Last Updated: May-02-2013
Reading a skill book permanently raises the corresponding skill by three points (four with the Comprehension perk).
Printable Checklist
Fallout-New-Vegas-Skill-Books.pdf (13008 downloads)List of Skill Books
| Book Title | Skill | Closest Map Marker | Procurement | DLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Book of Science | Science | Brewer's Beer Bootlegging | Found | |
| Big Book of Science | Science | Camp Forlorn Hope | Stolen | |
| Big Book of Science | Science | Helios One | Quest Reward | |
| Big Book of Science | Science | Nipton Hall | Found | |
| Big Book of Science | Science | Repconn Headquarters | Found | |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Camp Searchlight | Found | |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Goodsprings | Stolen/Found | |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Ncr Sharecropper Farms | Stolen | |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Vault 3 | Found | |
| D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Followers Safehouse | Found | |
| D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Helios One | Found | |
| D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Mesquite Mountains Crater | Found | |
| D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Novac | Stolen | |
| Dean's Electronics | Repair | Nellis Air Force Base | Stolen | |
| Dean's Electronics | Repair | Sloan | Stolen | |
| Dean's Electronics | Repair | Southern Nevada Wind Farm | Found | |
| Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Mojave Outpost | Stolen | |
| Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Nellis Air Force Base | Stolen | |
| Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Ranger Station Foxtrot | Found | |
| Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Sloan | Stolen | |
| Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Cannibal Johnson's Cave | Stolen | |
| Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Cottonwood Cove | Stolen | |
| Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Hidden Supply Cave | Found | |
| Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Jacobstown | Found | |
| Guns and Bullets | Guns | Gomorrah | Stolen | |
| Guns and Bullets | Guns | Nevada Highway Patrol Station | Found | |
| Guns and Bullets | Guns | Raul's Shack | Found | |
| Guns and Bullets | Guns | Vault 34 | Found | |
| Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Brooks Tumbleweed Ranch | Stolen | |
| Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Cerulean Robotics | Found | |
| Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Lucky Jim Mine | Found | |
| Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Ncr Correctional Facility | Stolen | |
| Nikola Tesla and You | Energy Weapons | Hidden Valley | Stolen | |
| Nikola Tesla and You | Energy Weapons | Old Nuclear Test Site | Found | |
| Nikola Tesla and You | Energy Weapons | Repconn Headquarters | Found | |
| Nikola Tesla and You | Energy Weapons | Repconn Headquarters | Found | |
| Pugilism Illustrated | Unarmed | Fisherman's Pride Shack | Found | |
| Pugilism Illustrated | Unarmed | Nipton Road Reststop | Found | |
| Pugilism Illustrated | Unarmed | The Tops | Found | |
| Pugilism Illustrated | Unarmed | Vault 11 | Found | |
| Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | Barter | Allied Technologies Offices | Found | |
| Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | Barter | Cap Counterfeiting Shack | Found | |
| Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | Barter | Primm | Found | |
| Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | Barter | Vault 22 | Found | |
| Tumblers Today | Lockpick | Bitter Springs Recreation Area | Found | |
| Tumblers Today | Lockpick | Silver Peak Mine | Found | |
| Tumblers Today | Lockpick | The Prospector's Den | Found | |
| Tumblers Today | Lockpick | Wolfhorn Ranch | Found | |
| Wasteland Survival Guide | Survival | Lone Wolf Radio | Found | |
| Wasteland Survival Guide | Survival | Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm | Found | |
| Wasteland Survival Guide | Survival | Mesquite Mountains Camp Site | Found | |
| Wasteland Survival Guide | Survival | Scavenger Platform | Found | |
| Big Book of Science | Science | Executive Suites | Found | Dead Money |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Puesta Del Sol Switching Station | Found | Dead Money |
| D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Villa Clinic | Found | Dead Money |
| Dean's Electronics | Repair | Abandoned Brotherhood Of Steel Bunker | Found | Dead Money |
| Dean's Electronics | Repair | Puesta Del Sol Switching Station | Found | Dead Money |
| Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Residential District | Found | Dead Money |
| Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Police Station | Found | Dead Money |
| Guns and Bullets | Guns | Sierra Madre Casino | Found | Dead Money |
| Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Sierra Madre Casino | Found | Dead Money |
| Nikola Tesla and You | Energy Weapons | Sierra Madre Casino Vault | Found | Dead Money |
| Pugilism Illustrated | Unarmed | Villa | Found | Dead Money |
| Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | Barter | Salida Del Sol South | Found | Dead Money |
| Tumblers Today | Lockpick | Sierra Madre Casino | Found | Dead Money |
| Workbench crate, random book | NULL | Angel Cave | Found | Honest Hearts |
| Workbench crate, random book | NULL | Cueva Guarache | Found | Honest Hearts |
| Workbench crate, random book | NULL | Fallen Rock Cave | Found | Honest Hearts |
| Workbench crate, random book | NULL | Stone Bones Cave | Found | Honest Hearts |
| Big Book of Science | Science | Ashton Silo Control Station | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Sunstone Tower | Found | Lonesome Road |
| D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Buried Buildings | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Dean's Electronics | Repair | Hopeville Missile Silo Bunker | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Collapsed Overpass Tunnel | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Hopeville Women's Barracks | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Guns and Bullets | Guns | Hopeville Armory | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Third Street Municipal Building | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Nikola Tesla and You | Energy Weapons | Hopeville Missile Base Headquarters | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Pugilism Illustrated | Unarmed | Wastewater Treatment Plant | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | Barter | Marked Men Guard Outpost | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Tumblers Today | Lockpick | Hopeville Missile Base | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Tumblers Today | Lockpick | The Crow's Nest | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Wasteland Survival Guide | Survival | Waste Disposal Station | Found | Lonesome Road |
| Big Book of Science | Science | Y-0 Research Center | Found | Old World Blues |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | X-13 Testing Facility | Found | Old World Blues |
| Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | X-13 Testing Facility | Quest Reward | Old World Blues |