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.
- A-97 Port-A-Brig Manual - How to use the Port-a-Brig.
Related guide: Security Objects
- 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 or are themselves no longer in the game. They are kept around for historical interest.
- Chemical Information - Describes plasma gas and the chemicals inaprovaline, dylovene, and sleep toxin, which no longer exist.
Updated guides: Chemistry, Gas
- A Crash Course in Legal SOP - Instructions on trials and due process.
Updated guide: N/A, for trials have been phased out. See Space Law for current punishment procedures.
- Dummies guide to material science - Outdated explanation of material properties.
Updated guide: Ore Processing
- Generator Startup Procedure (Old) - The old version of the Generator Startup Procedure for the old version of the thermoelectric generator
Updated guide: Powering the station.
- Job Information - Various jobs on the station, their access levels, and their duties.
Updated guide: Jobs
- Standard Operating Procedure - Outlines how to handle various emergencies, such as fires and plasma leaks.
Updated guide: Engineer