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Aug 9th, 2006, 12:15 PM
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All the guppies that are regular readers of books on any topic please recommend some new arrivals in this this thread. These are the genre I am interested in, but you can add your own and mention the name of the book and the author's name.
History
Current Affairs/Global politics
Civilizations
Fiction
Health
Science and HiTech
Environment
Humour
charah saazon se alag hai mayar mera kay main
zakham khaaonga tou kuch aur nikhar jaaonga
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Aug 9th, 2006, 12:17 PM
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Tuedays with Morrie
quick read....but inspirational
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Aug 9th, 2006, 12:44 PM
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Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
by Kurt Eichenwald
about the rise and fall of Enron, a nice book, all of us have the same aspirations Enron people had.. money, money and more money , but for Enron executives sky was the limit... I was stunned at the audacity of Enron people, their relentless efforts to convince and influence the auditors, consultants and EVEN the security exchange commission rewarded them each time. I can relate to many things in this book, perhaps I am an accounting major. But you don't need to be one to appreciate this book. :-)
"If a man mixes the powder of milk hedge plant and Kantaka plant with the exrement of a monkey and the powdered root of the lanjalika plant and throws this mixture on a woman, she will not love any body else afterward" THE KAMA SUTRA OF VATSYAYANA
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Aug 10th, 2006, 12:15 AM
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Fukuyama End of History...Its an old book but if you are interested in what the Wests objective is regarding the Muslim world then its a good read...
Basis premise is hisotory is all about empires rising and falling but Western neo liberalism is seen as being the final idelogy and must elimiate all other idelogies ie Islam to end history...really important book...
"Experience is Not Always the Kindest of Teachers but it is Surely the Best"
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Aug 10th, 2006, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Naughty by Nature
Fukuyama End of History...Its an old book but if you are interested in what the Wests objective is regarding the Muslim world then its a good read...
Basis premise is hisotory is all about empires rising and falling but Western neo liberalism is seen as being the final idelogy and must elimiate all other idelogies ie Islam to end history...really important book...
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Seems like a nice book, will check out from my library. Do you know of any other books in the same category?
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Aug 10th, 2006, 02:28 PM
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"from beirut to jerusalem" By Thomas L. Friedman. 1989
Abba ji jay mere shadi nahen karwani tay mera operation hi karA diyo
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Aug 10th, 2006, 02:32 PM
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"The Return of the Pharaoh" by Zainab Ghazali. Real good book. I started reading it after Isha and was done before Fajr. It will bring tears to your eyes.
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Aug 17th, 2008, 01:17 PM
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Sorry for bumping a very very old thread but can you ppl pls recommend me some good books on Pakistani politics and History ( particularly on the splitting of East and West Pk)
Biographies.. and the name of Nelson's Mendella's bio if you know..
The likes of Blasphemy and My Feudal Lord..
and the books on Intelligence issues.. I have read only Tariq Isma'eel yet on this topic.. but I am very interested on reading more over this..
And if you can also locate me a good bookstore in Karachi, where I can get hold of all these..
Thanks 
Waleeja
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Aug 17th, 2008, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Hum_Hain_Lajawab
"The Return of the Pharaoh" by Zainab Ghazali. Real good book. I started reading it after Isha and was done before Fajr. It will bring tears to your eyes.
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Do you have an idea of where can I get this in Karachi?
Thanks
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Aug 18th, 2008, 12:01 AM
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9/11: The Big Lie by Thierry Meyssan
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Aug 18th, 2008, 03:39 AM
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The stupidest angel
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Aug 18th, 2008, 04:44 AM
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Self-Help books are also good for self grooming.
Why Men Lie & Women Cry by Allan and Barbara Pease
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Aug 19th, 2008, 01:12 PM
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Many thanks everyone..
Any more? Also Elegance can you suggest any particular book for self grooming?
Anyone have an idea on what's The Return of Pharaoh is about?
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Aug 20th, 2008, 01:03 PM
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Munney Key Karnamey
Tarzen Aur Thanidar
self grooming key liye
Ayey Insan banain
Gs Chorain jeena Shoroo karain
Aur bhee kuch hain..bataon?
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Aug 20th, 2008, 01:18 PM
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^  lol  you're funny
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Aug 20th, 2008, 01:55 PM
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^ lol you're funny |
kehtey hain
you are very funny honey..schee muchee
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Aug 23rd, 2008, 07:40 PM
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Anyone else please?!
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Aug 24th, 2008, 11:58 PM
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THE QURAN
~PaKiz and MusLimz all daY everyDaY~
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Aug 25th, 2008, 01:54 AM
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You can order books online from libertybooks.com (it's a really good Pakistani site) or you can go to their huge book shops, the main one is in Karachi, I think by the name of Liberty Books, and I think they own Variety Books at Liberty Market in Lahore.
I recommend "A Case of Exploding Mangoes" by Mohammed Hanif to everyone, it's really an amazing book by a new Pakistani author. He's going to be at a conference my dad is organizing so I'm hoping to get my copy signed, because I was really (to my surprise) glued to this book from start to finish. Everyone I know who's read this has loved it.
It's fiction, but it's based on a lot of historical events in our nation's history as well as a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories, all kind of weaved together into a really entertaining, funny story.
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