Fallout: New Vegas/Skill Books

Barter

The Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor books improve the barter skill.

1. Vault 22. In the Pest Control floor. Located in a lab room on a table with bubbling vials.
2. Allied Technologies Offices - on the floor in the southwest corner of a large office room to the west of the entrance room
3. Cap Counterfeiting Shack - on a suitcase by the bed in the small, back cellar room
4. Primm - In Bison Steve Casino - on the floor behind the counter in the gift shop.

Energy Weapons

The Nikola Tesla and You books improve the energy weapons skill.

1. REPCONN Headquarters, located on a safe within the shipping department.
2. REPCONN Headquarters - on the second floor, in the northeast server room on a table.
3. Hidden Valley - in bunker L1 in a white plastic bin by the desk inside Schuler's office.
4. Old Nuclear Test Site - on the small table opposite the entrance, inside the irradiates shack.

Explosives

Copies of Duck and Cover provide a skill boost to explosives.

1. Nellis Air Force Base - Among the neatly arranged books on the bookcase inside Mother Pearl's barracks
2. Sloan - Inside the small barracks shack next to the trailer, on the left locker below the First Aid Box, near the bunk beds
3. Mojave Outpost - Inside the bar and barracks building, on the bottom shelf below the bar counter

Guns

The Guns and Bullets books improve the guns skill.

1. Gommorrah - In the Zoara Club, on the first low bookshelf, on the left side of Big Sal's office
2. Raul's Shack - In the small, wooden crate on the floor, at the foot of the metal shelves left of the entrance
3. Vault 34 - In the Armory Common room, on a small, metal table by the pool table
4. Nevada Highway Patrol Station - on the desk without the computer in the entrance

Lockpick

The Tumblers Today books improve the lockpick skill.

1. Silver Peak Mine - Inside the shack, behind two small tables, on the ground near the entrance
2. Bitter Springs Recreation Area - in the office shack to the west on a desk
3. The Prospector's Den - Inside the cave system in the small barracks room on the floor in the far right corner.
4. Wolfhorn Ranch - Inside the farmhouse, partially under the refrigerator without the door, to the right of the entrance

Medicine

The D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine books improve the medicine skill.

1. Followers Safehouse - On a bedside shelf in the second room.
2. Mesquite Mountains Craters - Inside Hell's Motel, below the globe with the hat on it, on the table with the Repair Kit and Radio, right of the entrance
3. HELIOS One - At the very top floor, on the bed with the pillow in the room with the Holotape password
4. Novac - In Ranger Andy's motel room, on his bed.

Melee Weapons

The Grognak the Barbarian books improve the melee weapons skill.

1. Jacobstown - In the eastern bungalow chalet near the pond, lying on the floor.
2. Cannibal Johnson's Cave - Close to the cave campfire, on a mattress
3. Hidden Supply Cave - Resting on one of the large, metal crates
4. Cottonwood Cove - Inside the headquarters building, upper floor, on a shelf.

Repair

The Dean's Electronics books improve the repair skill.

1. Nellis Air Force Base - Inside Loyal's workshop shed on a long, metal counter
2. Sloan - Inside the barracks, on the shelf between the Dino Toy and Radio
3. Southern Nevada Wind Farm - Inside the shack on a table.
4. Abandoned BoS Bunker - In the office area, on a metal sill opposite the Reloading Bench

Science

The Big Book of Science books improve the science skill.

1. Brewer's Beer Bootlegging - Inside the basement, on the table with the vial experiment.
2. REPCONN Headquarters - On a shelf inside the Gift Shop storeroom, near the Rocket Souvenirs.
3. Nipton - In the top floor of the Town Hall, on the Mayor's desk next to a Programmer's Digest magazine.
4. Camp Forlorn Hope - Inside Major Polatli's tent on a desk.

Sneak

The Chinese Army: Spec. Ops. Training Manual books improve the sneak skill.

1. NCR Sharecropper Farms - On some papers, by the corner desk inside the ranch house near the four fertilizer hoppers, northeast corner.
2. Vault 3 - In the Living Quarters, inside the executive dorm on a low bookcase.
3. Goodsprings - Under a book on a bookcase, inside the ranch house, just east of the school house
4. Camp Searchlight - East Chapel, inside the Gecko-filled basement on the stone floor.

Speech

The Lying, Congressional Style books improve the speech skill.

1. Brooks Tumbleweed Ranch - In the upstairs room with the chessboard on an open locker shelf.
2. Cerulean Robotics - On the floor among some office desks.
3. NCR Correction Facility - In the Administration Building on a desk in the room opposite Eddie's room
4. Lucky Jim Mine - Inside the shack on a shelf below the Varmint Rifle

Survival

The Wasteland survival guide improves the survival skill.

1. Scavenger Platform - Among the books under the fallen metal bookshelf, on the northern platform section.
2. Lone Wolf Wadio - Inside the radio trailer, near the Scrap Electronics and mattress.
3. Mesquite Mountains Camps Site - Inside the western tent, behind the rolled-up bedding
4. Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm - In the northern barn near a barrel crate on the top balcony.

Unarmed

The Pugilism Illustrated books improve the unarmed skill.

1. The Tops Casino - In the Presidential Suite on a small table near the pool table.
2. Fisherman's Pride Shack - On a bedside table near the lamp and mattress
3. Nipton Road Reststop - Inside the store marked "Lester" on one of the bookcase shelved close to the cash register.
4. Vault 11 - Inside the Living Quarters, in the female dorm, by a fallen dresser.