Title: Punjabi Fragrance
Author surname(s): Singh Alag
Author forename(s): Sarup
Publisher: Sarup Singh Alag
Pages: 243
ISBN: 9789384060152
Publn 2015 (original publication date: 2015)
Location: shelf 21.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book discusses around 90 subjects - affecting daily life - in terms of gurbani; for example, the environment.

Title: Gurbani god's word
Author surname(s): Singh Kapoor
Author forename(s): Sukhbir
Publisher: Hemkunt
Pages: 220
ISBN: '8170102464
Publn 1994 (original publication date: 1994)
Location: shelf 20.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book describes the GGS and the first handwritten form of it (compiled by guru Arjan Dev) and the DG, and then translates and provides a glossary of the meaning of words of hymn selected from the GGS and DG

Title: Sri Dasam Granth Sahib facts beyond doubt
Author surname(s): ns
Author forename(s): ns
Publisher: Institute for understanding Sikhism
Pages: 147
ISBN: 9781527282773
Publn 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 20.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: This book has some pages missing, however its title appears from the Preface, to be "Sikh Ceremonies" or similar.  The book is based on GGS, DG, Bhai Gurdas Vaaran, Rehats, and Rehat Maryada, as practised in  Guru Gobind Singh's time.  The lin below is a link to the text of the book.  Its title is "Sri Dasam Granth Sahib facts beyond doubt", with ISBN 9781527282773; published 2021; 492 pages.  The book on the shelf that has missing pages has the same ISBN, but it seems to be a book about something else.  
https://www.scribd.com/document/551963556/Sri-Dasam-Granth-Facts-Beyond-Doubt-2022-SGGS-Academy

Title: The philosophical perspective on Sikh view of martyrdom
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Nirbhai
Publisher: Singh Brothers
Pages: 411
ISBN: 8172053886
Publn 2007 (original publication date: 2007)
Location: shelf 19.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: "The book…is the first philosophical interpretation of the concept of martyrdom based on the primary sacred scriptures of the Sikhs"  There is a bibliography. 

Title: A brief introduction to Sikhism
Author surname(s): Singh Sidhu
Author forename(s): Gurbachan
Publisher: Sikh Missionary Soc UK
Pages: 79
ISBN: '0900692162
Publn 2008 (original publication date: 1973)
Location: shelf 18.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 50 Q&As  on beliefs and practises of Sikhi, by the author. There is also a short history of the gurus and excerpts from the scriptures.

Title: Hymns of the Gurus
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Khushwant
Publisher: Viking - Penguin Books, India
Pages: 222
ISBN: 9780670049622
Publn 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 18.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is a "selection of hymns by the first five Gurus and the ninth and tenth Gurus.  Together they communicate the essence of Sikhism."  The verses are taken from GGS, DG and "other sacred texts like Guru Tegh Bahadur's Vairagmayi Bani"

Title: Dasam Granth an introductory study
Author surname(s): Singh Kapoor and Kaur Kapoor
Author forename(s): Sukhbir and Mohinder
Publisher: Hemkunt
Pages: 160
ISBN: 8170103256
Publn date: 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 5.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: "We know that writing about the Dasam Granth is a very sentimental, delicate and emotional issue, but we have ventured to present to readers something…which has not been presented in this format before.  We have not gone into the controversy of establishing the authorship of the Granth.  It is a valuable treatise, and in absence of any solid evidence to prove or disapprove its authorship, let us evaluate it as a Book."  This book has 13 tests and answers at the end.   It is therefore also serves as a study book.  The book discusses its contents, poetry, and its history.

Title: Sri Dasam Granth Sahib text and translation vol 1
Author surname(s): Singh and Singh
Author forename(s): Jodh and Dharam
Publisher: Heritage Publications, Patiala
Pages: 435
ISBN: tbc
Publn date: 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 5.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: "We have simply taken the text as it is given in the Dasam Granth and tried to render it in simple, easily comprehensible English".  Only vol 1 is on the shelf.  Its contents are: Japu; Akal Ustati; Bachitra Natak; Chandi Charitra Ukti Bilas; Chandi Charitra; Var Sri Bhagauti ji Ki; and Gian Prabodh.   Text is in punjabi and the opposite page has the English translation.

Title: Sri Dasam Granth Sahib questions and answers
Author surname(s): Singh Mann and Singh
Author forename(s): tbc
Publisher: Archimedes Press
Pages: tbc
ISBN: 9780956843500
Publn date: 2011 (original publication date: 2011)
Location: shelf 5.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: The format is Q and As about the DG."This book gives a complete understanding of the history, compilation and relevance of Guru Gobind Singh's compositions…The authors of this book …have given elaborate answers to 50 questions posed on the Sikh scripture.  They have considered manuscript and historical evidence to provide the readers with thoughtful insights on how the scripture should be preceived."

