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Books from MIR
There is a wonderful old publishing house in Russia named MIR Publishers. I'm not sure if they still exist or not, but at one point in time, they released many interesting books about a wide range of subjects. A saint by the name of Damitr has put a large number of these on Internet Archive. As far as I know, they are legal to download.
Here, I will home in on the English books dealing with scientific and mathematical topics. They range in complexity, from simple introductions for children to college level textbooks. All of the following links are listed alphabetically by the author's last name [and with the name of the book series in brackets wherever applicable]. Specific topics or authors can be found with your browser's "Find" function.
*Note: A handful of these books are in DJVU format. You can get a free reader for this type of file format here, or you can freely convert them to PDF here. However, be warned, some of them can get quite large after conversion!
Afanasiev & Zaikov - In The Realm of Catalysis [Knowledge Series]
Akimushkin - Ethology: Animals Do What and Why [Science for Everyone]
Alekseev - Energy & Entropy
Amelkin - Differential Equations in Applications [Science for Everyone]
Anfilov - Physics & Music
Anselm - Introduction to Semiconductor Theory
Antonov, Vygodsky, Nikitin, and Sankin - Problems in Elementary Mathematics for Home Study
Antropov - Theoretical Electrochemistry
Artsimovich - A Physicists ABC On Plasma
Asratyan & Simonov - How Reliable Is The Brain? [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Baibakov & Martynov - Satellite & Typhoon: Eye to Eye [Science for Everyone]
Baikov & Strongin - Structural Design
Barashkov - Luminescence in Public Health [Science for Everyone]
Belikov - General Methods for Solving Physics Problems [DJVU]
Belyaev - Strength of Materials
Beskin - Dividing A Segement In A Given Ratio [Little Mathematics Library]
Beskin - Fascinating Fractions [Little Mathematics Library]
Beskin - Images of Geometric Solids [Little Mathematics Library]
Bitsadze & Kalinichenko - A Collection of Problems on the Equations of Mathematical Physics
Bitsazde - Equations of Mathematical Physics
Boltyanskii & Gohberg - The Decomposition of Figures into Smaller Parts [Popular Lectures In Mathematics]
Boltyansky - Differentiation Explained [Little Mathematics Library]
Borisov - Can Man Change The Climate?
Borisov & Piatnova - Harnessing the Sun
Borisovich, Bliznyakov, Izrailevich, and Fomenko - Introduction to Topology
Borovik-Romanov - Low Temperature Physics [Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR]
Bukhovtsev, et al. - Problems in Elementary Physics
Bulatov - Plugging Materials and the Cementing of Wells
Buyanov - First Aid
Byalko - Our Planet, The Earth [Science for Everyone]
Danin - Probabilities of the Quantum World
Darkov & Kuznetsov - Structural Mechanics
Demidov - How We See What We See [Science for Everyone]
Demidovich, et al. - Problems in Mathematical Analysis
Derjaguin & Fedoseev - Diamonds Wrought By Man [From Scientists To Schoolchildren]
Dilman - The Grand Biological Clock [Science for Everyone]
Dmitriev - Molecules Without Chemical Bonds
Dmitriev - Symmetry in the World of Molecules
Efimov & Rozendorn - Linear Algebra & Multi-Dimensional Geometry
Efros - Physics and Geometry of Disorder: Percolation Theory [Science for Everyone]
Einstein & The Philosophical Problems of 20th Century Physics [A collection of essays by many different authors.]
