Asalam-u-alikum,
Dear members please guide me in finding good books for CSS.
There are number of books in the market and that creates lots of confusion.
FPSC recommends too many book for a single subject, they often suggest 30 to 40 books for each subject. 1st of all it is impossible to get all the recommended books. Secondly, no one can study 30 books for one subject (PRACTICALLY). Thirdly, if we had to choose few books from those recommended books then we are not sure about the best book among them and which book contain complete syllabus.
its been one week i am searching books but still standing at point zero undecided. I cannot join any academy due to my job hours.
Please Please Please help me and suggest me books for css 2020, maximum 2,3 books for each subject.
My optional subjects are as follows:

1)Accountancy and Auditing 200
2)Public Administration 100
3)Gender Studies 100
4)US history 100
5)Criminology 100

You would do well to get the keys for them. Once you've completely gone through them, then you'll automatically know where you're strong and where you're lacking. Then you can augment and supply the gaps with selective notes/books/YouTube lectures. This way is time consuming, but very satisfying and leaves not even a sliver of doubt as to your preparation.

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For US history read a fairly in depth book and then go for revision from notes etc. I suggest A Narrative History of US by Townsend it is 1500 pages but you will get a deep understanding of US, then obviously notes for final revision.
For Gender Studies go for 50 key concepts in Gender Studies 180 pages and then follow it up with Femisim by Sally its in the beginner's guide series and is also 170-ish pages. However, for gender you may have to do a bit of online research as well because many of the topics are case studies.