Title: Gur Shabad Sidhee
Author surname(s): Singh Sodhi
Author forename(s): Teja
Publisher: B Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh
Pages: 144
ISBN: 8176014621
Publn date: 2006 (original publication date: 2001)
Location: shelf 4.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: This is a translation by Ajit Singh Aulakh of the book by Teja Singh.  Each of 200 hymns is presented with a title and reference to its location (e.g., GGS) and then followed by a transliteration and then some words about its "Religious Importance", i.e., what will happen by reciting the hymn a stated number of times  I think the effect claimed is nonsense.  For example, on page 76 it says "While giving the medicine to the patient, the doctor should recite this hymn.  The patient will be cured of his affliction."

Title: The essence of the truth: japji and other Sikh scriptures
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Iqbal
Publisher: Allen, McMillan and Enderson
Pages: 220
ISBN: '0934839077
Publn date: 1986 (original publication date: 1986)
Location: shelf 4.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "this book is a small endeavor to make the world aware of the spiritual beauty of the Sikh scriptures." Chapters and sections include: jap ji sahib; GGS, DG, Vars Bhai Gurdas; writings of Bhai Nand Lal; janam sakhis; hukumnamas; Gurbani and the Sikh way of life; brief biographies of the gurus.  There is a glossary and a bibliography.  The sections include explanations; some sections present text in punjabi followed by a transliteratiion and translation of it; other sections there is a translation only.  References to the source of the composition are shown.  Footnotes provide explanations of words or terms.

Title: Guru Gobind Singh a study
Author surname(s): Singh Johar
Author forename(s): Surinder
Publisher: Marwah publications
Pages: 248
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1979 (original publication date: 1979)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "All facets of his life as a scholar, as a revolutionary, as a man and as a warrior have been dealt in the book in a precise, simple and lucid style."  Translations of some of his compositions are included; a chronology of his life is included; and a bibliography.  There are also B&W photos of gurdwaras associated with him.

Title: Thus spake the tenth master
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Gopal
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 165; 168
ISBN: 8173807973
Publn date: 2002; 1978 (original publication date: NS; 1978)
Location: shelf 4.2; 4.3; 4.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a translation of selected parts of the DG and the zafarnama.  There are 2 indices.  The 1978 edition is identical in content to the later (2002) edition on shelf 4.2.

Title: Sewadar (periodical)
Author surname(s): various
Author forename(s): various
Publisher: Ramgarhia Sabha, Southall
Pages: 34
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2008 (original publication date: 2008)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: A monthly publication of the Sabha, with articles in English.  This edition looks at the life and compositions of guru Gobind Singh, martyrs, his child, Zorawar, and Tegh Bahadur.  I guess the publication being 2008 is to remember his death in 1708.

Title: Select Sikh scriptures IV guru Gobind Singh
Author surname(s): Singh Duggal
Author forename(s): Kartar
Publisher: UBS publishers
Pages: 235
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book discusses those compositions of the guru "which are beyond any pale of controversy [about whether he composed them or someone else]."  The book describes the life and times of the guru.  Only English text is used, and the book includes a glossary.

Title: Guru Gobind Singh life and achievements vol 2
Author surname(s): Gulati
Author forename(s): SP
Publisher: National Book Shop
Pages: 184
ISBN: 8171163459
Publn date: 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: Vol 2 "includes excerpts on Guru Gobind Singh from notable works by Western authors [published in the 19th and 20th  centuries].".  Appendices cover: rehatnama of guru gobind singh; beliefs and principles of Sikhi; the structure and content of GGS and DG; Sikh names (sects); and a description of some Sikh words and terms.  It should be remembered that some Sikh authors have said that articles by Europeans using Persian sources are likely to be biased and anti-Sikh, and so they must be read with caution. 

Title: Hymns from the Dasam Granth
Author surname(s): Singh Mansukhani
Author forename(s): Gobind
Publisher: Hemkunt
Pages: 107
ISBN: 'none
Publn date: 1980 (original publication date: 1980)
Location: shelf 3.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "The fifty hymns…[are on]: god; the holy name; false religion; transitory world; universal brotherhood; the Khalsa; yoga; himself [autobiographical]. There are also extracts from Zafarnama and Bachitra Natak.  The booklet "has covered all the aspects of the Tenth Guru's personality and teaching...These hymns throw light mainly on the two aspects of the Guru's character.  He was not only a Prohet but also a saint warrior."  Hymns are presented in gurmukhi, transliterated then translated.  Footnotes are provided for difficult words and concepts.

