CSS suggested books list
Rana Muhammad Husnain (Css-With-Husnain)
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 MaulanaWahidudeen 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
Rana Muhammad Husnain (Css-With-Husnain)
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
Rana Muhammad Husnain (Css-With-Husnain)
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 JazeeraTalks
6. The Daily show
7. Ted Talks
8. Policy of Parliamentary Affairs Journal
9. JWT Magazine
10. Near peer Chronicles
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Rana Muhammad Husnain (Css-With-Husnain)
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.
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)
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)
Constitutional Law
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
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
Political Science
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
1. Public Administration by Dr. Sultan Khan
2. Public Administration by John M. Pfiffner
Business Administration
1. Business Administration by Syed Ahsan Zohaib
2. Principles series books of Marketing (Kotler), Management (Stephen), Finance
(Gitman) and Operation Management (Raturi & Amitabh)
Anthropology
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
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International Law
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
1. Understanding Psychology by Robert S.Feldman
2. JWT Psychology Tayyab Saifullah
Computer
Easy way to cover computer science is through internet, youtube and websites
like geek. Make short notes from these sources.
Environmental Sciences
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
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
1. Dungian Sochaan by Akhtar Hussain
2. Punjab Rang by Qamar Hussain Qadri & Faisal Hayyat Jappa
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Geography
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
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
