Fallout: New Vegas skill books

Skill books
Reading a skill book permanently raises the corresponding skill by three points (four if you've taken the Comprehension perk). There are 4 books for each skill, except for explosives, for which there are only 3 books. You can find a total of 51 skill books in New Vegas.

Skill books include:
 * Big Book of Science
 * Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual
 * D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine
 * Dean's Electronics
 * Grognak the Barbarian
 * Guns and Bullets
 * Lying, Congressional Style
 * Pugilism Illustrated
 * Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor
 * The Wasteland Survival Guide

Skill magazines
Skill magazines temporarily raise the corresponding skill by ten points (twenty with Comprehension), but wear off after a while (longer with Retention). There are a total of 213 skill magazines in New Vegas. They are much more common than skill books.

Skill magazines include:


 * Boxing Times
 * Fixin' Things
 * Future Weapons Today
 * Lad's Life
 * ¡La Fantona!
 * Locksmith's Reader
 * Meeting People
 * Milsurp Review
 * Patriot's Cookbook
 * Programmer's Digest
 * Salesman Weekly
 * Tales of Chivalrie
 * Today's Physician