Higher Learning

This is an achievement that requires you to locate multiple books in Dalaran. The book names are named after spell schools in D&D and other games. Once finished, mails you a book in the mail that teleports you. http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=43824

Upon using the book, you are able to obtain a new non-combat pet. It appears similar to the Warlock pet Voidwalker, but blue-purple. The same model of the Arcane Anomoly in Karazhan. http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=44738

The book locations are here. Please note either the book will spawn, or an alternative non-achievement book. After reading either of the books, they will despawn. Thus if you get the non-achievement one, you would need to wait for the other one to appear.

Introduction: Spawns in the Teleportation Crystal room, on the floor.
Divination: Spawns in Violet Citadel, near the port to Caverns of Time.
Necromancy: Spawns on top floor of Ledgermain Lodge, in a room with an empty bookshelf.
Conjuration: Spawns in the Violet Citadel, on the bottom floor bookshelf right of Rhonin.
Abjuration: Spawns in the Dalaran Visitor Center, next to the chair and bookshelves.
Transmutation: Spawns on the bottom floor of Ledgermain Lodge, in the empty bookshelf.
Enchantment: Spawns on the second story balcony of the store Threads of Fate.
Illusion: Spawns on a box next to the normal dungeon daily quest giver by Violet Hold.

Additional detailed information to tell you where to gaze at:

Introduction: Spawns in the Teleportation Crystal room, on the floor.

Turn right while you enter the room from the east door (now you are facing north). The book spawns on the floor at the corner, right to the bookshelf you see.

Divination: Spawns in Violet Citadel, near the port to Caverns of Time.

There are two bookshelves on the left side of the CoT portal. The book spawns not in them but between them... on the floor.

Necromancy: Spawns on top floor of Ledgermain Lodge, in a room with an empty bookshelf.

Obviously there is only one room with an empty bookshelf -- the left one. The book pops at mid level of the bookshelf.

Conjuration: Spawns in the Violet Citadel, on the bottom floor bookshelf right of Rhonin.

When you face Rhonin, on your righthand side there are two shelves, at the bottom level of the left shelf there is a book on the right and empty slot on the left, the book pops at left slot.

Abjuration: Spawns in the Dalaran Visitor Center, next to the chair and bookshelves.

FYI Visitor Center is where the Guild Master and Tabard Vendor are.
It pops on the floor on the right side next to the small table, in front of the right chair.

Transmutation: Spawns on the bottom floor of Ledgermain Lodge, in the empty bookshelf.

There are two empty bookshelves in the Lounge. You are looking for the right one (while you enter), next to a stove. The book pops at mid level of the bookshelf.

Enchantment: Spawns on the second story balcony of the store Threads of Fate.

On the balcony there are 3 (or 4) boxes. The right box with an apple on it, the middle box with a pot and a bottle on it, and the left box -- usually nothing on it. The book pops on the left box.

Illusion: Spawns on a box next to the normal dungeon daily quest giver by Violet Hold.

The quest giver is in the northern end (I know it's trivial :p). There are two boxes behind him, the book pops on the box close to the corner.

I have been doing this achievement for 8 hours straight now, and i have 4 Arcane Magic books read.

SPAWN TIME: Each book spawns every 3 - 4 hours (sometimes few minutes more). They do not affect each others spawn time.

LOCATION: Locations shown on wowhead are correct. Each book has its own spawn location, though a "fake" one might spawn instead of the Arcane Magic ones.

So here's how i did this:

First off, there were 4 people in my group looking for the books, so we each picked a location to camp. When we started finding books, Arcane Magic or "fake" ones, i wrote down their spawn times and the times they should spawn again:

Introduction: 3:30 (6:30 - 7:30 respawn), 6:41 (9:41 - 10:41)
Conjuration: 3:30 (6:30 - 7:30), 6:54 (9:54 - 10:54)
Enchantment: 5:50 (8:50 - 9:50)
Necromancy: 4:48 (7:48 - 8:48), 8:48 (11:48 - 12:48)
Abjuration: 3:30 (6:30 - 7:30), 7:18 (10:18 - 11:18)
Divination: 5:23 (8:23 - 9:23)
Illusion: 5:22 (8:22 - 9:22), 9:17 (12:17 - 13:17)
Transmutation: 4:47 (7:47 - 8:47), 8:48 (11:48 - 12:48)

Those are the timers i have written down so far. And yeah.. at 3:30 three "fake" books spawned at the same time :P They seem to spawn more often than the Arcane Magic ones.

Hope this helped !
Happy bookhunting !

- Moonkipz, achievement and companion pet addict of Lightning's Blade

EDIT : When clicked, the books only stay for 2-3 minutes.

EDIT 2 : Ignore people saying books will despawn even if they haven't been read, I have been watching over a "fake" book for 20 minutes now, without clicking it, and it has not despawned.