Which Book are you reading

[BLACKEAGLE]

ehm... no way...

Sorry, but I don't get what you are trying to say here.

 

[russellpeters]

I am reading A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens and Mother by Tolstoy.

I am also reading the Six Questions of Socrates.

 

[Farah Sohail]

No ma'am I haven't but I'd be sure to check it out ! I have a vociferous appetite for reading anything related to Jinnah and that sounds like a good book to be on my reading list. Thank you !

I love to read good books on Jinnah too...but then have to be very selective, bcoz many ppl write theories abt him, which are factualy incorrect..If u know some good books on Jinnah, plz recommend those to me too

 

[Armstrong]

I love to read good books on Jinnah too...but then have to be very selective, bcoz many ppl write theories abt him, which are factualy incorrect..If u know some good books on Jinnah, plz recommend those to me too

Have read 'My Brother' by Fatima Jinnah ? Try reading Akbar Ahmed - The guy who wrote (I think) the script and produced the film 'Jinnah' ! Otherwise I don't really have a said name in mind because I generally go to the Library...get a copy of whatever is written on Jinnah, read it and then form my own opinion; but my preference is always to read something written by the Quaid's contemporaries...best are the ones who actually worked with him.

 

[RazPaK]

Just finished catch 22. Funny book.

 

[Farah Sohail]

Have read 'My Brother' by Fatima Jinnah ? Try reading Akbar Ahmed - The guy who wrote (I think) the script and produced the film 'Jinnah' ! Otherwise I don't really have a said name in mind because I generally go to the Library...get a copy of whatever is written on Jinnah, read it and then form my own opinion; but my preference is always to read something written by the Quaid's contemporaries...best are the ones who actually worked with him.

Yeah I have read My brother by Fatima Jinnah...Its a really good book...but thts incomplete...right? I LOVED the first chapter of this book...his death one....tht really brought tears to my eyes...
I also want to read Books written by Quaid's contemporaries...but the main ones, i dont think they wrote a book..or they did? If u know of any of his contemporaries' book, other than G Allana, do tell me..Would love to read them....and would try to find out Akbar Ahmed's book too, as u said... I so wish tht Quaid had also written his auto biography... It would have been ideal...but he didnt..

 

[Armstrong]

Yeah I have read My brother by Fatima Jinnah...Its a really good book...but thts incomplete...right? I LOVED the first chapter of this book...his death one....tht really brought tears to my eyes...
I also want to read Books written by Quaid's contemporaries...but the main ones, i dont think they wrote a book..or they did? If u know of any of his contemporaries' book, other than G Allana, do tell me..Would love to read them....and would try to find out Akbar Ahmed's book too, as u said... I so wish tht Quaid had also written his auto biography... It would have been ideal...but he didnt..

Yeah...it is incomplete and leaves somewhat desiring more but its always a pleasure to read about Jinnah...especially when its written by 'The Mother' !

And I remembered the name of Akbar Ahmed's book 'Jinnah, Pakistan and the Islamic Identity', but like I said, ma'am I dunno really which of his contemporaries wrote what books on him; I just grab them as I see them and here, in the library near my place, they've got a couple of dozen books on Quaid-E-Azam...with new ones coming in every now and then. Jaswant Singh's is on my reading list too. I'm sure if you read Iqbal and Jinnah together you're going to understand the Quaid much better and it becomes easier to separate the chaff from the grain so to speak !

 

[xataxsata]

The Writing on the Wall - India Checkmates America 2017

written by former army chief, General S. Padmanabhan, published in 2006.

Its a very bad book with worst plot.

The General don't know chinese as he talks about friendship and alliance of India-china against USA.

As i am on last pages on this book.

I will read ahle hadees after this book.

 

[MastanKhan]

Just finished reading---Bones of the Hills---empire of Silver---Lords of the Bow---by Conn Iggulden.

The books are about Genghis Khan---his childhood---teen years---a leader of men---a ruthless warrior---.

 

[MastanKhan]

Webby---Mods---Admins---,

Could you please make this thread a STICKY---. Thank you.

 

[Armstrong]

Just finished reading---Bones of the Hills---empire of Silver---Lords of the Bow---by Conn Iggulden.

The books are about Genghis Khan---his childhood---teen years---a leader of men---a ruthless warrior---.

Damn...Khan Sahib, you take this Military stuff far too seriously !

Jokes aside...how were they ? I'm looking into getting a biography on Attila the Hun...!

 

[MastanKhan]

Damn...Khan Sahib, you take this Military stuff far too seriously !

Jokes aside...how were they ? I'm looking into getting a biography on Attila the Hun...!

