Ross a book he had left in the infirmary. I got the book, which was down a hatch along with a skill book, put the book into my inventory and went back to finish the quest. when I talked to Ross, he asked if I had seen his book, and I never got dialogue to release the book to him, so I could never finish quest or get exp. points
Hm, do you mean the gay medic Amon? He wanted a book from the spider cell in the arena.
The other book-loving guy was merchant Tully. Yes, this quest was buggy in the early version. But he wanted a book from the general Bram (was in a secret cellar). You now not only get XP after patching, you get a Deathclaw as well => a 2-hander sword as a reward.
http://www.kiya1.de/beyond/actgeneral/mainscreen0.jpgplease, look at this pic link - here you can see where your version has to stand. 1.45 is the current one, if you patched.
BTW, if you patch, the BF (Battlefields) don't change in the current act, as they are generated as soon as you enter them the first time. But the BF in the other acts will be better.