CSS RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST 
                                                        Recommended and Compiled by 45th Common
                  S.No          Subjects                 Book titles                         Authors                          Publishers
                                                                      ENGLISH ESSAY
                                     Understand topic. Figure out whether you are good in Philosophical type essays or current affair based. 
                             Don’t JUST attempt the one about which  you have read something , If you could not understand its true dimension and 
                                                                                 demand .
                    1                    Understanding completely will land you in the safe zone. Don't rush. Take time to understand.
                                                     Better Writing now                  Francine D.Galko                 Learning Express 
                             English Essay
                                                  How to write good essays                Lauren Starkey                  Learning Express 
                                                                     ENGLISH PRECIS
                                              High School
                                               English Grammar and                       Wren and Martin                      OXFORD
                                              composition 
                                              Polymer English Grammar                        Chishty,                         Polymer
                    2        English Precis   and Composition for B.A              B. A.  R. A. Khan , S. A. Hamid
                                                Exploring the world of English         Syed Saadat Ali shah                     ILMI
                                              Vocabulary                                               SAT or GAT books
                                              Challenging Vocublary                                    Redspot Publishers
                                                           GENERAL SCIENCE AND ABILITY
                                              General Science & Ability          Prof.Muhammad Akram Kashmiri
                                              JWT General Science                          Mian Shafiq                       World times
                    3        General Scince    and Ability
                               and ability    Encyclopedia of EDS                         Dr.Rab Nawaz
                                              GMAT, GAT, SAT for ability 
                                              portion
                                                                   PAKISTAN AFFAIRS
                                              Constitutional and Political                HAMID KHAN                          OXFORD
                                              Development of Pakistan
                                              Concise history of Pakistan                  M.R.Kazimi                         OXFORD
                                              Pakistan : A hard country                    Aatol Leivin                       OXFORD
                    4        PAK. AFFAIRS     The Future of Pakistan                     Stephen Cohen                        Brookings
                                              Making Sense of Pakistan                    Farzana Sheikh                 Columbia University
                                                                                                                                 Press
                                              Pakistan Enduring Challenges                Christine Fair
                                              Pakisan: Beyond the crisis state            Maleeha Lodhi                       OXFORD
                                                                              CURRENT AFFAIRS
                                                                                                      Useful Links:-
                                                     http://thediplomat.com/
                                                     https://www.foreignaffairs.com/
                                                     http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/
                                                     http://cscr.pk/
                                                     http://carnegieendowment.org/
                                                     https://www.usip.org/
                                                     http://www.criterion-quarterly.com/
                                                     http://www.belfercenter.org/
                      5             C.Affairs        https://www.cfr.org/
                                                     Pakistan Enduring Challenges                       Christine Fair
                                                     Foreign Policy of                                   Abdul Sattar                            OXFORD
                                                     Pakistan
                                                     Modern South Asia                                  Ayesha Jalal
                                                     The China Pakistan Axis                            Andrew Small
                                                     Policy of Parlimentary Affairs Journal
                                                                                      Dawn, The Diplomat, The Economist, Pildat
                                                                              ISLAMIC STUDIES
                                                         ISLAM ITS MEANING AND                        Prof. Khursheed                           The islamic
                                                                  MESSAGE                                                                       foundation
                                                               Islamic Studies                        Hafiz Karim Dad 
                                                                                                          Chughtai
                                                            Introduction to islam                        Hamidullah
                      6          Islamic Studies           Islam at the cross road                Allama Muhmmad Asad
                                                               Sealed nectar(                         Safi-ur- Rehman                         Dar -us- Salam
                                                            Life of Holy Prophet)                      Al-Mubarakpurri
                                                                   Islamiat                               O-Levels
                                                                                               Topic related discussions of
                                                                                Dr. Israr and Javed Ghamidi could be helpful to an extent
                                                                 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
                                                 Globalization of                       JOHN. BAYLISS,Patricia Owens, 
                                                  World Politics                                and Steve Smith
