Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State
By: Madiha Afzal
3.84
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
Over the last fifteen years, Pakistan has come to be defined exclusively in terms of its struggle w…
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1. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
By: Michael H. Hart
3.99
Format: 556 pages, Paperback
In 1978, when Michael Hart’s controversial book The 100 was first published, critics objected that … read more
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"وهو يؤمن بأن الحكومة إنما أنشئت لخدمة الشعب وليس العكس. وأن الحاكم يجب أن تكون عنده قيم أخلاقية ومثل عليا . ومن الحكم التي اتخذها كونفوشيوس قاعدة لسلوكه تلك الحكمة القديمة التي تقول : "أحب لغيرك ما ت…"-Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successf…"-Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
"إن اختياري محمداً ليكون الأول في أهم وأعظم رجال التاريخ قد يدهش القراء، لكنه الرجل الوحيد في التاريخ كله الذي نجح أعلى نجاح على المستويين: الديني والدنيوي، فهناك رُسل وأنبياء وحكماء بدءوا رسالات عظيمة،…"-Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
2. Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
By: Firas Alkhateeb
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the… read more
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3. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
4. Pakistan: A Hard Country
By: Anatol Lieven
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United St… read more
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5. Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military
By: Husain Haqqani
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Among U.S. allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either f… read more
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6. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.63
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain's 'conscious and del… read more
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7. آبِ حیات (Aab-e-Hayat) (Peer-e-Kamil, #2)
By: Umera Ahmed
3.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is the second part to Umera Ahmed's most famous book, Peer-e-Kamil. Are you excited to know wh… read more
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8. The Murder of History: A Critique of History Textbooks Used in Pakistan
By: K.K. Aziz
3.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this volume, Aziz sets out to correct the injustice that has been committed in Pakistan ever sin… read more
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9. پیر کامل (Peer-e-Kamil, #1)
By: Umera Ahmed
3.97
Format: 172 pages, Hardcover
Peer-e-Kamil(English: The Perfect Mentor) is a story focusing on a deviational sect which violates … read more
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10. O Jerusalem
By: Dominique Lapierre , Larry Collins
3.76
Format: 208 pages,
This book recounts, moment by moment, the process that gave birth to the state of Israel. Collins &… read more
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12. World Order
By: Henry Kissinger
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Henry Kissinger offers in World Ordera deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and gl… read more
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13. Towards Understanding Islam
By: Abul A'la Maududi
4.17
Format: None pages,
A simple and comprehensive introduction to Islam. 'My purpose in writing this book has been to prov… read more
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14. The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
By: Peter Hopkirk
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Hopkirk's spellbinding account of the great imperial struggle for supremacy in Central Asia has bee… read more
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15. After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
By: Lesley Hazleton
3.79
Format: 477 pages,
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16. The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
By: Darren Hardy
3.90
Format: 15 pages, Kindle Edition
No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is based on the principle that deci… read more
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17. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
By: Timothy Snyder
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more
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18. Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy
By: Jonathan A.C. Brown
2.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Few things provoke controversy in the modern world like the religion brought by Muhammad. Modern me… read more
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19. Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy
By: Ayesha Siddiqa
4.29
Format: 176 pages,
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20. The Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan
By: None
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Drawing on primary sources, especially literature, the author endeavours to establish the separaten… read more
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21. The Fifth Mountain
By: Paulo Coelho , Clifford E. Landers
4.40
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A Struggle of the Spirit and a Search for the Truth Written with the same masterful prose and clari… read more
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22. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.17
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more
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"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
23. Spy Stories: Inside the Secret World of ISI and RAW
By: Adrian Levy
3.55
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
From 9/11 to 26/11, Burhan Wani to Kulbhushan Jadhav – the India–Pakistan relationship told from th… read more
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24. The Archer
By: Paulo Coelho
3.66
Format: 131 pages, Hardcover
In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but w… read more
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25. The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
By: Craig Whitlock
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 The #1 New York Times bestselling investigative story of how th… read more
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"To reinforce the message, Obama administration officials touted statistics that distorted what was really happening on the ground. The Bush administration had done the same, but Obama staffers in the…"-Craig Whitlock, The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
"Ryan Crocker, who served as the top U.S. diplomat in Kabul under both Bush and Obama, said the gusher of contracts to support U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan virtually guaranteed that extortion, …"-Craig Whitlock, The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
26. The Reluctant Fundamentalist
By: Mohsin Hamid
3.73
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As d… read more
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"Glaring is something we men of Lahore take seriously..."-Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
"one's rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper."-Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
"...like Pakistan, America is, after all, a former English colony..."-Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
"She was struggling against a current that brought her inside herself."-Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
27. The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State
By: Declan Walsh
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times’s most distinguished international correspondents. His el… read more
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"Zia perished in 1988"-Declan Walsh, The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State
28. Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State
By: Madiha Afzal
3.84
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
Over the last fifteen years, Pakistan has come to be defined exclusively in terms of its struggle w… read more
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29. Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum
By: Tilak Devasher
3.81
Format: 523 pages, Kindle Edition
Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, is a complex region fraught with conflict and hostility, … read more
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30. Honour Among Spies
By: Asad Durrani
3.14
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
In May 2018, a book was published that set off a perfect storm in the intelligence circles in the s… read more
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31. Making Sense of War: Strategy for the 21st Century
By: Alan Stephens
3.52
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
Making Sense of War provides a comprehensive and clear analysis of the complex business of waging w… read more
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