Books

These are books you can find ingame, grouped by subject.

Medical Books

These books detail aspects of Goonstation's medical system, like making medicine or treating patients.

• H-87 Cloning Apparatus Manual - How to use the cloning lab. Uses old titles for jobs but is otherwise up to date.
  Related guide: Medical Doctor.

• Medbay Pocket Guide - A brief explanation of how to prepare medicine, diagnose, and heal patients as Medical Doctor.
  Related guides: Medical Doctor, Doctoring

• Pharmacopia - Essential medical drugs.
  Related guide: Doctoring

Civilian Books

Are you a Botanist, Chef, or Barman? These jobs discuss aspects of growing, making, and serving foods and drinks.

• Bartending Pocket Guide - An brief, informal guide that outlines the Barman's workplace, the machines and tools they use, the basics of cocktail decoration, and some example drinks.
  Related guides: Barman, Foods and Drinks

• The Helpful Hydroponics Handbook - Botany primer.
  Related guide: Guide to Botany

• To Serve Man - Basic kitchen recipes.
  Related guide: Food

Engineering Books

These books explain engineering-related topics, such setting up certain kinds of engines, and other mechanics relevant to those in the Engineering department.

• Generator Startup Procedure - A basic setup for Cogmap1's thermo-electric generator, step by step.
  Related guide: Powering the station

• The Goon Geothermal Capture System Field Training Manual - How to set up Oshan Laboratory's Geothermal Capture System
  Related guide: Powering the station

• Engineering Pocket Guide - A guidebook with concise instructions on setting the solars and repairing the station.
  Related guides: Engineer, Construction, Powering the station

• Mechanic components and you - An overview of the mechanic components.
  Related guide: MechComp, Mechanic

Supply Books

These books detail specifically with the duties of Quartermasters and Miners, who are often considered a subset within the Engineering department.

• Cargo Pocket Guide - A short introduction to the Quartermaster job.
  Related guide: Quartermaster.

• Mineralogy 101 - An ore encyclopedia.
  Related guide: Guide to Mining

• Mining Pocket Guide No. 1 - Introduces basic tools used in Mining, a sample of more advanced equipment and machines, and some of the common ores encountered.
  Related guides: Guide to Mining, Miner

• Mining Pocket Guide No. 2 - Explains equipment, machinery, other jobs, and dangers involved in Mining, in an informal, "Western" tone.
  Related guides: Guide to Mining, Miner

Miscellaneous Books

These books cover subjects that don't quite fit in the previous categories or are actually fiction.

• The Buddy Book - How to program guardbuddies.
  Related guide: TermOS

• Creature Conspectus - Part of the tabletop gaming kit.
  Related guide: Guide to writing

• Critter Compendium - A catalog of most major liveforms found aboard Space Station 13.
  Related guide: Critter

• DWAINE for Dummies - How to use computers running DWAINE.
  Related guide: TermOS

• Frontier Justice: A Treatise on Space Law - A Security Officer's guide to crime and proper arrest procedures.
  Related guide: Space Law

• The Trial of Heisenbee & Albert and the Deep Blue Sea - Short children's stories featuring various animals on the station.
  Related guide: None.

Outdated Books

The books listed here discuss content that is no longer in the game. They are kept around for historical interest.

• Dummies guide to material science - Outdated explanation of material properties.
  Updated guide: Ore Processing

• Chemical Information‎ - Describes plasma gas and the chemicals inaprovaline, dylovene, and sleep toxin, which no longer exist.
  Updated guides: Chemistry, Gas