	875
	Special Snowflake	Harvest Rain Song	Romance	275	705
	Stragedy and Other Messterpieces	Gat Moss	Humor	327	135
	Totally Preggers: An Expecting Mother's Tale	Eric Holmberg	Non-Fiction/Prenatal	180	200		Read during pregnancy for a mood boost.
	Thunking	T. Wilson	Fiction	142	580
	Unicorns for Audrey	S.C. Gastern	Fantasy	408	210
	The Warlock of Palladia	Matt Goss	Fantasy	343	35		A play on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
	Where's Bella?	I.M. Wright	Children's	107	40
	Zombies? Zombies!	Robert Mankowitz	Science Fiction	1,198	155
	Advanced Facial Expressions	Sana Rabbani	Non-Fiction	546	1515
	A Good Shawarma	Ishaq Jafari	Humor	255	2275
	A Guide to Desert Stick Pokey	Malik Najam	Non-Fiction	405	1851
	Are You My Mummy?	Sana Rabbani	Humor	309	514
	A Wall Between Us	Po Sin Wang	Romance	175	2009
	Do I Exist?	Kneph Mbizi	Satire	310	842
	Fishing for the Moon	Po Sin Wang	Non-Fiction	192	2394
	Free Kicks, Hard Tackles adn Red Cards	Hasan Khamoosh	Non-Fiction	343	2210
	From Dead to Mummy: The History of Healing	Malik Najam	Historical	202	567
	Imperial Military Tactics	Leh-Lin Chan	Non-Fiction	327	1323
	How Rain Built the World	Shum Lip	Historical	180	1906
	How to Handle Fireworks: Lessons from a Man with No Fingers	Chin-Han Ping	Non-Fiction	301	2135
	Jimmy Sprocket and the Cave of the Dragon	Chin-Han Ping	Children's	142	486		A play on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
	Jimmy Sprocket and the Mummy's Curse	Omari Nebibi	Children's	299	2002		A play on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
	Li Bing and the King's Daughter	Leslie Chui	Fiction	140	1311
	Noodles! And Sauerkraut!	Lucanja Voit	Non-Fiction	301	2471
	Planet Beeboz	An Yu Shu	Science Fiction	408	810
	Ra! Ra! Ra!	Kneph Mbizi	Fiction	212	355
	Sim Fu: Jumping Kicks	Sifu Lu	Non-Fiction	676	2224
	South of The Simhara	Sefu Yayha	Non-Fiction	107	462
	Terracotta Bodyguard	Leh-Lin Chan	Fiction	276	1355
	That's a Wrap!: The True Life Story of the First Mummy Film Director	Amon "Joe" Ra	Non-Fiction	275	2226
	The Dragon's Age	Rui Yi	Fantasy	350	966
	The Dragon Ripple	Dingbang Ho	Fantasy	216	2475
	The Intern Reader of Fried Rice	An Yu Shu	Non-Fiction	255	2469
	The Keystone's Counterpart	Gyasi Hamedi	Fiction	413	788
	The Legend of Queen Nozilla and King Nayr	Hasan Khamoosh	Drama	653	1280
	The Life and Times of Mr. Chan	Sifu Lu	Historical	197	1210
	The Memoirs of China Han	Dingbang Ho	Historical	317	2297
	The Mummy in Love	Amon "Joe" Ra	Romance	391	1816
	The Price of Treasure	Sefu Yahya	Mystery	225	200
	The Rice of the Tourist's Companion	Rui Yi	Non-Fiction	180	1439
	The River that Sustains Us	Irfan	Non-Fiction	438	2253
	The Sand Mirage	Gyasi Hamedi	Non-Fiction	601	1819
	The Year of the Tiger	Shum Lin	Non-Fiction	170	933
	Thread Count	Omari Nebibi	Non-Fiction	1198	1111
	Toddlers and Chopsticks	Lucanja Voit	Children's	178	628
	Tomb Raiding for Toddlers: What to Know	Ishaq Jafari	Non-Fiction	407	1544

Skill Books

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

Logic

These books raise the Logic Skill.

Icon	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.

Icon	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.

Icon	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.

Icon	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.

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

Martial Arts

This book raises the Martial Arts Skill.

Icon	Title	Author	# of Pages	Skill Level	Price	EP	Comments
	Martial Arts Vol. 1: Wax On Philosophic	Shan Cai	199	0 - 3	50		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
	French Delicacies: Capturing Frogs, Snails and Crawfish	Rufus Wade	120	0	100
	Dead-ly Dealights: Catching Crocodiles and Mummyfish	Larlene Bigswell	270	2	750
	The Art of Koi Ponds: Ochiba and Tancho	Gil Halil	180	3	400
	Mythical Fish Volume 1: Discovering Dragons	Ricky Pegg	270	7	1500

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. 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
	Falafel	110	5	475
	Shawarma	95	1	325
	Stir-Fry	75	6	200

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	A reference to Shakespear's Julius Caesar
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

Time Machine Books

These books are obtained via time traveling, and cannot be bought at the store.

Past

Icon	Title	Price	EP	Additional Notes
	The Fall of Atlantis	2068
	Fire: Terrifying but Essential	676
	The Four Courners of the Earth	1945
	Lady Veronica Farfleton and the Magical Harpsichord	1557
	To Hunt or Gather?	1239
	War and More War	1663
	1000 Ways to Stew Brontosaurus	1484

Future

Icon	Title	Price	EP	Additional Notes
	Blips and Bloops: A Thesis on Mechanics	799
	Don't Tread on Me: A Robot Manifesto for Freedom	1470
	Gone with the Solar Wind	967
	Mars Real Estate Dos and Don'ts	497		Can be read at the library.
	Remembering the Internet; How the World was Changed	2754
	Signs You're A Clone	2493
	SimCity 7940 Tips and Tricks	1707
	So Hot In Binary	1266

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.