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The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is a comic masterpiece following the whimsical adventures of Samuel Pickwick, founder of the Pickwick Club, and his fellow members as they travel across England. Through a series of humorous misadventures, misunderstandings, and encounters … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Differential Equations by L. S. Pontryagin (LaTeX version)

This book has been written on the basis of lectures which I delivered at the department of mathematics and mechanics of Moscow State Uni­ versity. In drawing up the program for my lectures, I proceeded on the belief that the … Continue reading →

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Heat And Mass Transfer by A. Luikov

The present book was written by the outstanding Soviet scientist, academician of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences, Professor Aleksei V. Luikov, not long before his death in 1974. This is the amended and supplemented second edition of the popular reference … Continue reading →

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A Practical Course In Chemical Technology by I. P. Muklyonov (Ed.)

The course in chemical technology taught at chemical colleges and departments consists of three parts: lectures, practical studies, and laboratory work. A combination of these three teaching methods provides students with a sound foundation for studying any discipline of chemical … Continue reading →

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Foundations Of The Non Linear Theory Of Elasticity by V. V. Novozhilov

This book is based on a course of lectures given by the author in 1947 in the Mathematical-Mechanical Department of Leningrad National University. It is devoted to the exposition of the theory of elasticity without any assumptions restricting the magnitude … Continue reading →

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov by Vladimir Yermilov

A biography of great Russian author Antov Pavlovich Chekhov. Translated from the Russian by Ivy Litvinov Designed by Y. Gannushkin You can get the book here and here Follow us on Twitter https://x.com/MirTitles Mastadon https://mastodon.social/@mirtitles Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/mirtitles.bsky.social Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/mirtitles Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/mir-titles Fork us … Continue reading →

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Introductory Mathematics For Engineers – Lectures In Higher Mathematics by A D. Myškis

Prof. Myškis’ Lectures on Higher Mathematics is a textbook designed to cover key mathematical concepts for engineering students and technical colleges. It emphasises fundamental ideas and their practical applications in specialised fields, presented in an intuitive and accessible manner without … Continue reading →

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Engineering Thermodynamics by V.A. Kirillin; V.V. Sychev; A.E. Sheindlin

Although many Soviet and foreign textbooks in engineering thermodynamics already exist, the authors have decided to write a new textbook for university students in power engineering, heat physics, and applied physics departments. We have done so for the following reasons. … Continue reading →

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The Stranger by Titus Popovici

A Soviet era novel of the political awakening of a young Romanian intellectual in 1944. Translated from the Romanian by Lazar Marinescu Illustrations: P. Nazarie Jacket: P. Vulcanescu You can get the book here and here Follow us on Twitter https://x.com/MirTitles … Continue reading →

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Examples And Problems To The Course Of Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering by K. F. Pavlov; P. G. Romankou; A. A. Noskov

The gaining of skill in solving practical engineering problems is very important for students of the course in unit operations. The Department of Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering at the Leningrad Technological Institute places great emphasis on this aspect, and … Continue reading →

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