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Friday, December 13, 2013
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Suggestion of Books other then CSS
AOA to all Forum Members!
I request you all to kindly suggest me good books on World Politics, Philosophy, History and literature and Islam. Books which are other then CSS syllabus, and which can help in general understanding of things. p.s = i have already read the following books 1) Politics among nations by Hans J Morgenthau 2) Twenty year Crisis by E.H Carr 3) Communism and Islam 4) Short History of Sarceans thank you in advance 
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Friday, December 13, 2013
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Books for Understanding Politics and Political Philosophy:
1. The Prince by Machiavelli. 2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu. 3. The Art of War by Machiavelli. 4. The Republic by Plato. 5. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Fredrick Angels. I'll be able to share some more names after consulting my small library. Good luck!
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Friday, December 13, 2013
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Books to be read of Urdu Literature:
1. Raja Gidh By Bano Qudsiyah 2. Patras Ke Mazameen By Patras Bukhari 3. Charagh Talay By Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi 4. Talash By Mumtaz Mufti 5. Shahabnama By Qudratullah Shahab 6. Awara Gard Ki Diary By Ibn e Insha Books to be read of English Literature: 1. Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen 2. Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen 3. Great Expectations By Charles Dickens 4. Hamlet By William Shakespeare 5. Gulliver's Travels By Jonathan Swift
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Friday, December 13, 2013
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although the books you mentioned (that you've read ) are all concerning CSS syllabus, but they are generally good books to be studied.. In addition to the above recommendations i would like to suggest Alchemist and The Zahir by Paulo Coelho
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
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Story of civilization by will Durant
Story of philosophy by will Durant Sophies world by Jostien Gaarder Calsh of civilizations by Samuel P. Huntington After the prophet by Lesley Hazleton, Conquest of Happiness by Russel Ghost wars by Steve Coll Reconstruction of religious thought in Islam by Iqbal Any book of Karen Armstrong(All her books are worth reading) Ten days that shook the world by john reed Sorry i wrote too much but these are very good books  and most of these are available online.
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Sunday, June 08, 2014
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1. Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbroner
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 3. Half Impressions by Muhammad Bashir 4. History of Muslim Philosophy Part II by M.M. Sharif 5. Islamic Economics by Ilmi Kitab Khana 6. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
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