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Hi Guys,
After doing thorough surfing of ton of threads on CSSforum, CSS related Pages, groups, suggestions of CSP, I've come to create shortlist most recommended and ideal books for my optionals, I'll share them here so if you've chosen any single subject, you'll need not waste your time anymore finding books:-

My Optionals:-
IR
US History
Gender Studies
Criminology
Sociology

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There are hundreds of books on every subject these days, i've shortlisted top 5 in each subject, feel free to check out the content of any of these books when at the bookstore and compare with Syllabus, these are most discussed books. They're listed popularity wise so get any ONE of the first two, it's a MUST, then whichever you like from rest


IR

International Relations by Joshua S. Goldstein
International Relations by Parkash Chander
The globalization of world politics by John Baylis & Steve Smith
World Politics by Kegley
Understanding IR by Chris Brown

US History


History of the USA by Majumdar
A People's history of US by Howard Zinn
Sir Naveed Bhutto notes NOA
US History by JWT
A pocket history of the United States by Allan Nevins and Henry Steele

Gender Studies


50 key concepts in Gender Studies by Jane Piclher
Gender Studies by JWT
What is gender: sociological approaches by Mary Holmes
Gender Studies by JWT
Gender Studies Advanced Publishers

Criminology


Criminology by Larry Siegel
Criminology by Advanced Publishers
Criminology by M. Sohail Bhatti
Criminology by Ali Brotheran
Criminology: Theories, Patterns and Typologies by Larry Siegel

Sociology


Sociology by Abdul Hameed Taga
Sociology by Horton and Hunt
Sociology: A down to earth approach by James M. Henslin
Pakistani Society by Dr Iqbal Choudary
Intro to Sociology by John J Macionis
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Precis & Composition

Exploring the World of English by Syed Saadat Ali Shah
High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin
Precis Writing by Prof. R. Dhillon

General Science & Ability


General Science & Ability by Mian Shafiq
General Science & Ability by Prof. Dr Akram Kashmiri
Encyclopaedic Manual of Everyday Science by Dr. Rab Nawaz Samo

Current Affairs

Read DAWN Newspaper Daily
World Times Magazine
Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State by Maliha Lodhi
Pakistan Foreign Policy 1947-2005: A Concise History by Abdul Sattar

Pakistan Affairs

Pakistan Affairs by Ikram Rabbani- Post Partition
Trek to Pakistan by Ahmed Saeed- Pre-Partition
Struggle for Pakistan by I.H Qureshi- References and Quotes

Islamic Studies

Islam, Its Meaning and Message by Khurshid Ahmed
Islamic Studies by Hafiz Karim Dad Chughtai
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