Elsgolts - Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations
Epifanov - Solid State Physics
Erofeev - Progeny of Volcanoes [Science for Everyone]
Ershov & Palyutin - Mathematical Logic
Fedchenko - Things to Come [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Fedorov - Man & Nature
Fersman - Geochemistry for Everyone
Fetisov - Proof in Geometry [Little Mathematics Library]
Fialkov - The Extraordinary Properties of Ordinary Solutions [From Scientists To Schoolchildren]
Filonovich - The Greatest Speed [Science for Everyone]
Flerov & Ilyinov - On the Way to Super Elements [From Scientists To Schoolchildren]
Fock - Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics
Fock - The Theory of Space, Time, and Gravitation
Frish - Problems of Wave Optics
Gelfond - Solving Equations in Integers [Little Mathematics Library]
Ginzburg - Key Problems of Physics & Astrophysics
Gladkova & Kutylovskaya - Selected Questions and Problems in Physics
Glinka - General Chemistry (Volume 1)
Glinka - General Chemistry (Volume 2)
Glinka - Problems in General Chemistry
Glushkov - Engineering Methods for Analysing Strenth and Rigidity
Gnedenko - Theory of Probability
Golovina & Yaglom - Induction in Geometry [Little Mathematics Library]
Gordon & Gordon - The Sky Will Be Blue
Grechko, Sugakov, Tomasevich, and Fedorchenko - Problems in Theoretical Physics
Green & Shokalsky - Semiconductors: Testing & Adjusting
Gribanov - Albert Einstein's Philosophical Views and The Theory of Relativity
Grigoryev & Myakishev - The Forces of Nature
Gurevich & Chernin - The Magic of Galaxies and Stars
Gurskii - Elementary Physics Problems and Solutions
Gusev, Litivinenko, and Mordkovich - Solving Problems in Geometry
Ikramov - Linear Algebra Problems
Irodov - Basic Laws of Electromagnetism
Irodov - Fundamental Laws of Mechanics
Irodov - Problems in Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Irodov - Problems in General Physics
Ivanov - Fundamentals of Physics
Ivchenko, Medvedev, and Chistyakov - Problems in Mathematical Statistics
Kadomtsev - Plasma Physics [Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR]
Kaganov - Electrons, Phonons, Magnons [DJVU]
Kaganov & Lifshits - Quasiparticles
Kaganov & Tsukernik - The Nature of Magnetism [Science for Everyone]
Kaluzhnin - The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic [Little Mathematics Library]
Karapetyants & Drakin - The Structure of Matter
Kartsev - Three Thousand Years of Magnets
Katin - Cells, Cells, and More Cells
Khurgin - Did You Say Mathematics? [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Khurgin - Yes, No, or Maybe [Science for Everyone]
Kikoin - Encounters with Physics and Physicists [Science for Everyone]
Kikoin - Physics In Your Kitchen Lab [Science for Everyone]
Kikoin - Senior Physics 1
Kinasoshvili - Strength of Materials
Kitaigorodsky - I Am A Physicist [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Kitaigorodsky - Introduction to Physics [DJVU]
Klimov - Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors
Klushantsev - All About The Telescope
Knorre - A Visit to Transurania [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Kolesnikov - The Root System of Fruit Plants
Kolesnikov & Glazkov - A Spaceship in Orbit [From Scientists To Schoolchildren]
Kolmogorov & Fomin - Measure, Lebesgue Integrals, and Hilbert Space
Komarov - This Fascinating Astronomy [Science for Everyone]
Kompaneyets - A Course of Theoretical Physics (Volume 1)
Kompaneyets - A Course of Theoretical Physics (Volume 2)
Kompaneyets - Theoretical Physics
Kondratov - Sounds & Signs [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Kondratov - The Riddles of Three Oceans
Kondryatev - The Structure of Atoms and Molecules
Konokov & Kiran - Vegetable Growing in Home Gardens of Tropical and Subtropical Areas
Kopylov - Elementary Kinematics of Elementary Particles [Science for Everyone]
Kopylov - Mathematical Models of Electric Machines
Korovkin - Inequalities [Little Mathematics Library]
Korsunsky - The Atomic Nucleus
Koshkin & Shirkevich - Handbook of Elementary Physics
Krasnov - Aerodynamics (Volume 1)
Krasnov - Aerodynamics (Volume 2)
Krasnov, Kiselev, and Makarenko - Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations
Krasnov, Kiselev, and Makarenko - Vector Analysis
Krestov, Kobenin, and Dobrotin - From Crystal To Solution [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Krotov - Aptitude Test Problems in Physics
Kurosh - Algebraic Equations of Arbitrary Degrees [Little Mathematics Library]
Kutepov & Rubanov - Problems in Geometry
Kuznetsov - Einstein
Kuznetsov & Omerlyanovskii - Philosophical Problems of Elementary Particle Physics
Lakhtin - Engineering Physical Metallurgy
Landau & Kitaigorodsky - Physics for Everyone: Motion Heat
Landau & Kitaigorodsky - Physics for Everyone (Book 1: Physical Bodies)
Landau & Kitaigorodsky - Physics for Everyone (Book 2: Molecules)
Landau & Kitaigorodsky - Physics for Everyone (Book 3: Electrons)
Landau & Kitaigorodsky - Physics for Everyone (Book 4: Photons and Nuclei)
Landau & Rumer - What is The Theory of Relativity?
