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CSS suggested books list

Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Islamic Studies:
1. Islam, its meaning and message by Prof. Khursheed
2. Islam: The misunderstood religion by Muhammad Qutb
3. Islamic Studies by Hafiz Karimdad Chughtai acc to syllabus
4. Islami Nazriyat e Hayat by Khursheed (Urdu)
5. Video Lectures of Maulana Wahidudeen Khan
Pakistan Affairs:
1. Rethinking Pakistan by Folio books
2. Constitutional and Political Development of Pakistan by Hamid Khan
3. Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State
4. The Making of Pakistan by KK Aziz
5. Making Sense of Pakistan by Farzana Shaikh
6. Any guide book that follows CSS syllabus
CSS suggested books list
Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

English Precis & Composition:


1. Grammar rules by Craig Shrieves
2. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and
Martin
3. Vocabulary – majortests.com – GRE list
4. English Precis & Composition by Hafiz Karimdad Chughtai
General Science & Ability:
1. General Science & Ability by Mian Shafiq
2. General Science & Ability by Prof. Muhammad Akram Kashmiri
3. Past papers of General Ability solved by Sir Shah MuradTunio
on YouTube Paragon academy page.
4. GMAT, GAT, SAT for ability portion
CSS suggested books list
Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Current Affairs:
1. Foreign Policy of Pakistan by Abdul Sattar
2. Pakistan Enduring Challenges by Christine Fair
3. Foreign Affairs Magazine
4. The diplomat
5. Al Jazeera Talks
6. The Daily show
7. Ted Talks
8. Policy of Parliamentary Affairs Journal
9. JWT Magazine
10. Near peer Chronicles
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

International Relations:
 1. International Relations by Joshua S. Goldstein (for theories,
theory application, argumentation)
 2. Globalization of World Politics by John Bayliss, Patricia Owens
and Steve (for detailed concepts)
 3. World history by B.V Rao (for general history)
 4. Foreign policy and political process by William Wallace
 5. Pakistan’s foreign policy by Abdul Sattar
 6. World politics: Trends and Transformation by Kegley
I read first one in depth, highlights from second one, third and fifth
one for my general readings, and went through forth and last one
in glimpses. Key to crack IR lies in good paper attempting, theory
application and solving it according to the nature of subject.
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

History of USA
 1. A people’s history of the US by Howard Zinn
 2. History of the USA by Majumdar
 3. www.ushistory.org (The best source)
 4. Rest take help from YouTube. Also you will find movies, series
or documentaries on every event of US history. Do watch those.
The journey with this subject will become interesting.
Sociology
 1. An introduction to Sociology by Abdul Hameed and Abdul Aziz
Taga (Covers the whole syllabus)
 2. Sociology by Horton and Hunt ( Standard book )
 3. Sociology by JWT (Comprehensive reference book. Good for
MCQs as well)
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Criminology
 1. Criminology:Theories, Patterns, and Typologies by Larry L.Seigel (Good for theories and
basic concepts)
 2. Understanding Criminology by Sandra Walklate (Good for modern criminological concepts
and examples)
 3. Criminology by Advanced Publishers and JWT 20 Question series Criminology book (
Guide Books )
Gender Studies ( My favorite subject in terms of reading after Islamic Studies. I
read almost every book that was available in the market and online)
1. From Patriarchy to Equality By Kamla Bhasin (My personal favorite, highly recommended)
2. We Should all be feminists by Chimamanda ( For general reading)
3. Books by Rafia Zakria and Chimamanda for developing your critical thinking of this subject
4. Readings of Rubina Saigol and Farzana Bari
5. Faith and Feminism by Afia Zia
6. Gender Studies by Amanullah Gondal (Reference book)
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Constitutional Law (Recommendations by Ma’am Zubaria)


 1. Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan by Hamid Khan
 2. Comparative Constitutional law by Hamid Khan
 3. Selected Constitutions of the world by Dr. Sultan Khan
 4.YouTube: National Academy by Sir Umer
Governance and Public Policy (Recommendations by
Ma’am Zubaria)
 1. Implementing Public Policy by Michael James Hill and Peter
Hupe
 2. Governance: South Asian Perspectives by Hasnat Abdul Hye
 3. Governing the ungovernable by Ishrat Hussain
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Political Science ( Recommendations by Sir Maqsood


