Keeping up his tradition of recommending books every year, President Dr. Arif Alvi revealed his Top 10 books for the year 2022. The list comprises different genres of books that have inspired the President and readers must add to their to-be-read list.
Top 10 Books President Dr Arif Alvi recommended for 2022
1. Tuba by Shah Balighuddin
Book titled “Tuba”, written by Shah Balighuddin is the top choice of President Dr. Arif Alvi for the year of 2022.
The book is a collection of reports, anecdotes and examples from the Seerah of the Holy Prophet and other great personalities of the Islamic history.
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2. “From Plassey to Pakistan” by Humayun Mirza
The writer Hamayun Mirza is the son of late president Iskander Mirza, covering different aspects of their family’s history.
It was wrote during 2005. The author had predicted that India was passing through a phase in which it would set itself on fire. It would not be destroyed by Pakistan rather doomed by itself due to its treatment with its minorities.
4. ‘The Narrow Corridor’ by Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson
The narrow corridor highlights the issues of states, societies and the fate of liberty.
Further, President Dr Arif Alvi said that the authors had delineated upon the narrow corridor of democracy and challenges.
Moreover, President Dr Arif Alvi added that the authors had cited the tight rope walking between anarchy, dictatorship and securing of liberty. Those nations made progress where the public voices had been heeded to.
5. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
In ‘Sapiens’, the author Yuval Noah Harari had given a brief account of history of humankind, its footprints affecting the environment and the subsequent DNA changes in the human species, President Dr. Arif Alvi said.
6. ‘The Future is Faster Than You Think’, by Peter H Diamandis and Steven Kotler
It dealt with the subject of the formation of the universe, big bang theory, time-space and the rapid changes in the world due to IT revolutions and artificial intelligence.
7. Exponential by Azeem Azhar
It explains how progress in the scientific realms was made and how the society was unaware of such transformations.
The society could not realise the impacts of the social media, while the changes were not being felt by the governments and the policymakers, he said, while reading out the main contents of the book.
Moreover, He added that during his quarantine period, he had finished reading the book within five days.
8. ‘The age of AI and our human future’ by Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt & Daniel Huttenlocker
Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all.
9. “The Pentagon’s brain’ an uncensored history of DARPA” by Annie Jacobsen
It contained material about the latest nuclear research, defence matters, cyber security and space.
Moreover, He said that keeping this perspective in mind, Pakistan must also brace itself with the latest defence preparedness, especially in cyber war and cyber security.
10. ‘I. Warbot’ by Kenneth Payen
Its subject matter explores the prospects of robotic warfare era and the gradual replacement of human functions by robots in different sectors of life.
Top 10 Books President Dr Arif Alvi recommended for 2022
The books comprises chapters full of immense knowledge and research findings, Dr. Arif Alvi said.
In a short video message, the president urged the readers to continue quenching their thirst for limitless knowledge of the universe during their lifetime as Allah’s universe contains massive amount of knowledge while man’s life is too short. The president said that reading also helps in boosting intellectual capacity of a reader.
“There is no good luxury than reading a good book,” President Dr. Arif Alvi added.
President Dr. Arif Alvi said that every year he recommends a bibliography based upon his sequence of study. President Dr. Arif Alvi mentioned that whenever he found time, he indulged in book reading, and whether he completely read a book or partially, he was sure to glean knowledge as much he could.
