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The Willamette Parkview Mall has five bookstores, which have 24 books that will increase Frank's abilities in different ways, so long as they are in his inventory.[1]

Effects[]

Different books have different effects, books with a:

  1. PP+ symbol - give Frank a boost in Prestige Points from photography or defeating zombies.
  2. Skill + symbol allow Frank to learn skateboarding and cycling skills, or skills that can make the escorting of Survivors easier.
  3. Heal + symbol boost the restorative power of food (multiple Books can be held in tandem to further increase the bonus percentage).
  4. Item + increase durability of certain books. Like the Heal+ Books, holding multiple Books with the same effect can increase this effect.

Press when Frank is holding the book in his hands to see the book's effects.[2]

Multiple books with the same effect[]

In this list below is the following:

  • (x2) = the item can be effected by two books at the same time.
  • (x3) = the item can be effected by three books at the same time.
For Example

If Frank is carrying these three books, the Hedge trimmer (x3) can have simultaneously its:

  1. durability increased by the Criminal Biography Book,
  2. durability increased even more by the Engineering Book,
  3. durability increased yet even more by the Lifestyle Magazine.

As an example of a book's abilities, the hedge trimmer was tested:

  • No book: 20 hits before destroyed
  • One books: 60 hits
  • Two books: 180 hits[3]

Book List[]

the names below are from the Official Matze stinkt Dead Rising strategy guide.[4]

Book Name Location/Scoop Effect Items affected
Brainwashing Tips
  Colby's Movieland
A Strange Group Scoop.
Paradise Plaza
Skill +
Makes Survivors more aggressive
Camera 1
  Contemporary Reading
Paradise Plaza
PP +
+25% Prestige points from photographs
Camera 2
  Photographer's Pride Scoop
Paradise Plaza
PP +
Photographer's Pride +100% Prestige points from photographs
Cooking
  Everyone Luvs Books
Entrance Plaza
Skill +
Mixed drinks last twice as long
Criminal Biography
  Sir Book-A-Lot
Wonderland Plaza
Item +
Edged weapons last 3 times as long
  Battle Axe
  Chainsaw (x2)
  Small Chainsaw (x3)
  Cleaver
  Meat Cleaver
  Fire Ax
  Hedge Trimmer (x3)
  Katana
  Saw Blade (x2)
  Sickle (x3)
  Sword
  Ceremonial Sword
Cycling
  Everyone Luvs Books
Entrance Plaza
Skill +
Allows for bicycle tricks and hold onto bicycles three times longer than usual.[6]
Engineering
  Bachman's Bookporium
Paradise Plaza
Item +
Tools and construction items last three times as long
  2" x 4"
  Chainsaw (x2)
  Small Chainsaw (x3)
  Lead Pipe
  Excavator
  Hedge Trimmer (x3)
  Plywood Panel (x2)
  Saw Blade (x2)
  Shovel
  Sickle (x3)
  Sledgehammer
Entertainment Book
  Bachman's Bookporium
Paradise Plaza
Item +
Entertainment weapons last three times as long
  Acoustic Guitar
  Bass Guitar
  Bowling Ball (x2)
  Electric Guitar
  TV (x2)
  HDTV (x2)
  Skateboard (x3)
  Small Chainsaw (x3)
Health 1
  Sir Book-a-Lot
Wonderland Plaza
Heal +
+50% more health from food items
Health 2
  The Sinister Read
Entrance Plaza
Heal +
+50% more health from food items
Hobby
  Contemporary Reading
Paradise Plaza
Item +
Increase the durability of toys
  Boomerang (x2)
  Laser Sword (Toy)
  Novelty Mask (Bear)
  Novelty Mask (Horse)
  Novelty Mask (Ghoul)
  Novelty Mask (Servbot)
  Rat Stick
  Rat Saucer (frisbee)
  Stuffed Bear
  Toy Cube
Horror Novel 1
  The Sinister Read
Entrance Plaza
PP+
+25% Prestige points from killing zombies
Horror Novel 2
  Bachman's Bookporium
Paradise Plaza
PP +
+25% Prestige points from killing zombies
Interior Design
  Bachman's Bookporium
Paradise Plaza
Item +
Increase the durability of interior design items
  Chair (x2)
  Fence
  Mannequin (x2)
  Painting
  Skylight (x2)
  Steel Rack (x2)
  Stool
  TV (x2)
  HDTV (x2).
Japanese Conversation
  Sir Book-a-Lot
Wonderland Plaza
N/A
Allows Frank to speak to Shinji and Yuu in the bookstore during the Japanese Tourists scoop in Sir Book-A-Lot
Lifestyle Magazine
  The Sinister Read
Entrance Plaza
Item +
3x durability on household items

  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
Skateboarding
  Sir Book-a-Lot
Wonderland Plaza
Item +
Allows for skateboard tricks and hold onto skateboards three times longer than usual.[8]
Sports
  Contemporary Reading
Paradise Plaza
Item +
Increase the durability of sporting goods
  Barbell
  Baseball Bat
  Boomerang (x2)
  Bowling Ball (x2)
  Dumbbell
  Pickaxe (x2)
  Skateboard (x2)
  Soccer Ball
Survival
  Hatchet Man
North Plaza
Heal +
+100% health recovery from food items
Travel
  Everyone Luvs Books
Entrance Plaza
Item +
Increase the durability of travel and shopping items.
  Bench
  Handbag
  Lipstick Prop
  Parasol (umbrella)
  Perfume Prop
  Pickaxe (x2)
  Sign
  Shopping Cart
  Weapon Cart.
Wartime Photography
  Everyone Luvs Books
Entrance Plaza
PP +
+25% Prestige points from photographs
Weekly Photo Magazine
  Contemporary Reading
Paradise Plaza
Skill +
Display visual queue markers indicating photo type.
World News
  The Sinister Read
Entrance Plaza
PP +
+25% Prestige points from survivor rescues
Wrestling
  Hatchet Man
North Plaza
Attack +
Increase the effectiveness of Frank's hand-to-hand combat skills

Trivia[]

Dead rising survival book respawns

Like other books, the survival book respawns if Frank dropped or lost it in a different load screen area

  • If Frank loses all of his possessions, such as in the Cultist's Hideout and in the Photographer's Pride scoop, all of the books will be returned back to their original locations for Frank to pick up later, this includes the Survival and Wrestling books from The Hatchet Man scoop, found in the empty store next to Crislip's Home Saloon. Book Camera 2 can be found again outside of Colombian Roastmasters on the second floor of Paradise Plaza. Like CDs, books always drop on the back cover side unless bumped while they are dropping.

Images[]


See also[]

Notes[]

  1. Off, Greg (August 7, 2006). Dead Rising Official Strategy Guide. BradyGames. , p. 116
  2. Off, Greg (August 7, 2006). Dead Rising Official Strategy Guide. BradyGames. , p. 42
  3. Dead Rising: Book Guide, GameFAQs.com, (August, 2006).
  4. Off, Greg (August 7, 2006). Dead Rising Official Strategy Guide. BradyGames. , p. 117
  5. Moves and Books Lists, Cheat Happens.
  6. Moves and Books Lists, Cheat Happens.
  7. Moves and Books Lists, Cheat Happens.
  8. Moves and Books Lists, Cheat Happens.

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