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ENGLISH ESSAY
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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 . Understanding completely completely will land you in the safe zone. Don't rush. Take time to understand.
Better Writing now
Francine D.Galko
Learning Express
How to write good essays
Lauren Starkey
Learning Express
English Essay
ENGLISH PRECIS
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English Precis
High School English Grammar and composition Polymer English Grammar and Composition for B.A Exploring the world of English
Wren and Martin
OXFORD
Chishty, B. A. R. A. Khan , S. A. Hamid Hamid
Polymer
Syed Saadat Ali shah
ILMI
Vocabulary
SAT or GAT books
Challenging Vocublary
Redspot Publishers
GENERAL SCIENCE AND ABILITY
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General Scince and ability
General Science & Ability JWT General Science and Ability Encyclopedia of EDS GMAT, GAT, SAT for ability portion
Prof.Muhammad Prof.Muhammad Akram Kashmiri Mian Shafiq
World times
Dr.Rab Nawaz
PAKISTAN AFFAIRS
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PAK. AFFAIRS
Constitutional and Political Development of Pakistan
HAMID KHAN
OXFORD
Concise history of Pakistan
M.R.Kazimi
OXFORD
Pakistan : A hard country
Aatol Leivin
OXFORD
The Future of Pakistan
Stephen Cohen
Brookings
Making Sense of Pakistan
Farzana Sheikh
Columbia University Press
Pakistan Enduring Challenges Pakisan: Beyond the crisis state
Christine Fair 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/ 5
C.Affairs
http://www.belfercenter.org/ https://www.cfr.org/ Pakistan Enduring Challenges Foreign Policy of Pakistan
Christine Fair
Modern South Asia The China Pakistan Axis Policy of Parlimentary Affairs Journal
Ayesha Jalal
Abdul Sattar
OXFORD
Andrew Small
Dawn, The Diplomat, The Economist, Pildat
ISLAMIC STUDIES ISLAM ITS MEANING AND MESSAGE Islamic Studies
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Islamic Studies
Introduction to islam Islam at the cross road Sealed nectar( Life of Holy Prophet) Islamiat
Prof. Khursheed Hafiz Karim Dad Chughtai Hamidullah Allama Muhmmad Asad Safi-ur- Rehman Al-Mubarakpurri O-Levels
Topic related discussions of Dr. Israr and Javed Ghamidi could be helpful to an extent
The islamic foundation
Dar -us- Salam
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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International Relations
Globalization of World Politics International Relations International Relations theories and approaches Foreign Policy of Pakistan Understanding International Relations
JOHN. BAYLISS,Patricia Owens, and Steve Smith Joshua.S.Goldstein
PEARSON
Robert jackson
OXFORD
Abdul Sattar
OXFORD
Chris Brown
INTERNATIONAL LAW
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International Law
International Law
DR. H.O. Agarwal
International Law
J.G Starke
International Law
Malcolm Shaw
International Law
Kapoor
L.N.TANDON A.H.PUBLISHERS International Law https://sites.google.com/site/walidabdulrahim/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhJY-ribaZKB0CsF2pU4pzCM0Uu0wVzr
USA HISTORY History of The United States of America
MAJUMDAR
Nigel Smith The USA 1917-1980 A People's History of the United Howard Zinn States The American Journey http://www.ushistory.org/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx5B22t2Ksu0Sj1bK0yjZbJBXnineoxWD
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Harper & Row; HarperCollins
CRIMINOLOGY An introduction to Roger Hopkins Burke Willian Publishing Criminology theory http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195387322/chapter1/flashcards/ http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415628945/questions.asp?unit=1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences Enviromental Science: Working with the Earth Enviromental Science Official Website of Govt. of Pakistan Official Website of UN Environment
Botkin Taylor Miller Mian Sons www.environment. gov.pk www.unep.org
Pearson
SOCIOLOGY
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Sociology
Sociology
Horton and Hunt
Sociology
Abdul Hameed Taga James Henslin
Down to earth Soiciology Sociology
Richard Schaefer
Sociology
Amal Sajjad , Jawad Tariq
GENDER STUDIES 50 key concepts in Gender Studies
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Gender Studies
jane Pilcher
Theories of Women Studies Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Eds., Bowles. Gloria and Renate D. Klein Mumtaz,Khawar& Shaheed, Farida(1987)
Amanullah Gondal Gender Studies 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 8
Psychology
Essentials of Understanding Psychology
