Perk Books

## Description

**Perk Books** provide the player with certain perks after reading them. They can be found throughout the map in loot, mailboxes, newspaper boxes, bookshelves and bookstores (Crack-A-Book) or received as quest rewards or bought from the Traders.
There are 19 Books, each with 7 Volumes. After reading all 7 Volumes of a given book, you will gain the bonus perk.
Each Book has a different theme, and the volumes within them all apply to that theme.

## Book Series

"Reading books will unlock permanent perks. Read all the volumes in a series and receive a special collector's perk"

### The Art of Mining

"The Art of Mining: Learn from the original Miner 69'r Herb 'Cackler' Dugall and show all the Johnny Newcomes out there who can crack rock the fastest."

### The Automatic Weapon Handbook

"Learn from top military expert Leonard 'Sarge' Barton how to shoot, maintain, and maximize your skill with 7.62mm automatic weapons."

### Batter Up!

"Learn how to swing a bat and knock those balls out of park"

### Bar Brawler

"Learn from Irish legend "Lucky Bastard" himself and never get bested in a good ol' fashioned bar room brawl."

### The Fireman's Almanac

"Learn all about firemen and fire fighting techniques"

### The Great Heist

"This book series explains in detail how various thieves pulled off the greatest heists of all time."

### The Hunter's Journal

"Learn tips from the best hunters in the world and techniques for hunting all kinds of wildlife."

### Lucky Looter

"Ever feel like your luck is just bad? This book series will turn it all around for you and you'll be the envy of the neighborhood and legend at the pub. Whatever you find you'll make more of."

### Magnum Enforcer

"An autobiography about a .44 Magnum wielding cop with an attitude. Learn how 'Filthy Harry Calasham' handled all the dirty jobs with his .44 Magnum."

### Needle & Thread

"From head to toe we've got you covered. Each edition specializes in high quality clothing designs for the home sewing enthusiast"

### The Night Stalker

"From dusk to dawn become one with the shadows utilizing stealth and subterfuge to become the ultimate assassin."

### Pistol Pete

"Pistol Pete is the 9mm handgun enthusiast's one stop shop to learn about pistols and submachine guns."

### Ranger's Guide to Archery

"Master every aspect of archery from bows to crossbows with this comprehensive set of books."

### Shotgun Messiah

"Shotgun Messiah is your one stop shop to buy and learn all about shotguns. Learn to shoot, maintain, and craft your own ammunition."

### Sniper

"Learn from ex special forces veteran 'Slick Willy' all the tactics and techniques of becoming an elite sniper."

### Spear Hunter

"Connect with your inner caveman and master the forgotten art of spear hunting."

### Urban Combat

"Learn from the best tactical and military experts to become an Urban Killing machine."

### Tech Junkie

"Learn from MacDyver himself to build useful gadgets from common household junk!"

### Wasteland Treasures

"These are my hand written notes on all the tips I've learned since the bombs fell and the dead rose on how to survive. I hope they help you how they have helped me. Peace be with you friend."

## Notes

* Reading a Volume also yields 50xp
* (\*\*) As of A18.3(b4) the description is not shown
* (\*\*\*) The Vol. names on this page should match the in game description (A18.3), the lootgroup names found in the xml files are not necessarily the same.