Landsberg - Elementary Textbook on Physics (Volume 1)
Landsberg - Elementary Textbook on Physics (Volume 2)
Landsberg - Elementary Textbook on Physics (Volume 3)
Lange - Physical Paradoxes & Sophisms
Lange - Physical Problems for Robinsons
Lekhnitskii - Theory of Elasticity of an Anisotropic Body
Leonov - The Sun's Wind
Levin & Radlova - A Picture Book of Astronomy
Levitan - A Book About Stars and Planets
Lidsky, Ovsyannikov, Tuliakov, and Shabunin - Problems in Elementary Mathematics
Lifshits - Quantum Theory of Solids [Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR]
Lipunov - In The World of Binary Stars [Science for Everyone]
Litvinenko & Mordkovich - Solving Problems in Algebra and Trigonometry
Logunov & Mestvirishvili - The Relativistic Theory of Gravitation
Luchnik - Why I'm Like Dad
Lyubich & Shor - The Kinematic Method in Geometrical Problems [Little Mathematics Library]
Malakhov - The Mystery of Earth's Mantle [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Manoilov - Electricity & Man [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Markov - Cybernetics of Living Matter
Markov - Cybernetics Today
Markusha - Miracles on Wheels
Markushevich - Areas & Logarithms [Little Mathematics Library]
Markushevich - Complex Numbers & Conformal Mappings [Little Mathematics Library]
Markushevich - Recursion Sequences [Little Mathematics Library]
Markushevich - Remarkable Curves [Little Mathematics Library]
Maron - Problems in Calculus of One Variable
Maslov - Operational Methods
Maslov & Volosov - Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science Engineering
Matveev - Electricity & Magnetism
Matveev - Mechanics and Theory of Relativity
Matveev - Molecular Physics [DJVU]
Matveev - Optics
Meshchersky - Collection of Problems in Theoretical Mechanics
Mikhailov - Partial Differential Equations
Mikhailov - The Riddle of The Self
Minorsky - Problems in Higher Mathematics
Mishchenko & Fomenko - A Course of Differential Geometry and Topology
Mishchenko, Solovyev, and Fomenko - Problems in Differential Geometry and Topology
Mitroshenkov - Pioneers of Space
Modenov - Problems in Geometry
Muslin - Machines of the 20th Century [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Myasnikov & Osanova - Selected Problems on Physics [DJVU]
Myskis - Introductory Mathematics for Engineers
Nesturkh - The Origin of Man
Nesturkh - The Races of Mankind
Nikolaev - Space Chemistry [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Novikov - A Planet of Riddles [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Novozhilov & Yappa - Electrodynamics
Olgin - Experiments Without Explosions
Ostrovsky - Holography and its Application
Panchishkin & Shavgulidze - Trigonometric Functions
Panovko - Elements of the Applied Theory of Elastic Vibration
Parnov - At the Crossroads of Infinities
Parton & Perlin - Integral Equations in Elasticity
Petrov - Me or Not Me [Science for Everyone]
Petryanov & Trifonov - Elementary Order [From Scientists To Schoolchildren]
Pinsky - Problems in Physics
Piskunov - Differential & Integral Calculus
Podolny - Something Called Nothing
Pogorelov - Analytical Geometry
Pogorelov - Geometry
Polyakov - Semiconductors Made Simple [Science for Everyone]
Prilepko - Problem Book in High-School Mathematics
Proskuryakov - Problems in Linear Algebra [DJVU]
Pushkov & Silkin - The Quiet Sun [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Rabiza - Space Adventures in Your Home
Rakitov - The Principles of Philosophy
Rastrigin - This Chancy, Chancy, Chancy World [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Razmkhnin - Radar Made Easy [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Rebrov & Khozin - The Moon & Man [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Rekach - Manual of the Theory of Elasticity
Rosenfeld & Sergeeva - Stereographic Projection [Little Mathematics Library]
Rydnik - ABCs of Quantum Mechanics
Sagdeev - Nonlinear Phenomena in Plasma Physics and Hydrodynamics [Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR]
Saparina - Cybernetics Within Us [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Savelyev - Fundamentals of Theoretical Physics (Volume 1)
Savelyev - Fundamentals of Theoretical Physics (Volume 2)
Savelyev - Physics: A General Course (Volume 1)
Savelyev - Physics: A General Course (Volume 2)
Savelyev - Physics: A General Course (Volume 3)
Schreider - Equality, Resemblance, and Order
Sedov - Entertaining Electronics
Sena - A Collection of Questions and Problems in Physics
Sena - Units of Physical Quantities and Their Dimensions
Sergeev - Physiology for Everyone [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Sergeev - The World of the Amphibians [From Scientists To Schoolchildren]
Sharygin - Problems in Plane Geometry [Science for Everyone]
Sharygin - Problems in Solid Geometry [Science for Everyone]
Shaskolskaya & Eltsin - Selected Problems in Physics
Shcholkin - Physics of the Microworld [Covers w/ Moscow Star]
Shilov - Calculus of Rational Functions [Little Mathematics Library]
Shilov - Plotting Graphs [Little Mathematics Library]
Shklyarsky, Chentsov, and Yaglom - Selected Problems & Theorems in Elementary Mathematics
Shkolenko - The Space Age
Shulpin - Learning About Chemistry [Science for Everyone]
Shvarts - The Code of Life [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Sidorov, Fedoryuk, and Shabunin - Lectures on the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable
Smilga - In the Search for Beauty [Covers w/ Black-and-White Drawings]
Smilga - Relativity & Man
Smirnov - Faust Versus Mephistopheles?
