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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This is a garden history which focuses not on garden design and horticulture, but on the plants themselves and the men who grew them. Forbes Robert...
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East Lothian is one of Scotland\x27s most important and historic counties and this is the most comprehensive book yet published on the subject, wit...
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Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the delightful East Neuk, with its string of picturesque fishing and farming villages, is one of the...
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Edinburgh has a literary tradition like no other. In 2004, the capital became the first ever UNESCO City of Literature and its book festival is the...
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First published in 1879 and now republished by Manderley Press, This book takes the reader through different areas of Edinburgh showing drawings an...
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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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As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in the Lake District hills was part of an ancient ...
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Episcopalianism in Nineteenth-Century Scotland : Religious Responses to a Modernizing Society by Rowan Strong (Author) Rowan Strong examines th...
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Thirty-one is an odd number. That is how life is. Odd. Not even or simple or predictable. Estimated time of arrival is just that, it is estimated. ...
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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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The writer and broadcaster Paul Heiney set sail from the east coast of England bound for Iceland, propelled by a desire to breathe the cool, cl...
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Fife : Pictorial and Historical; Its People, Burghs, Castles, and Mansions. Volume II. by Alexander Hastie Millar (Author) Part of the HISTORY OF B...
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Fife by John Gifford is part of The Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Scotland series published in association with the National Trust for...
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Fife's Fishing Industry by Linda McGowan (Author) Fishing has always been a mainstay of Fife. The fishing industry began to develop in earnest in t...
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With no French language ability, Alex Lochrie approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and embarked on the demanding selection ...
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The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and...
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From an established writer of empowering literature comes a first fictional collection - of transformational power. Drawing on N. European folklore...
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In the 780s northern Britain was dominated by two great kingdoms; Pictavia, centred in north-eastern Scotland and Northumbria which straddled the m...
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From the Stone Age to the Forty-five by by Anne C. O'Connor (Editor), D.V. Clarke (Editor)
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Fundamentals of Wind Farm Aerodynamic Layout Design, Volume Four provides readers with effective wind farm design and layout guidance through algo...
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Located on the banks of the River Clyde, Glasgow was once the second city of the Empire, producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy engineering f...
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Following a major modernization programme, it is now operated by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and the distinctive orange livery of the...
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Lewis Grassic Gibbon was born in 1901 in Aberdeenshire as James Leslie Mitchell. Among his work is the trilogy A Scot’s Quair, which is considered...
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Great British Family Names and Their History : What's in a Name? by John Moss (Author) For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our ...
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Great British Family Names and Their History : What's in a Name? by John Moss (Author) For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our ...
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Elizabeth Jane Howard, acclaimed author of the Cazalet Chronicles, once said that she would certainly have been a gardener had she not become a wri...
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Ever dream of packing up and escaping to a simpler life on the land, just the Cornish landscape and a few cows and goats rising up to greet you ea...
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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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If you're looking for high-quality Scottish biography books online, Hammer of the Scots: Edward I and the Scottish Wars of Independence is a popul...
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If you belong to the Clan Henderson then this clan book is ideal for you - makes a great gift idea. This clan book features the origins of Clan Hen...
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Heraldry and Stained Glass at Apothecaries' Hall by William Shand (Author) , Andrew Wallington-Smith (Author) Apothecaries' Hall, home of the Worsh...
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This new addition to Luster's successful, practical and attractive Hidden series, covering countries and regions, is the perfect book for those who...
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These mini animals are quick and easy to make so they are perfect for the beginner as well as giving the more advanced crocheter an afternoon's fu...
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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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Intelligent, politically bold, and beautiful to browse [...] Every bookshelf needs a copy." - Disability Arts OnlineIn this stylishly illustrated b...
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How did the Scottish legal system respond to what were deemed 'illicit and unnatural practices' after 1900? Offers a new perspective on the relatio...
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Here the brave history of this romantic cloth is examined in detail, covering the span of Scotland's history and the manner in which tartan was enm...
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In Search of Angels : Travels to the Edge of the World by Alistair Moffat (Author) Longlisted for The Highland Book Prize 2020Fourteen centuries ag...
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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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Industry, Business and Society in Scotland Since 1700 Edited by: A.J.G. Cummings, T.M. Devine This is a collection of 12 essays penned by former st...
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At the time when the prehistoric kingdom of Dalriada flourished, Ireland was one of the richest countries in the world with trade links as far afie...
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For more than 2000 years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Its society was viable, even Utopian; but in the nineteenth century...
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Islay : The Land of the Lordship by David Caldwell (Author) This is the history of Islay up to the present day with a particular focus on the peopl...
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The defeat of the Jacobites in 1746 enabled government statesmen and administrators, north and south of the border, to begin a policy of punishment...
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Jacobites : A New History of the '45 Rebellion by Jacqueline Riding (Author) The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history. Wh...
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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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John Gorrie was a respected colonial judge, albeit defiantly and decidedly not on the side of the ruling classes in the territories where he was po...
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