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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
Brainwashing Tips Colby's Movieland A Strange Group Skill + Makes survivors more aggressive
Brainwashing manual
Camera 1 Paradise Plaza Contemporary Reading PP + +25% PP from photographs
Camera 1
Camera 2 Paradise Plaza Photographer's Pride PP + +100% PP from photographs
Cooking Entrance Plaza Everyone Luvs Books Skill + Juices last twice as long
Criminal Biography Wonderland Plaza Sir Book-a-Lot Item + Increase the durability of edged weapons
  • Battle Axe,
  • Chainsaw (x2),
  • Small Chainsaw (x3)
  • Cleaver,
  • Meat Cleaver,
  • Fire Ax,
  • Hedge Trimmer (x3),
  • Katana,
  • Saw Blade (x2),
  • Sickle (x3),
  • Sword,
  • Ceremonial Sword.
File:Dead rising criminal book.PNG
Criminal book
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Cycling Entrance Plaza Everyone Luvs Books Skill + Increase the durability of bicycles and allow tricks
Engineering Paradise Plaza Bachman Books Item + Increase the durability of tools and construction items
  • 2 x 4,
  • Chainsaw (x2),
  • Small Chainsaw (x3).
  • Lead Pipe,
  • Excavator,
  • Hedge Trimmer (x3),
  • Plywood Panel (x2),
  • Saw Blade (x2),
  • Shovel,
  • Sickle (x3),
  • Sledgehammer.
Handbook of Modern Engineering
Entertainment Paradise Plaza Bachman Books Item + Increase the durability of entertainment items
  • Acoustic Guitar,
  • Bass Guitar,
  • Bowling Ball (x2),
  • Electric Guitar,
  • TV (x2),
  • HDTV (x2),
  • Skateboard (x3),
  • Small Chainsaw (x3).
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Entertainment book
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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 book
Health 2 Entrance Plaza The Sinister Read Heal + +50% of health recovery from food items
Health 2 book
Hobby Paradise Plaza Contemporary Reading Item + Increase the durability of toys
  • Boomerang (x2),
  • Laser Sword (Toy),
  • Novelty Mask,
  • Rat Stick,
  • Rat Saucer (frisbee),
  • Stuffed Bear,
  • Toy Cube
Hobby
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Horror Novel 1 Entrance Plaza The Sinister Read PP+ +25% PP from killing zombies
Horror Novel 1
Horror Novel 2 Paradise Plaza Bachman Books PP + +25% PP from killing zombies
Horror Novel 2
Interior Design Paradise Plaza Bachman Books Item + Increase the durability of interior design items
  • Chair (x2),
  • Fence,
  • Mannequin (x2),
  • Painting,
  • Skylight (x2),
  • Steel Rack (x2),
  • Stool,
  • TV (x2),
  • HDTV (x2).
Interior Design
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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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Japanese book
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Lifestyle Magazine Entrance Plaza The Sinister Read Item + 3x durability on household items
  • Bucket,
  • Chair (x2),
  • Garbage Can,
  • Hanger,
  • Hedge Trimmer (x3),
  • Lawn Mower,
  • Mailbox,
  • Mannequin (x2).
  • Oil Bucket,
  • Paint Can,
  • Pet Food,
  • Plywood Panel (x2),
  • Push Broom,
  • Shampoo,
  • Shower Head,
  • Sickle (x3),
  • Skylight (x2),
  • Smokestack,
  • Steel Rack (x2),
  • Stepladder,
  • Stool,
  • Tool Box.
Lifestyle Magazine
Skateboard Wonderland Plaza Sir Book-a-Lot Item + Increase the durability of skateboards and allow tricks
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Skateboarding book
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Sports Paradise Plaza Contemporary Reading Item + Increase the durability of sporting goods
  • Barbell,
  • Baseball Bat,
  • Boomerang (x2),
  • Bowling Ball (x2),
  • Dumbell,
  • Pick Ax (x2),
  • Skateboard (x2),
  • Soccer Ball
Sports
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Survival North Plaza Hatchet Man Heal + +100% health recovery from food items
Survivalist Times book
Travel Entrance Plaza Everyone Luvs Books Item + Increase the durability of travel and shopping items.
  • Bench,
  • Handbag,
  • Lipstick Prop,
  • Parasol (umbrella),
  • Perfume Prop,
  • Pick Ax (x2),
  • Sign,
  • Shopping Cart,
  • Weapon Cart.
Wartime Photography Entrance Plaza Everyone Luvs Books PP + +25% PP from photographs
Wartime Photographs
Weekly Photo Magazine Paradise Plaza Contemporary Reading Skill + Display visual queue markers indicating photo type
Weekly Photo Magazine

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.

World News Magazine Entrance Plaza The Sinister Read PP + +25% PP from survivor rescues
World News Magazine
Wrestling North Plaza Hatchet Man Attack + Increase the effectiveness of Frank's hand-to-hand combat skills
Wrestling Fan Magazine

As an example of books abilites, the hedge trimmer was tested:

  • No book: 20 hits
  • One books: 60 hits
  • Two books: 180 hits



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