Hello

I have made up my mind and have decided to take the plunge with CSS exams this coming February. With just about 4 months before the exams, I have opted for the following optional subjects:

1) International Relations
2) International Law
3) History of USA
4) Journalism and Mass Communication
5) Gender Studies

I thoroughly searched the forum for the best resources I could use for optional and compulsory subjects but even with the ones I shortlisted, I wound up with a total of 14 books that I should have to go through besides go through the whole Dawn newspaper each day (especially the columns) and the editorials from The Washington Post, New York Times and The Guardian.

Since time is short and I must study each and every topic area outlined in the syllabus, which resources (books/lectures/notes) specifically must I use in order to accomplish the COMPLETE preparation of compulsory and chosen optional subjects?

I was hoping there was 1 concise book each for every single subject that contained all relevant information. I know that might not be possible in case of every subject but even if there are two, I was hoping I could get suggestions for those that weren't excessively fat and comprehensive.

With that said, I would really appreciate if you guys could guide me with the absolutely necessary resources (with names and editions) I must use for complete preparation of each subject. The whole idea behind 1 book or 2 books that are not unnecessarily crammed with extra info is that I am able to finish the resources quickly and get to practice (given the short time).

Your responses will really go a long way in helping me accomplish my long-time goal, so I would really appreciate you folks sparing the time and effort.

Kind regards.

PS: I will start taking regular classes in the National Officers Academy (NOA) Rawalpindi from 15th October as well (thought I should get all the professional help I can).

you can take a look on CSS at a Glance series by HSM publishers.
for four months they are pity reliable

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Do they publish separate books for each subject? You sure that is a more sensible way of approaching it without missing any details/topics in the 4 months?

yeah they published separate books for different subjects.

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Thanks for your suggestion, friend. Have you personally used any of their books for CSS prep? Its just that im kind of unsure if one publisher is able to come out with quality and concise yet comprehensive books on all subjects.

if you are sincere to be successful then dont be afraid of hardworking and not try to find short cuts. these books just gives you the gist not a secured position. for 100 percent success you must study recommended books by FPSC

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in four months,you can barely solve past papers of last ten years...

Im willing to take my chances. Will go with the advice by imabdulkhaliq instead.

Ok, so I took the time to go through the forum and found the following resources that I should probably consider one or two books (each) from:

IR
1. International Relations (10th Edition)- Joshua Goldstein
2. International Relations by Chander Parkash
3. World Politics : Trend and Transformation (2012-2013 Edition) - Charles Kegley
4. The globalization of world politics by John Baylis & Steve Smith
5. IR by Palmer and Perkins
6. IR by Chris Brown
7. IR by Andrew Heywood

I. Law
1. International law - H.O Agarwal
2. Introduction to International Law - J.G. Starke
3. International Law - Tandon and S.K. Kapoor
4. Principles of Public International Law - Lan Brownlie

History of USA
1. History of The United States of America -R.K. Majumdar and Srivastu (Volume 1&2)
Naveed Bhutto Notes
2) A people's History of the United States: 1942 to Present - Howard Zinn
3) Brief History of United States of America - John J Newman

Journalism
1. Competitive Journalism - Abid Tahami
2. Mass Communication - Imtiaz Shahid
3. Exploring Journalism - Mirza Yousaf
Gender Studies
1. Advanced gender studies - Moazam Hashmi
2. Gender Studies - Khalid Nawaz
3. Gender Studies - Aysha Aslam and M Sohail Bhatti
4. Gender Studies - Amanullah Gondal

General Science
1. Everday Science - Akram Kashmiri
2. General Science & Ability - Mian Shafiq
3. Everyday Science Advance by Imtiaz Shahid

Current Affairs
1. Contemporary affairs - Imtiaz Shahid
2. Current Affairs - Wasim Riaz Khan
3. The military and politics in Pakistan - Hassan Askari Rizvi

Pak Affairs
1. Trek to Pakistan - Ahmmad Saeed
2. Struggle for Pakistan by I.H. Qureshi
3. Pakistan the formative phase - KB Saeed
4. Political and Constitutional History of Pakistan - Hamid Khan
5. Pakistan Affairs - Ikram Rabbani

Islamiyat
1. Caravan Islamic Studies for CSS by Hafiz Karim Dad Chughtai
2. Islam - Its Meaning and Message by Khurshid Ahmad
3. Ideology of Islam by Anwar Hashmi
4. Islamiyat by Farkhanda Noor

Now then, which one or two books each do you people suggest I should get from the aforementioned list for complete and comprehensive preparation in 4 months?

Current affair by Waseem riaz and GSA by Imtiaz shahid is totally copied from internet resources

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