Dead Rising/Books
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The Willamette Parkview Mall has several bookstores, inside which you'll come across books which will increase or augment Frank's abilities in different ways, so long as they're in his inventory.
- (x2) indicates the item can be effected by two books
- (x3) indicates the item can be effected by three books
| Book Name | Location | Store/Scoop | Type | Effect | Items affected | Photo |
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| Brainwashing Tips | Colby's Movieland | A Strange Group | Skill + | Makes survivors more aggressive |
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| Camera 1 | Paradise Plaza | Contemporary Reading | PP + | +25% PP from photographs |
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| Camera 2 | Paradise Plaza | Photographer's Pride | PP + | +100% PP from photographs | ||
| Cooking | Entrance Plaza | Everyone Luvs Books | Skill + | Juices last twice as long |
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| Criminal Biography | Wonderland Plaza | Sir Book-a-Lot | Item + | Increase the durability of edged weapons |
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| Cycling | Entrance Plaza | Everyone Luvs Books | Skill + | Increase the durability of bicycles and allow tricks |
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| Engineering | Paradise Plaza | Bachman Books | Item + | Increase the durability of tools and construction items |
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| Entertainment | Paradise Plaza | Bachman Books | Item + | Increase the durability of entertainment items |
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| Health 1 | Wonderland Plaza | Sir Book-a-Lot | Heal + | +50% of health recovery from food items |
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| Health 2 | Entrance Plaza | The Sinister Read | Heal + | +50% of health recovery from food items |
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| Hobby | Paradise Plaza | Contemporary Reading | Item + | Increase the durability of toys |
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| Horror Novel 1 | Entrance Plaza | The Sinister Read | PP+ | +25% PP from killing zombies |
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| Horror Novel 2 | Paradise Plaza | Bachman Books | PP + | +25% PP from killing zombies |
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| Interior Design | Paradise Plaza | Bachman Books | Item + | Increase the durability of interior design items |
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| Japanese Conversation | Wonderland Plaza | Sir Book-a-Lot | N/A | Allows Frank to speak to Shinji and Yuu in the bookstore during the scoop in Sir Book-A-Lot |
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| Lifestyle Magazine | Entrance Plaza | The Sinister Read | Item + | 3x durability on household items |
Affects
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| Skateboard | Wonderland Plaza | Sir Book-a-Lot | Item + | Increase the durability of skateboards and allow tricks |
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| Sports | Paradise Plaza | Contemporary Reading | Item + | Increase the durability of sporting goods |
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| Survival | North Plaza | Hatchet Man | Heal + | +100% health recovery from food items |
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| Travel | Entrance Plaza | Everyone Luvs Books | Item + | Increase the durability of travel and shopping items. |
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| Wartime Photography | Entrance Plaza | Everyone Luvs Books | PP + | +25% PP from photographs |
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| Weekly Photo Magazine | Paradise Plaza | Contemporary Reading | Skill + | Display visual queue markers indicating photo type |
This magazine/book works well for finding Queens, as they appear as Green PP icons in a sea of red and blue zombie PP icons. |
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| World News Magazine | Entrance Plaza | The Sinister Read | PP + | +25% PP from survivor rescues |
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| Wrestling | North Plaza | Hatchet Man | Attack + | Increase the effectiveness of Frank's hand-to-hand combat skills |
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As an example of books abilites, the hedge trimmer was tested:
- No book: 20 hits
- One books: 60 hits
- Two books: 180 hits