                                                 International                                Joshua.S.Goldstein                       PEARSON
                                                 Relations
                                                 World Politics: Trend and                    Charles W. Kegley Jr                     Paperback
                                                 Transformation
                                International    How the world works:
                     1            Relations      A Brief Survey of International                  Russel Bova
                                                 Relations
                                                 International Relations                        Robert jackson                          OXFORD
                                                 theories and approaches
                                                 Foreign Policy of                                Abdul Sattar                          OXFORD
                                                 Pakistan
                                                 Understanding International                      Chris Brown
                                                 Relations
                                                                        INTERNATIONAL LAW
                                                 International Law                             DR. H.O. Agarwal
                                                 International Law                                 J.G Starke
                                                 International Law                              Malcolm Shaw
                     2       International Law   International Law                                  Kapoor
                                                 International Law                               L.N.TANDON                         A.H.PUBLISHERS
                                                 https://sites.google.com/site/walidabdulrahim/
                                                 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhJY-ribaZKB0CsF2pU4pzCM0Uu0wVzr
                                                                            USA HISTORY
                                                 History of The United                            MAJUMDAR
                                                 States of America
                                                 The USA 1917-1980                                Nigel Smith
                                                 A People's History of the United                Howard Zinn                         Harper & Row; 
                     3          USA History      States                                                                              HarperCollins
                                                 The American Journey
                                                 Outline of US History by US Department of State in the US History Head
                                                 https://archive.org/details/OutlineOfUSHistory 
                                                 http://www.ushistory.org/
                                                 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx5B22t2Ksu0Sj1bK0yjZbJBXnineoxWD
                                                                           CRIMINOLOGY
                                                 An introduction to                          Roger Hopkins Burke                   Willian Publishing
                     4          Criminology      Criminology theory
                                                 http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195387322/chapter1/flashcards/
                                                 http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415628945/questions.asp?unit=1
                                                          ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
                                            Environmental                                Botkin                         Pearson
                                             Sciences
                                            Enviromental Science:                     Taylor Miller
                                            Working with the Earth
                   5       Environmental    Enviromental Science                       Mian Sons
                               Sciences
                                            Official Website                    www.environment. gov.pk
                                            of Govt. of Pakistan 
                                            Official Website of UN                   www.unep.org
                                            Environment
                                                                     SOCIOLOGY
                                            Sociology                               Horton and Hunt
                                            Sociology                              Abdul Hameed Taga
                   6          Sociology     Down to earth Soiciology                  James Henslin
                                            Sociology-13th ED                        John J Macionis
                                            Sociology                               Richard Schaefer
                                            Sociology                            Amal Sajjad , Jawad Tariq
                                                                 GENDER STUDIES
                                            Gender Studies                             Sujata Sen             PEARSON
                                            50 key concepts in                         jane Pilcher
                                            Gender Studies
                                              Theories of Women Studies          Eds., Bowles. Gloria and
                                                                                     Renate D. Klein
                                            Women of Pakistan: Two Steps       Mumtaz,Khawar& Shaheed,
                   7       Gender Studies   Forward, One                              Farida(1987)
                                            Step Back
                                            Gender Studies                          Amanullah Gondal
                                            Basic Statistics related to 
                                            women unemployment/ employment/ violence (UN data, newspapers)
                                            Youtube videos on the Suffrage Movement and the waves of Feminism
                                            Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Report
                                                                   PSYCHOLOGY
                                            Essentials of                           Robert S. Feldman
                   8         Psychology     Understanding Psychology 
                                            Clinical Psychology                        Rakshanda
                                              TOWN PLANNING AND URBAN MANAGEMENT
                            Town planning   Urban Planning                            M.Pratap Rao
                   9         and urban      Theory and Practice
                            management      Urban Growth Management for Sustainable Urbanization
                                             (Examples from Asia Pacific Region)Research Papers