Qadir Soomro)
 1. Analyzing Politics - An introduction to Political Science by Ellen Grigsby
 2. Political Thought From Plato to Present by M. Judd Harmon
 3. Political Science Theory and Practice by Mazhar Ul Haq (For basics)
 4. Modern Islamic Political Thought by Hamid Enayat
 5. World Constitutions (Paper-2)
 6. Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan by Hamid Khan
Public Administration ( Recommendations by Sir Zaigham
Ali )
 1. Public Administration by Dr. Sultan Khan
 2. Public Administration by John M. Pfiffner
CSS Optional Subjects suggested books list - 2
Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Sindhi (Recommendations by Sir Ayaz Mashori)


 1. Sindhi Adab Jo Jaded Mutalio by Mukhtiar Mallah
 2. Sindhi Adab Jo Mukhtasar Jaizo by Akbar Laghari
Physics (Recommendations by Sir Shah Murad Tunio)
 1. Fundamental of Physics by Halliday Resnick Krane
 2. Physics by Krane and Resnick
 3. Graduation books by Majeed Sons
 4. Quantum Physics (Bieser), Quantum Mechanics (David Miller),
Thermodynamics (Easetop), Electromagnetic (Sadiku)
Zoology
 Zoology forth edition by Miller And Harley
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Accountancy and Audit (Recommendations by Sir Agha


Faseeh Rehman)
 1. Financial Accounting from Kieso Book
 2. Cost Accounting from IBA notes and Book
 3. Auditing from JWT book
 4. Taxation from BcomTaxation book by Muzzam Mughal
 5. Finance Portion 2 from Principles of Managerial Finance
European History (Recommendations by Sir Adil Hameed)
 1. A history of Modern Europe (HL Peacock or Raghubir Dayal)
 2. Aspects of Modern Europe by Stephen J lee for Analysis
 3. European History by Farukh Sultan
CSS Optional Subjects suggested books list - 2
Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Business Administration (Recommendations by Sir Abdul


Sami Shaikh)
 1. Business Administration by Syed Ahsan Zohaib
 2. Principles series books of Marketing (Kotler), Management (Stephen),
Finance (Gitman) and Operation Management (Raturi & Amitabh)
Anthropology (Recommendations by Ma’am Alishba
Tajwar)
 1. Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity
 2. Anthropology by William A. Haviland
 3. People anthropology by James
 4. Pakistani Society by Akbar S. Ahmed
 5. Pakhthun Culture and society by Akbar S. Ahmed
 6. Mocks and Model papers of Quaid-e-Azam University for guess papers.
CSS Optional Subjects suggested books list - 2
Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

International Law (Recommendations by Ma’am Anum


Awan)
 1. International Law by Malcolm N. Shaw OR Introduction to International law
by J.G.Starke (Best sources)
 2. Cases and Materials on International Law by D.J.Harris
 3. International law by SK Kapoor (Supporting Source)
Psychology (Recommendations by Ma’am Huda Tahir
Yousufani)
 1. Understanding Psychology by Robert S.Feldman
 2. JWT Psychology Tayyab Saifullah
Computer Science – Suggestion by Sir Toufique Ahmed:
 Easy way to cover computer science is through internet, youtube and websites
like geek. Make short notes from these sources.
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Environmental Sciences (Recommended by 45th common)


 1. Environmental Sciences by Botkin
 2. Environmental Science by Taylor Miller
 3. Official websites of Govt of Pakistan dand UN Environment
Town Planning and Urban Management
 1. Urban Planning Theory & Practice by M. Pratap Rao
Economics (Recommendations by 45th common)
 1. The economy of Pakistan by Khawaja Amjad Saeed
 2. Principles of Microeconomic and Macroeconomic by Mankiw
 3. Issues in Pakistan’s Economy by Akbar S.Zaidi
Punjabi (Recommendations by 45th common)
 1. Dungian Sochaan by Akhtar Hussain
 2. Punjab Rang by Qamar Hussain Qadri & Faisal Hayyat Jappa
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Altaf Hussain Shah PAAS-50th CTP (aura_of_altaf)

Geography (Recommendations by 45th Common)


 1. Human Geography by De Blij
 2. Physical Geography by De Blij
 3. Comprehensive Geography by Jahangir Sanpal
Muslim Law & Jurisprudence
 1. Muslim law and Jurisprudence by Aatir Rizvi
 2. An introduction to the study of Islamic law
History of Pakistan & India (Recommendations by Sir Ahsan
Morai)
 1. A new history of Indo-Pakistan by K. Ali
 2. Internet sources and notes of Sir Maqsood Qadir Soomro
British History
 1. History of England by PC Thomas
 2. English History 1914-1945 by Taylor

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