Hi,

Yes I do----these are fascinating books---Conn Iggulden lived with the mongols while researching his books. Tell you what---I would walk by these books on the shelves in the library---it was too painful to read about the destruction of the muslim empire---but then I gathered up courage and started reading from an analytical perspective---like a neutral reader---.

These books are shocking and amazing---right from his birth---childhood---as a teenager---a youngman and a leader and conquerer of men.

Did you know that when Genghis Khan was born---the myth as it is told---he had a BLOOD CLOT clenched in his fist---his father and mother were shocked to see it---the woman who delievered him was a 'soothsayer' as well---. Genghis father wanted to know the future of his son---she threw the bones on the ground----it predicted that he would be a killer of man and mankind----.

Genghis Khan proved over 700 years ago---if you can launch enough missiles from a distance farther than you enemy---and you have the agility to move faster than your enemy---you can think on your feet and change directions in the middle of the battle----you will destroy bigger armies that are clumsier.

 

[Armstrong]

Hi,

Yes I do----these are fascinating books---Conn Iggulden lived with the mongols while researching his books. Tell you what---I would walk by these books on the shelves in the library---it was too painful to read about the destruction of the muslim empire---but then I gathered up courage and started reading from an analytical perspective---like a neutral reader---.

These books are shocking and amazing---right from his birth---childhood---as a teenager---a youngman and a leader and conquerer of men.

Did you know that when Genghis Khan was born---the myth as it is told---he had a BLOOD CLOT clenched in his fist---his father and mother were shocked to see it---the woman who delievered him was a 'soothsayer' as well---. Genghis father wanted to know the future of his son---she threw the bones on the ground----it predicted that he would be a killer of man and mankind----.

Genghis Khan proved over 700 years ago---if you can launch enough missiles from a distance farther than you enemy---and you have the agility to move faster than your enemy---you can think on your feet and change directions in the middle of the battle----you will destroy bigger armies that are clumsier.

Indeed I once read somewhere that Khalid Bin Waleed used to employ similar tactics when he would use his highly mobile 'light cavalry' armed with 5 metre long lances and incessantly harry and hound sluggish bigger formations in an anvil and a harmer tactic !

 

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

One of the most fascinating things that I learnt was that Genghis Khan won many of his battles through employing terror tactics employed in the past conquests---.

After a certain stage in his conquests---one of his 'shaman' gave him an idea to spread terror in the heart of the enemy----.

When he would surround a city fortification----a large white tent would go up on day one----which gave out a warning---lay down your ams and open the gates and the city will live---on day two---a red tent would go up---which meant all the able bodied men will be killed but the women children and older men spared----on day three if the city has not surrendered by then---a black tent would go up---which meant that all in the city would die and the city would be plundered---.

Another interesting thing about Genghis Khan was that his enemies under-estimated his strengths, all the time. They just simply could not bring themselves to believe what he was capable of and how well trained his armies were. The resulted in the demise of a many civilizations.

Genghis khan only understood power and strength----weakness, kindness, forgiveness had no place. He appreciated that in his enemies and colleagues---alike.

 

[Armstrong]

Hi,

One of the most fascinating things that I learnt was that Genghis Khan won many of his battles through employing terror tactics employed in the past conquests---.

After a certain stage in his conquests---one of his 'shaman' gave him an idea to spread terror in the heart of the enemy----.

When he would surround a city fortification----a large white tent would go up on day one----which gave out a warning---lay down your ams and open the gates and the city will live---on day two---a red tent would go up---which meant all the able bodied men will be killed but the women children and older men spared----on day three if the city has not surrendered by then---a black tent would go up---which meant that all in the city would die and the city would be plundered---.

Another interesting thing about Genghis Khan was that his enemies under-estimated his strengths, all the time. They just simply could not bring themselves to believe what he was capable of and how well trained his armies were. The resulted in the demise of a many civilizations.

Genghis khan only understood power and strength----weakness, kindness, forgiveness had no place. He appreciated that in his enemies and colleagues---alike.

Again I'm compelled to draw a parallel with Khalid Bin Waleed except that his was a considerably more ethical approach. Being an Arab warrior himself he knew that Arabs gave importance to personal bravado in battle and that most Arabs fought as individual warriors in search of personal glory; now this was very ill suited to a disciplined army so he went on to making 'soldiers' out of these 'warriors'. What he'd do is that when the Armies were facing each other...he'd have his best warriors issue challenges to the Opposing Captains and in a brilliant display of skill they'd take out the Captains thereby instilling not only fear and confusion amongst the opposing ranks but also a severe lack of leadership !