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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Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vivid and diverse past. Yet the stories and figures that dominate Scottish history - t...
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Thomas Pennant's first tour of Scotland started at Chester in 1769. Passing through Yorkshire and Durham he paid a brief visit to the Farne Island...
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Classic Scottish recipes - over 200 - with game, lamb, bread, soups, fish, barley and porridge, with nutritional advice and details on how to cook ...
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Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of Raasay since his birth in 1911. He tended the Rona lighthouse at the very tip of his little archip...
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The perfect introduction to Scottish tartans. Produced in association with the Scottish Tartans Authority, this Little Book focuses on the history...
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Culloden was the last battle on British soil. It marked the end of clan culture and was the harbinger of the Highland Clearances. It ensured the in...
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This illuminating guide to discovering your Scottish family history has been fully revised and updated to take account of changes to resources and ...
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The three counties of England's northern borderlands have long had a reputation as an exceptional and peripheral region within the medieval kingdom...
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Originally published in 1988, F.C.B. Cadell: The Life and Works of a Scottish Colourist 1883-1937 was the first book devoted entirely to the life o...
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If you belong to the Clan Gunn then this clan book is ideal for you - makes a great gift idea. This clan book features the origins of Clan Gunn an...
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Victorian visitors had shooting lodges Scots had trips doon the watter. Norwegian citizens had hytte Scots had Butlins.Why have the inhabitants of ...
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There can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the Mid...
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This is the ninth volume in the ten-part series of regional books examining the industrial railways of England, Scotland and Wales. Like elsewhere ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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