Welcome to the board bsftcs. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] Or shall I say "welcome to the registered users"?
The only "living stone" I´ve encountered is not anywhere near the Stout mines. It is located in the Dragon spire, as I imagine you already know. The book of misfortune is, as Wyv, said useless. You can of course sell it for about 200 golds. I usually find my copy in the Serpent temple but it pops up in random places.