Title: The ten masters
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Puran
Publisher: Chief Khalsa Diwan, Amritsar (1975 edn); Punjabi university, Patiala (1997 edn)
Pages: 138; 112
ISBN: 'none; 8173803838
Publn date: 1975; 1997 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 3.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is about the life and messages of the gurus, plus chapters on the "art and thought" of Nanak and selections of compositions from DG.
The 1997 edition: This is the edition published by Punjabi Univ, Patiala in 1997.  This edition has the same content as the book also on shelf 3.5 that was published in 1975, except for the preface, contents, and introduction sections.  It is therefore a "reproduction" of the 1975 book.

Title: Hemkunt Sahib
Author surname(s): Singh Berar
Author forename(s): Avtar
Publisher: Srishti Publishers
Pages: 168
ISBN: 8188575151
Publn date: 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 1.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: A book based on research by the author, on Hemkunt Sahib.  It includes a map of the pilgramage from Haridwar to Hemkunt and the stops along the way (and those places are described). It also includes a transliteration and translation of a verse in Bachitar Natak.  The book describes the controversy surrounding the DG and related books by or about guru Gobind Singh.  The book describes the search for Hemkunt, including the search by Narotam, and later by Sohan Singh.    There are also short biographies of people associated with Hemkunt.  There are also plan drawings and a description of the construction (which began in 1968) of Hemkunt that replaced the original 10x10 sq foot Hemkunt.  There is a chapter on the natural beauty of the region, a chronology of events about Hemkunt, and a bibliography.

Title: Sikh studies: comparative perspectives on a changing tradition
Author surname(s): Juergensmeyer and Barrier
Author forename(s): Mark and N Gerald
Publisher: Berkeley religious studies series graduate tehological union, Berkeley
Pages: 230
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1979 (original publication date: 1979)
Location: shelf 14.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book provides "a useful introduction into the diversity of studies relating to the Sikhs, and a point of departure for reflections on those larger issues of scholarship that relate to the Sikh tradition.  Most of the papers in this volume originally were prepared for a Sikh studies conference held in Berkeley on August 13-14, 1976."  A bibliography is provided plus short biographies of the contributors.  Essays cover: the context of Sikh studies; the origins of Sikhism; the texts of Sikhism; and Sikhs abroad.

Title: Sikh Hymns
Author surname(s): Kaur
Author forename(s): Gurdev
Publisher: HD Publishers
Pages: 220
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1995 (original publication date: 1991)
Location: shelf 13.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: A compilation of hymns (mostly from AG or DG) to be read on various occasions.  The book also has a section of pronunciation of Punjabi letters in English.  Each hymn is in Punjabi and then reproduced in transliterated form but is not translated. Page references to AG or DG are stated

Title: Hymns from the dasam granth
Author surname(s): Singh Mansukhani
Author forename(s): Gobind
Publisher: Hemkunt
Pages: 107
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1980 (original publication date: 1980)
Location: shelf 11.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: This is an earlier edition of the book of the same title located on shelf 9.2.  The earlier edition contains 50 hymns. They are presented in gurmukhi with a transliteration and translation into English.   Footnotes provide additional information.  The last section contains extracts from Bachitra Natak and Zafarnama. The book covers "all the aspects of the Tenth Guru's personality and teaching."

Title: Economic thought of the Sikh gurus
Author surname(s): Dass
Author forename(s): JR
Publisher: National book organisation publishers
Pages: 192
ISBN: 8185135274
Publn date: 1988 (original publication date: 1988)
Location: shelf 10.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book looks at economic thought included in AG and GGS and the economic times in which the gurus lived, and their impact on the economic life of people.  Annexes cover: GGS, Dasam Granth, Janamsakhis, Hukamnama, Rehatnama, towns founded by the gurus.  A short bibliography is included.

Title: The book of the ten masters
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Puran
Publisher: Singh Brothers
Pages: 159
ISBN: 8172051484
Publn date: 2010 (original publication date: not stated)
Location: shelf 10.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a biography of the Gurus and includes translations of parts of GGS and Dasam Granth.  The book was written around 1920 by Puran Singh.  This publication is the same as the publication (with the same title) by Punjabi Univ, except for the Introduction.

Title: The book of the ten masters
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Puran
Publisher: Publication Bureau Punjabi University, Patiala
Pages: 166
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1988 (original publication date: not stated)
Location: shelf 10.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a biography of the Gurus and includes translations of parts of GGS and Dasam Granth.  The book was written around 1920 by Puran Singh