Adventure Books allow you to learn new Abilities to tackle harder challenges. Adventure Books are divided into a few categories depending on which kind of Ability you can learn from it: Survival (11 books), Fitness (11 books), Packing (7 books), Brawling (12 books), and Combat (12 books). You can also collect Map Guides which are listed under the Exploration category (25 books). These will unlock important information about the locations that you visit and place markers on maps.

Adventure Books can be found while exploring, bought from underground boxing rings with currency, or exchanged from local pharmacists and doctors with medicine bottles.

A total of 78 different Adventure Books can be collected. The list of Adventure Books which you have collected can be found in the Books section of the Journal.

Collecting the Adventure Books is needed to complete three quests:

The following Adventure Books will help you find the missing books:

You can buy them from local vendors - Ernesto (The Vatican), Asmaa (Gizeh), and Tongdang (Sukhothai) and thanks to them the locations where you should look for the missing Adventure Books will be marked on the map.

Adventure Books

Locations on The Vatican

1Brawler I

On top of a small crate in the room after going down the spiral staircase.

Category: Brawling

Description: Deal increased damage in armed and hand-to-hand melee combat.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 200

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2Brawler II

Category: Brawling

Description: Deal increased damage in armed and hand-to-hand melee combat.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 400

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3Climbing Ace I

On a barrel standing in the corner of the rooftop balcony.

Category: Fitness

Description: Drains less stamina and enables faster movement by using [L Shift] while ledge climbing.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 100

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4Cutman I

It's inside the Secret of Secrets Safe.

Category: Fitness

Description: Improved health bar regeneration efficiency.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 250

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5Fruit Bag

Category: Packing

Description: Carry twice the amount of fruit.

Adventure Points to Unlock: 250

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6Hardboiled I

You can buy it for 720 Lire from Shady Vendor (The Vatican).

Category: Survival

Description: Harden protection by merging two health bars into one.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 350

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7Iron Grip I

Category: Fitness

Description: Indy can clinch enemies for longer.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 225

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8Lucky Hat I

On the second floor of the building, in the captain's office, on the table.

Category: Survival

Description: After being knocked out, Indy can pick up his fedora using [E], giving him a second chance at the fight. Lucky Hat is disabled while Indy's Outfit's Fortitude is on cooldown.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 125

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9Lucky Hat I

An alternative place where you can find this book if you didn't pick it up when passing through Castel Sant'Angelo (Lucky Hat I).

Category: Survival

Description: After being knocked out, Indy can pick up his fedora using [E], giving him a second chance at the fight. Lucky Hat is disabled while Indy's Outfit's Fortitude is on cooldown.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 125

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10Marshall College Guide

It will spawn on the table and you will be able to collect it after completing the "A Savage Discovery" fieldwork.

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook concerning things of interest one can discover in Marshall College.

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11Moxie I

You can buy it for 5 Medicine Bottles from Valeria.

Category: Fitness

Description: Extend stamina bar to improve overall cardio fitness.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 250

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12Moxie II

You can buy it for 10 Medicine Bottles from Valeria.

Category: Fitness

Description: Extend stamina bar to improve overall cardio fitness.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 500

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13Moxie III

You can buy it for 15 Medicine Bottles from Valeria.

Category: Fitness

Description: Extend stamina bar to improve overall cardio fitness.

Adventure Points to Unlock: 950

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14Open Season

Category: Combat

Description: Whip-cracking an enemy temporarily causes them to take more damage from subsequent attacks.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 600

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15Pep I

Category: Fitness

Description: Add a boost to stamina recovery speed.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 275

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16Punch Out I

It is on the wooden crate in the radio operator's room located on the ground floor.

Category: Brawling

Description: Restore stamina when an enemy is knocked out.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 25

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17Sawbones I

You can buy it for 400 Lire from Shady Vendor (The Vatican).

Category: Packing

Description: Bandage inventory capacity is increased by one.

Adventure Points to Unlock: 250

Sawbones I

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18Shaping Up I

You can buy it for 5 Medicine Bottles from Valeria.

Category: Survival

Description: Increase health reserve by adding one bar.

Shaping Up I

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19Shaping Up II

You can buy it for 10 Medicine Bottles from Valeria.

Category: Survival

Description: Increase health reserve by adding one bar.

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20Shaping Up III

You can buy it for 15 Medicine Bottles from Valeria.

Category: Survival

Description: Increase health reserve by adding one bar.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 1200

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21Sleight of Hand

On the crate standing on the scaffolding.

Category: Combat

Description: Disarming an enemy with a whip-crack causes their weapon to fly Indy's way.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 800

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22Splinter Smash

It's in a locked container. Examine the Ticket Stub to learn the code needed to open the safe: 5238.

Category: Combat

Description: The last hit before an improvised weapon breaks deals additional damage.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 300

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23Street Scrapper I

Code: 1136.

