Computer Science 101
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An entry-level textbook about computers.
A college textbook on computer science.
An informative magazine all about computers, both hardware and software.
A collection of notable uses of concrete. Contains detailed directions on how to mix and use cement to form useful aggregates.
A nice cookbook that goes beyond recipes and into the chemistry of food.
An in-depth look at various styles of close quarters fighting. There's an amusing essay about dirty tricks in the front section.
A fun quarterly magazine all about macaroni art and things you can make by supergluing found objects together.
This huge hardbound book is a collection of reference data and formulae pertinent to many technical disciplines. If poring over tables of chemical and physical data is your thing, this is the book for you.
This cookbook is written in Italian, but handily illustrated with step-by-step photo instructions.
This cookbook contains many fanciful recipes. Some of them are even worth the trouble to actually prepare. Lovely pen and ink illustrations of overweight knights and gluttonous monks line the pages.
Learn the moves of the trendiest dances right now.
A large, leatherbound book containing a number of leather and rubber recipes for the fashionable dieselpunk.
This school notebook contains an astounding amount of "recipes" of various cardboard utilities, ranging from the wholly impractical to completely impossible. Despite that, they're illustrated in a surprisingly thorough manner, to the point where you could possibly learn something from studying the chicken scratch and schematics in detail. The last page thanks a number of names, some of which you recognize from the refugee center. Your name covers half the page. At the bottom, it warns you not to let "the sandman" read it.
A biannual magazine devoted to the art and science of discus-throwing.
Bearing the logo of Northrop, these are assembly plans, design specs, and technical drawings for the dispatch. Most of this is useless to you, but you could use the assembly plans to re-assemble the robot from salvaged parts.
A thick, hardbound book detailing countless projects for inventions that claim to improve all aspects of life.
Canning foods doesn't have to stop with jam and pickles. This book provides a plethora of juices that can be preserved.
An annual publication about fencing and dueling. There are many good illustrations which describe proper technique and form.
A thick, hardcover volume with everything needed to weave legendary stories. It's full of information, but finding the things you're looking for can be a chore.
This self-help book, by "acclaimed nutrition and health guru Amar de Freitas," is as dubious as its title. Worse, it is boring. It does, however, contain a few basic cooking instructions.
An advanced college textbook on circuit theory, design, and organization.
A textbook on civil engineering and construction.
A big binder full of somebody's family recipes. The well-turned pages and creased corners speak volumes of the culinary knowledge contained within. You could probably learn a lot about cooking from studying this domestic artifact.
Fermenting as a cooking practice only recently came back into vogue before the Cataclysm. Here is a book with dozens of recipes, many of which you are unlikely to ever see the ingredients for again.
Illustrated how-to guide for your first aid kit.
A hardbound book detailing advanced first aid techniques and field-expedient medical care.
A hefty military field manual about mine-warfare principles, the mechanics of different types of mines/IED's, and countermine operations.
A hefty military field manual about automatic rifle usage and techniques which improve marksmanship and proper weapons-handling.
A hefty military field manual about bayonet usage and combat theory.
A cookbook professing itself to be for those seeking "daring and sophisticated flavors." The book exhorts the reader to defy convention and break the rules, and then presents a number of useful rules and conventions for preparing food.
An educational book detailing the uses of fake fur, as well as its benefits and disadvantages. The prose is rather passionate, and a disclaimer on the cover proudly states that the book is printed and distributed by the Gryphon Animal Rights Organization.
A full-size glossy women's magazine. There are a few unoriginal recipes and some simple cooking tips somewhere in between the fashion photos and the sex advice columns.
Bearing the logo of Uncanny, these are assembly plans, design specs, and technical drawings for the grocery bot. Most of this is useless to you, but you could use the assembly plans to re-assemble the robot from salvaged parts.
A thick textbook for paramedics describing advanced lifesaving procedures and field-expedient care methods.
Reviews of firearms, and various useful tips about their use.
An amusing magazine about ham radio, with lots of diagrams and illustrations for making your own electronic devices.
An interesting quarterly report about rocket launchers and recoilless rifles. There are lots of large, exciting photos of explosions and weaponry.
An in-depth magazine about the use of bronze weapons in warfare. There are some images about their fabrication process.
By learning the fundamentals of chassis building and suspension design you will gain the critical knowledge needed to hot rod properly.
Very beginner-level information about computers.
Useful if you want to get a good deal when purchasing goods.
A worn manual that describes how to set and disarm a wide variety of traps.
A college-level textbook about plants of all shapes and sizes. Covers a wide range of subjects, from horticulture to the identification of tropical plants. As such, it is of limited practical use in your current situation.
An incredibly detailed guide to modern rockets, mortars, grenade launchers, and recoilless weaponry. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs, it contains a wealth of information.
It seems to be a guide to edged weapon combat, poorly photocopied and released on spiral-bound paper. Still, there are lots of useful tips for beginners.
This cookbook has lots of colorful pictures of finished dishes and features personal tips from the author/chef on nearly every recipe. On the back cover are two joyful photos of the author in the kitchen with their parents: one as a child and one as an adult.