What book(s) are you reading?

[war&peace]

Hey guys some time away from the hefty politics and heavy discussion...
Let's share with what books have you read recently? Please provide a little description of the book { Title, Author, Brief Description, (optional if some free or paid source is available online}.
Keep the discussion light, academic and civilised.


@MastanKhan @django @Oscar @Slav Defence @jamahir

 

[war&peace]

@Dubious @Ali Tariq @Shane @waz @Pluralist @The Accountant

 

[SQ8]

https://www.cnatra.navy.mil/local/docs/pat-pubs/P-825.pdf

 

[war&peace]

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Author: Qudrat-ullah-Shahab
Title: Shahabnama
Description: Autobiography of one the most famous and illustrious bureaucrat who served under many different regimes and saw history being made..He had the chance to meet many head of govt and states both national and foreign.
Source: unfortunately, I don't know about any online store but it widely availlable in shop across Pakistan Price PKR 2500 i.e. $ 25
Language: Urdu

 

[M.SAAD]

From Kargil to Coup : Nasim Zehra

 

[TMA]

 

[war&peace]

Did you use white color for text because I can't see?

 

[jamahir]

Hey guys some time away from the hefty politics and heavy discussion...
Let's share with what books have you read recently? Please provide a little description of the book { Title, Author, Brief Description, (optional if some free or paid source is available online}.
Keep the discussion light, academic and civilised.


@MastanKhan @django @Oscar @Slav Defence @jamahir

Well, I have not read a book for the last one year, but I want to re-read a book by Ben Bova called Powersat. It is a science fiction about an entrepreneur ( along the lines of Elon Musk ) whose company has built a huge solar power generation satellite that sends down the power down to Earth via microwave ( if I remember correctly ).

I also want to read Mars Life which is Ben Bova's continuation of his Mars series.

 

[war&peace]

Well, I have not read a book for the last one year, but I want to re-read a book by Ben Bova called Powersat. It is a science fiction about an entrepreneur ( along the lines of Elon Musk ) whose company has built a huge solar power generation satellite that sends down the power down to Earth via microwave ( if I remember correctly ).

I also want to read Mars Life which is Ben Bova's continuation of his Mars series.

Does it discuss about the Dysonspheres?

 

[jamahir]

Does it discuss about the Dysonspheres?

No, this book is more about technology that can be realized in the next 10 years or so.

Dyson sphere is something that will take perhaps 100 years.

 

[war&peace]

No, this book is more about technology that can be realized in the next 10 years or so.

I think in 3000 years, perhaps human will be able to build a dysonsphere...if we survived..

https://www.cnatra.navy.mil/local/docs/pat-pubs/P-825.pdf

It seems more like a manual for pilots. Am I right?

 

[Shane]

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Author: Qudrat-ullah-Shahab
Title: Shahabnama
Description: Autobiography of one the most famous and illustrious bureaucrat who served under many different regimes and saw history being made..He had the chance to meet many head of govt and states both national and foreign.
Source: unfortunately, I don't know about any online store but it widely availlable in shop across Pakistan Price PKR 2500 i.e. $ 25
Language: Urdu

Up to 70% off if you have National book foundation membership and avail discounts during its annual book fairs.

Hi, nice thread. Read this book around 2001-2.

I'm a fan of Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi. Best mood changer if one is inclined towards reading books on dirty political history and the great World Wars. Colonel Mohammad Khan is a close second and not too far behind Yousufi but in number of books.

Molana Whiskey's book "Aur Line cut gai" enhanced my interest in politics during secondary school holidays, "Maen Nay Dhaka Doobtay Daikha" by Siddique Salik was an early eye opener etc etc .

It always used to intrigue me as to what was the real reason Hitler hated Jews so much. So I read Meinkempf and then holocaust denier David Irving's "Hitler's War", got bored and picked up reading Dresden Apocalypse by the same author and then Desert Fox. Ended up reading all of Irvings books as I was crazy hooked on watching Second World War DVD Documentary Sets. In fact it was one of the documentaries that introduced me to David Irving.

By the way, Al-Raheeq-Al-Makhtum, best book on the life of The Prophet PBUH and concise history of early Islam.

Besides a few Classics, a couple of books by Paolo Coelho is just about as close to reading English fiction as I have ventured. Mostly, I now download books instead of buying em.

Shahid Aziz's self praising, apologetic mediocrity on Kargil and Spy Chronicles and a few excerpts from Reham's filth were the last disappointing books I read these past few months before I already started missing my already well read "Chiragh Talay".

 

[Green Arrow]

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Author: Qudrat-ullah-Shahab
Title: Shahabnama
Description: Autobiography of one the most famous and illustrious bureaucrat who served under many different regimes and saw history being made..He had the chance to meet many head of govt and states both national and foreign.
Source: unfortunately, I don't know about any online store but it widely availlable in shop across Pakistan Price PKR 2500 i.e. $ 25
Language: Urdu

Such a informative and eye opening book about Early days of Pakistan history and also pre-partition era. Read this about 15 years ago. Had been to his grave few times and offered Fatiha as he was a good friend of my father.

Also you should read KHANA BADOSH and INDULAS MIAN AJNABI by Mustansar hussain Tararr. These are also good book to read.

 

[war&peace]

Such a informative and eye opening book about Early days of Pakistan history and also pre-partition era. Read this about 15 years ago. Had been to his grave few times and offered Fatiha as he was a good friend of my father.

Also you should read KHANA BADOSH and INDULAS MIAN AJNABI by Mustansar hussain Tararr. These are also good book to read.

I have recently started reading Urdu literature... I love Urdu but my reading speed is still quite slow. I think it has to do with font perhaps.. Anyways I'm getting up to getting speed and I will read more and more so thanks for your suggestions.. I will definitely add them to my list.

Up to 70% off if you have National book foundation membership and avail discounts during its annual book fairs.

Hi, nice thread. Read this book around 2001-2.

I'm a fan of Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi. Best mood changer if one is inclined towards reading books on dirty political history and the great World Wars. Colonel Mohammad Khan is a close second and not too far behind Yousufi but in number of books.

Thanks..wow that's a lot of discount..how can I become their member?

Molana Whiskey's book "Aur Line cut gai" enhanced my interest in politics during secondary school holidays, "Maen Nay Dhaka Doobtay Daikha" by Siddique Salik was an early eye opener etc etc .

It always used to intrigue me as to what was the real reason Hitler hated Jews so much. So I read Meinkempf and then holocaust denier David Irving's "Hitler's War", got bored and picked up reading Dresden Apocalypse by the same author and then Desert Fox. Ended up reading all of Irvings books as I was crazy hooked on watching Second World War DVD Documentary Sets. In fact it was one of the documentaries that introduced me to David Irving.

By the way, Al-Raheeq-Al-Makhtum, best book on the life of The Prophet PBUH and concise history of early Islam.

Besides a few Classics, a couple of books by Paolo Coelho is just about as close to reading English fiction as I have ventured. Mostly, I now download books instead of buying em.

good

 

[TMA]

Did you use white color for text because I can't see?

Nope.

Philosophy of Science: A very short introduction.

Nice little book. Everyone ought to read it...