Category: Combat

Description: Deal increased damage with one and two handed melee weapons.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 250

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24Throttle

Category: Combat

Description: Knock out unaware light-weight and medium-weight enemies with a whip pull.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 200

Throttle

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25Vatican Artifacts

You can buy it for 300 Lire from Ernesto.

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook to finding all the lost artifacts in the Vatican.

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26Vatican Books

You can buy it for 300 Lire from Ernesto.

Category: Exploration

Description: A compendium of adventure books found the Vatican.

Vatican Books

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27Vatican Medicine

Category: Exploration

Description: A handy guide to the locations of the medicine bottles in Vatican.

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28Vatican Mysteries

You can buy it for 300 Lire from Ernesto.

Category: Exploration

Description: An informative guide to discovering the mysteries of the Vatican.

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29Vatican Notes

You can buy it for 600 Lire from Ernesto.

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook concerning various notes to be gathered in the Vatican.

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30Vatican Relics

Category: Exploration

Description: An esoteric research journal concerning ancient relics rumored to be in the Vatican.

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Locations on Rome

31Hard Crust

In the Collegial Hall Safe you need to open to complete the mystery "A Collegial Mystery".

Category: Combat

Description: Temporarily inflict more damage while charged by hearty, whole-grain bread.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 1000

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32Rome Guide

It lies on metal rails, next to a hole in the wall in Cloaca Maxima that you will have to pass through.

Category: Exploration

Description: An informative guidebook to things of interest that can be discovered in Rome.

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33Vitamins

Category: Combat

Description: Boosted by fruity vitamins incoming damage is temporarily reduced.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 1000

Vitamins

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Locations on Gizeh

34Block Head

Category: Brawling

Description: Enemy melee weapon attacks can be efficiently blocked.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 400

Block Head

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35Brawler III

Category: Brawling

Description: Deal increased damage in armed and hand-to-hand melee combat.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 700

Brawler III

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36Bread Basket

Category: Packing

Description: Carry twice the amount of bread.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 400

Bread Basket

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37Button Man I

Category: Combat

Description: One-handed firearms deal more damage.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 500

Button Man I

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38Climbing Ace II

Category: Fitness

Description: Drains less stamina and enables faster movement by using [L Shift] while ledge climbing.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 150

Climbing Ace II

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39Cutman II

Here you can find the book if you didn't pick it up aboard an airship.

Category: Fitness

Description: Improved health bar regeneration efficiency.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 550

Cutman II

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40Cutman II

Category: Fitness

Description: Improved health bar regeneration efficiency.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 550

Cutman II

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41Gizeh Artifacts

You can buy it for 350 Pounds from Asmaa.

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook with information on the possible locations of lost artifacts in Gizeh.

Gizeh Artifacts

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42Gizeh Books

You can buy it for 350 Pounds from Asmaa.

Category: Exploration

Description: A literature compendium of all the adventure books to be found in Gizeh.

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43Gizeh Frequencies

Category: Exploration

Description: Secret military intelligence concerning the radio frequencies present in Gizeh.

Gizeh Frequencies

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44Gizeh Medicine

Lock combination is: 0609.

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook with information on the medicine bottles located in Gizeh.

Gizeh Medicine

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45Gizeh Mysteries

You can buy it for 350 Pounds from Asmaa.

Category: Exploration

Description: A collection of curious mysteries that can be discovered in Gizeh.

Gizeh Mysteries

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46Gizeh Notes

You can buy it for 700 Pounds from Asmaa.

Category: Exploration

Description: A handy guidebook to all of notes that can be gathered in Gizeh.

Gizeh Notes

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47Gizeh Relics

Category: Exploration

Description: An esoteric research journal concerning the locations of rumored ancient relics in Gizeh.

Gizeh Relics

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48Hardboiled II

You can buy it for 850 Pounds from the Shady Vendor (Gizeh).

Category: Survival

Description: Harden protection by merging two health bars into one.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 1000

Hardboiled II

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49Jumbo Lasso

Category: Combat

Description: Heavyweight enemies can be whip-pulled into a grab.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 325

Jumbo Lasso

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50Patch Up

Category: Survival

Description: Improves the amount of health that is restored when applying bandages.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 550

Patch Up

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51Pep II

Category: Fitness

Description: Add a boost to stamina recovery speed.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 575

Pep II

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52Pitcher

Category: Combat

Description: Throw items farther and deal more damage.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 375

Pitcher

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53Sawbones II

You can buy it for 550 Pounds from the Shady Vendor (Gizeh).