Smirnov - Problems on the Equations of Mathematical Physics
Smogorzhevsky - Lobachevskian Geometry [Little Mathematics Library]
Smogorzhevsky - Method of Coordinates [Little Mathematics Library]
Smorodinsky - Temperature [Science for Everyone]
Sobol - The Monte Carlo Method [Little Mathematics Library]
Sobolev - Lasers and Their Properties
Solodovnikov - Systems of Linear Inequalities [Little Mathematics Library]
Solodovnikov & Toropova - Linear Algebra with Elements of Analytic Geometry
Sominskii - The Method of Mathematical Induction
Spiridonov - Universal Physical Constants
Spitsyn, Vorobyova, Dunaeva, Ippolitova, and Tamm - Practical Inorganic Chemistry
Srebrodolsky - Mystery of Mineralogy [Science for Everyone]
Starzhinskii - Applied Methods in the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations
Steinhaus - The Nine Colors of The Rainbow
Stepnova - Fun With Numbers
Sveshnikov & Tikhonov - The Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable
Tamm - Fundamentals of The Theory of Electricity
Tarasov - Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics
Tarasov - Calculus: Basic Concepts for High Schools
Tarasov - Laser Age in Optics
Tarasov - Laser Physics and Applications
Tarasov - Laser Physics
Tarasov - The World is Build on Probability
Tarasov - This Amazingly Symmetrical World
Tarasov & Tarasova - Discussions on Refraction of Light [Science for Everyone]
Tarasov & Tarasova - Questions and Answers in School Physics
Targ - Theoretical Mechanics: A Short Course
Targ - Theoretical Mechanics
Tomilin - How People Discovered the Shape of the Earth
Trifinov - 107 Stories About Chemistry
Trifonov & Trifonov - Chemical Elements
Trifonov & Vlasov - Silhouettes of Chemistry [Science for Everyone]
Tsytovich - Soil Mechanics
Ugarov - Special Theory of Relativity [DJVU]
Umansky - Everyday Neuropathology
Uspensky - Godels Incompleteness Theorem [Little Mathematics Library]
Uspensky - Pascal's Triangle [Popular Lectures In Mathematics]
Uspensky - Post's Machine [Little Mathematics Library]
Varshavsky & Pospelov - Puppets Without Strings [Science for Everyone]
Vasilyev - Metals & Man
Vasilyev & Gutenmacher - Straight Lines & Curves
Vasilyev & Stanyukovich - Matter & Man
Vasyuchenko - Problems and Exercises in Chemistry
Venetsky - On Rare & Scattered Metals
Venetsky - Tales About Metals
Venttsel - Elements of Game Theory [Little Mathematics Library]
Vilenkin - Combinatorial Mathematics [DJVU]
Vilenkin - Method of Successive Approximations [Little Mathematics Library]
Vladimirov - Generalized Functions in Mathematical Physics
Vladimirov, Mitskievich, and Horsky - Space, Time, Gravitation
Voitkevich - Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Earth [Science for Everyone]
Voitkevich - Origin and Development of Life on Earth [Science for Everyone]
Vonsovsky - Magnetism of Elementary Particles
Voronov - Storming the Fortress of Fusion [Science for Everyone]
Vorontsov-Velyaminov - Essays About The Universe
Voyevodin - Linear Algebra
Vygodsky - Mathematical Handbook
Wentzel - Operations Research
Wentzel - Probability Theory
Wolkenstein - Electrons & Crystals [Science for Everyone]
Wolkenstein - Problems in General Physics
Yaglom - An Unusual Algebra [Little Mathematics Library]
Yasamanov - Modern Geology [Science for Everyone]
Yavorsky & Detlaf - A Modern Handbook of Physics
Yavorsky & Pinsky - Fundamentals of Physics (Volume 1)
Yavorsky & Pinsky - Fundamentals of Physics (Volume 2)
Zeldovich & Myskis - Elements of Applied Mathematics
Zeldovich & Yaglom - Higher Mathematics for Beginners
Zelkin - Flying Trains [Science for Everyone]
Zhitomirski & Shervin - Let's Play Geometry
Zhitomirski & Shervin - Maths With Mummy
Zigel - Wonders of the Night Sky
Zubov & Shalnov - Problems in Physics