I have been informally preparing for CSS exams for quite a time. I also have reasonable grip on at least four optional subjects but I want focused preparation. It is not possible to study all the suggested books so I have decide to take help from various notes, internet resources and some of the books in my collection (mostly not the suggested one). What I want to ask in this thread is if there is any one or two books for each subject which can cover whole or most part of syllabus at least at a basic level... I can always use other resources for detailed study of individual subjects.... Basically, I am wondering if any publishing house or CSP has specifically written books with CSS point of view.If there are such books please specify the location I can get these books (in Lahore or Rawalpindi).
I did not go through the old threads as those are related to previous syllabus.

Islamiat by hafiz karimdad (topper of written portion 2014 )

General science and ability by Mian Shafiq plus wikipedia to shine out

Thanks.
Do these two books cover whole basic syllabus of the two subjects? (Of course I will use internet resources as supplement) and secondly where can I find these books? Can I get them through TCS etc. by contacting the publisher?

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Yes! They are highly recommended by most CSPs and u can find them easily from anywhere or prince book shop , they offer delivery services.

Aoa, sir kindly give me guideline regarding the books of compulsory subjects with their author name and the book shop from where i can buy those books. i'm really thankful to you......... Waiting

Go cbpbook.com its an online book store.you can place your order there.I m going to buy international relation book from there.rest I will buy when proposed cluster based system would introduce..looking forward to it

Salam!
Will you suggest me a book for Pakistan affairs please?

English:
1-English Grammar in Use Raymond Murphy (Cambridge
University Press).
2. Practical English Usage
M.Swan (Oxford University Press)

General Science:
1-Science Restated: Physics and Chemistry for
the Non-Scientist 1970
(Harold Gomes Cassidy)
2. Eminent Muslim Scientists 1991 (S. Fakhre Alam Naqvi)
3. Exploring Life Science 1975 Walter
(A. Thurber, Robert Kilburn, Peter S. Howell)

General Ability:

Logical Reasoning (Rob P. Nederpelt, Farouz
D. Kamareddine)


Islamiat:

Introduction of Islam (Dr. Hamidullah)
2. Islam: its meaning and Message (Khurshid Ahmad)

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1) Book by Shamshad Akhter
2) Book by Ikram Rabbani

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