Category: Packing

Description: Bandage inventory capacity is increased by one.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 500

Sawbones II

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54Slug Boy I

Category: Packing

Description: Increase handgun ammunition capacity by a half-dozen bullets.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 500

Slug Boy I

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55Slugger I

Category: Brawling

Description: Increases damage from charged-up attacks.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 450

Slugger I

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56Street Scrapper II

Category: Combat

Description: Deal increased damage with one and two handed melee weapons.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 750

Street Scrapper II

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57True Grit

Category: Survival

Description: Take less damage when down to the last bar of health.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 450

True Grit

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Locations on The Himalayas

58Button Man II

Category: Combat

Description: Two-handed firearms deal more damage.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 775

Button Man II

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Locations on Shanghai

59Bob & Weave

Category: Brawling

Description: Gain stamina boost after avoiding an enemy attack through a Perfect Dodge maneuver.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 500

Bob & Weave

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Locations on Sukhothai

60Bear Hands

Category: Brawling

Description: Enables unarmed take-downs of enemies.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 1400

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61Fast Hands

Category: Combat

Description: Revolver reload speed is increased.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 650

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62Fast Hands

The first of the places where you can find this book. Right after arriving to Sukhothai, in a fascist tent pitched in front of the hotel.

Category: Combat

Description: Revolver reload speed is increased.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 650

Fast Hands

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63Handyman

Category: Combat

Description: Increases the durability of melee weapons.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 800

Handyman

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64Hardboiled III

You can buy it for 1200 Baht from the Shady Vendor (Sukhothai).

Category: Survival

Description: Harden protection by merging two health bars into one.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 2100

Hardboiled III

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65Iron Grip II

Category: Fitness

Description: Indy can clinch enemies for longer.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 475

Iron Grip II

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66Jumbo Grip

It's in the safe. Lock combination: 2480. The code is on the photograph of the Painted Message. Related mystery: Path of Tigers.

Category: Brawling

Description: Grab heavyweight enemies in hand-to-hand combat.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 500

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67Jumbo Shove

Category: Brawling

Description: Push heavyweight enemies.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 700

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68Jumbo Throttle

Category: Combat

Description: Knock out unaware heavy-weight enemies with a whip pull.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 650

Jumbo Throttle

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69Kummetz Guide

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook to points of interest one can find while exploring the KMS Kummetz.

Kummetz Guide

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70Lucky Hat II

Category: Survival

Description: The cooldown of Indy's Outfit's Fortitude is cut down by half, allowing the Lucky Hat ability to recover faster.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 500

Lucky Hat II

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71Punch Out II

Category: Brawling

Description: Restore one bar of health when an enemy is knocked out.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 600

Punch Out II

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72Sawbones III

You can buy it for 700 Baht from the Shady Vendor (Sukhothai).

Category: Packing

Description: Bandage inventory capacity is increased by one.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 950

Sawbones III

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73Seeing Red

Category: Survival

Description: Deal more damage when down to the last bar of health.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 900

Seeing Red

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74Shanghai Guide

Category: Exploration

Description: An informative guidebook to things of interest that can be discovered in Shanghai.

Shanghai Guide

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75Slug Boy II

Category: Packing

Description: Increase handgun ammunition capacity by a half-dozen bullets.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 950

Slug Boy II

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76Slugger II

Category: Brawling

Description: Increases damage from charged-up attacks.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 900

Slugger II

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77Street Scrapper III

Lock combination: 4134.

Category: Combat

Description: Deal increased damage with one and two handed melee weapons.

Adventure Points To Unlock: 1500

Street Scrapper III

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78Sukhothai Artifacts

You can buy it for 450 Baht from Tongdang one you buy the Rebreather.

Category: Exploration

Description: A handy guide to the possible locations of lost artifacts in Sukhothai.

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79Sukhothai Books

You can buy it for 450 Baht from Tongdang.

Category: Exploration

Description: A literature compendium containing information on adventure books to be found in Sukhothai.

Sukhothai Books

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80Sukhothai Cogwheels

You can buy it for 700 Baht from Tongdang one you buy the Rebreather.

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook with information regarding the sightings of Khmer cogwheels in Sukthothai.

Sukhothai Cogwheels

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81Sukhothai Frequencies

Category: Exploration

Description: Classified military document regarding the locations of encrypted radio frequencies in Sukhothai.

Sukhothai Frequencies

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82Sukhothai Medicine

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook with information on the whereabouts of medicine bottles in Sukhothai.

Sukhothai Medicine

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83Sukhothai Mysteries

You can buy it for 450 Baht from Tongdang.

Category: Exploration

Description: A collection of information regarding possible mysteries to be discovered in Sukhothai.

Sukhothai Mysteries

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84Sukhothai Notes

You can buy it for 950 Baht from Tongdang one you buy the Rebreather.

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook detailing the various notes to be found in Sukhothai.

Sukhothai Notes

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85Sukhothai Relics

Category: Exploration

Description: An old manuscript of esoteric knowledge regardig the ancient relics rumored to be found in Sukthothai.

Sukhothai Relics

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Locations on Iraq

86Ziggurat Guide

Category: Exploration

Description: A guidebook to things of interest that can be discovered in the ziggurat excavation area.

Ziggurat Guide

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