Buy Non Fiction books from East Neuk Books, there is a huge selection of old and new titles.
When one thinks of literature, the joys of fiction are one of the first things that comes to mind. Or the unique pleasures of poetry. But of course there’s a wide demographic of readers that feel deeply that reality can indeed be stranger than fiction. That with the bizarre and quirky happenings that go on in real life, there is more than enough material for great literature. And so there has risen a large cry for nonfiction, for texts that engage with the world as it is as compared to how we can imagine it to be. Of course, they’re right!
One of the largest sub-sections of our whole online store, nonfiction can truly be said to have something for everyone. It includes the joys of comedy and the deep dives into the past provided by historical texts. Whether you’re looking for the best collection of show dogs or an in-depth engagement with just how important the Battle of Bannockburn truly was, looking through our nonfiction section will prove to be a real treat.
One of the great pleasures of meandering through such a broad section is that you may find titles that you didn’t even know you were looking for. Someone looking for a volume of military history might come out with a biography of Scottish childhood, or a Medievalist may find a book on the diaspora completely engrossing. This is the power of Scottish nonfiction books, and here at East Neuk Books you’ll find the best place to buy nonfiction books online!
No matter what your tastes are, you can rest assured that you’ll always find something you’ll like!
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Between the 1930s and 1980s, folk singer Jock Duncan interviewed around 60 veterans of the First World War, mainly in his native North East of Scot...
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The iconic figure of Robert the Bruce has gone down through the centuries as one of the most remarkable leaders of all time. With equal parts tenac...
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If you belong to the Clan Lamont then this clan book is ideal for you - makes a great gift idea. This clan book features the origins of Clan Lamont...
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While canvassing for the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 Neil Findlay made a discovery. Visiting the home that used to be his grandparent...
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If you belong to the Clan Lindsay then this clan book is ideal for you - makes a great gift idea. This clan book features the origins of Clan Lind...
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Thanks to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for political ambition realised by bloody violence. Fiona Watson has uncovered, buried ...
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Scotland has a distinctive place in the world. Nation to Nation explores how this unique relationship with the rest of the world has developed over...
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A wonderfully colourful and deeply poignant memoir of growing up in a 'single end' - one room in a Glasgow tenement - during and immediately after ...
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Spanning the life of Dalbeattie from the late 19th to the mid 20th century the photographs included here range from atmospheric Edwardian images of...
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A nostalgic look at this beautiful Island realm off the west coast of Scotland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Family photographs an...
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Recent aerial photography has revealed the antiquity of this small area at the edge of the East Neuk in Fife. Experts believe they have identified ...
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Assorted strange phenomena abound in Scotland – witches, wizards, fairies, sea monsters, yeti-type creatures, UFOs and a plethora of female spirits...
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Peeblesshire and its attractive county town are situated in Upper Tweeddale, an area of great beauty and tranquillity. Tucked into the Borders Hill...
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A trail of chance finds on the outskirts of Portmahomack during the 19th and 20th centuries culminated in 1996 in the first exposure of a Pictish s...
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Photographs taken by Guthrie Hutton
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In this new addition to the Real Places series Ian Spring walks the streets, parks, pubs, workplaces, past and present of Glasgow, Scotland s alleg...
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Reay Clarke’s family were sheep-farmers at in the far north of Scotland for over two centuries. In this book he tells the story of the Clarkes of ...
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Tanks on the streets, local regiments confined to barracks and the imposition of martial law. This was not Petrograd, but Glasgow in 1919. Revolt ...
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In the first and only book to explore Scotland's part in the green revolution and what the future may hold, Westbrook refutes common arguments agai...
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As the debate about Scottish independence rages on, this book takes a timely look at how Scotlands politics have been expressed in its architecture...
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From Bannockburn and Robert the Bruce to the union of the crowns and Mary, Queen of Scots; from the Reformation and John Knox, to the Enlightenment...
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Magnus Magnusson’s starting point is Sir Walter Scott’s classic version of Scotland’s history, ‘Tales of a Grandfather’ (1827-29), which has moulde...
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From the early settlers after the last Ice Age, and the myth and ritual that surrounds that prehistoric period, Fiona Watson charts the evolution o...
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From the death of James III to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, the story of the Scotland is told from the perspective of its regions and of ...
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Monuments are all around us. We walk or drive past them every day, yet we are often only vaguely aware of their existence. They are in cemeteries a...
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By 1820 Britain controlled a fifth of the world's population, and no people had made a more essential contribution than the Scots - working across ...
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Scotland's Foreshore' tells the story of the battle that took place during the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century between the ...
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Who was St Columba? Why was Mary, Queen of Scots executed? When were the Jacobite risings? Where was the new Scottish Parliament built? Scotland's...
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Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of La...
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An updated edition of this classic and much-loved work on Scotland that brings the story right up to date, with a new added chapter by Magnus Linkl...
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Scotland's past is too often seen through a film of myths and misconceptions. In this Very Short Introduction, Rab Houston explores the key themes ...
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This book takes a unique perspective on dramatic national events as well as ordinary life, as experienced by women down the centuries. From the sai...
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A new revised and updated edition of this well known and successful publication. Scotland as a nation has always been under test. It has always don...
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His name and image are everywhere - from Bank of Scotland fivers to the bizarre monument in Edinburgh's city centre. Scott-land presumes that the r...
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Scottish history has been shaped and defined by a series of great battles. John Sadler gives the first full military history of Scotland for many ...
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This lively and entertaining collection of folk tales from the Scottish Borders is rich in stories both tall and true, ancient and more recent, dar...
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