Robert S. Feldman
TOWN PLANNING AND URBAN MANAGEMENT 9
Town planning and urban management
Urban Planning Theory and Practice
M.Pratap Rao
Urban Growth Management for Sustainable Urbanization (Examples from Asia Pacific Region)Research Papers
ANTHROPOLOGY
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Athropology
Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challeng e Essentials of Cultural Anthropology Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity Anthropology Pakistani Society Introduction to Anthropology of Religion
William A. Haviland G. Bailey Phillip Kottak William A. Haviland Akbar S. ahmed Brian moris
OXFORD
ECONOMICS
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Economics
The Economy of Pakistan Principles of Microeconomic Principles of Macroeconomic
Khawaja Amjad Saeed
OXFORD
Mankiw Mankiw Todaro
Development Economics Issues in Pakistan 's Economy
Akbar S.Zaidi
PUNJABI Akhtar Hussain
Dungian Sochaan 12
Punjabi
Jehangir Publishers
Qamar Husnain Qadri & Faisal Hayat Jappa
PUNJAB RANG
GEOGRAPHY 13
Geography
Human Geography
De Blij
Physical Geography Comprehensive Geography
De Blij Jahangir Sanpal
EUROPEAN HISTORY 14
European History
Mastering modern European History
Stuart Miller
A History of Modern Europe (1789-1991)
H.L.Peacock
Palgrave Master Series
Political Science Political Thought : From Plato to the Present
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Political Science
M. Judd Harmon
Muslim Political Thought Political Science: Theory and Practice Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace
Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry Mazhar-ul-Haq Hamid Khan, Advocate
McGraw-Hill, Publishers Emporium Bookland OXFORD
Hans J. Morgenthau,
Muslim Law & Jurisprudece 16
Muslim Law
Muslim Law & Jurisprudence An Introduction to the Study of Islamic Law Islamic Law of Inheritance
Aatir Rizvi Dr. Hussain Hamid Hassan Hamid Khan, Advocate
Agri-Forestry 17
Agri-Forestry
Agri-Forestry
Akhtar Abbas
Jahangir Books
Constituional Law 18
Comparative Constitutional Law Constituitional Law Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan
Hamid Khan & M.W. Rana Hamid Khan , Advocate
OXFORD
Accountancy and Audit Principles of Accounting, and Advanced Financial Accounting 19
Sohail Afzal
Walter B. Meigs, Robert F. Meigs
Accountancy and Audit Principles of Accounting, and Advanced Accounting Advanced Auditing
M.A Ghani and Ejaz
Prof. Dr. Khuaja Amjad Seed
Business Administration
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Business Administration
Principles of marketing Principles of Management Principles of Finance Principles of Operation Management Supply Chain Management Operation Management
Kotler and Armstrong Stephen Robbins Gitman Raturi and Amitabh Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl Jay Heizer, Render
Virtual university notes for Human Resource management Human resource Gary Dessler, Biju Varkey management
Public Administration 21
Public Administration
Public Administration with special reference to Pakistan Public Administration
Dr. Sultan Khan
By John M. Pfiffner
Philosophy
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Philosophy Made Simple
Richard Popkin
Islamic Philosophy A History of Muslim Philosophy. Volume I & II
M. Saeed Sheikh M. M. Sharif (SPECIFIC Topics)
Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu).
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (www.iep.utm.edu).
New York, Ronald Press Company
Physics Fundamentals of Physics
Halliday Resnick Krane
Microelectroics circuts
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Physics
Sedra Smith
Quantum Physics
Bieser
Solid State Physics
Robert F Pierret
Physics
OXFORD
Krane and Resnick
Electromagnetics
Sadiku
Thermodynamics
Easetop and McConkey
Graduation Books
Majeed Sons
History of Pakistan and India
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MUSLIM CIVILIZATION OF INDOPAKISTAN Advance history of History of pakistan Inida and India Pakistan : The formative Phase Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan
S.M.Ikram
Majumdar K.B.Sayeed
OXFORD
Hamid Khan, Advocate
OXFORD
Pushto Sahar Katoze
Pohanna 25
Pushto
Sahar Yousafzai
Pukhto Adab sa De
Hanif Khalil
Pashto (urdu edition)
Mercantile Law Companies Ordinance Mercentile Law 26
Mercantile Law
Mirza Munawwar Hussain M.C.Kucchal
Business law
khalid cheema
Company law
Lauqman baig
Bare Acts
Govt. of Pakistan Important note for all subjects:-
Internet is t e ey to cover topics t at are not covere y oo s. Internet will remain helpful for all subjects (Both Compulsory and Optionals )and must be utilized in proper way. Youtube videos give great insight.
