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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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Scottish Rural Society in the Sixteenth Century by Margaret H. B. Sanderson Social history of sixteenth century Scotland is essentially that of a ...
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Thomas Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859, just as Japan was opening to the West. Within a few years he had played a crucial part in the overthrow ...
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The fast-changing weather of Scotland’s coastlines, lowlands, highlands and islands provides the dramatic skies which are the inspiration for lands...
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This short book but interesting book is a brief introduction to the history of witchcraft in Scotland with particular focus on the witch hunts of t...
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The history of Peebles spans nine centuries, so it is inevitable that there is a wealth of history in which to delve for nuggets of interest. David...
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Since 1975 much new archaeological evidence has come to light to illuminate the immense undertaking of Septimius Severus campaigns in Scotland, all...
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Sheriffmuir 1715 by Stuart Reid (Author) Sheriffmuir 1715 is the military history of a doomed Jacobite rising in Scotland, which enjoyed far more p...
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The Neolithic village known as Skara Brae was continuously occupied for about 300 to 400 years, before being abandoned around 2500 BC. Despite seve...
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Somerled : And the Emergence of Gaelic Scotland by John Marsden (Author) Through most of eight hundred years, Somerled of Argyll has been variou...
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Through most of eight hundred years, Somerled of Argyll has been variously denounced as an intractable rebel against his rightful king and esteemed...
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A brilliant book filled with images by John Hooper
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Sharply observed portrait of a rural community through the eyes of a young boy by one of Scotland's major literary figures.
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St Andrews History Tour is a unique insight into the extensive history of this beautiful town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. Local author H...
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The gallant rearguard action which led to the capture of the 51st Highland Division at St Valéry-en-Caux (two weeks after the famous evacuation of...
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Neal Ascherson is one of Britain's finest writers in an undefinable genre that fuses history, memoir, politics and meditations on places. His books...
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Ghosts, witches, unexplained mysteries, and the supernatural are the basis for this fascinating Ghost Series which relates ghost stories from Great...
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The war memorial in the Scottish village of Bridge of Weir lists 72 men who died during the First World War. Their deaths occurred in almost every ...
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John Wilson was an Inspector of Schools during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. His career in educatio...
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Stories from the old aristocracy of Scotland. A Laird is the Scottish word for a landowner.
In the final quarter of the seventh century the Picts were a vassal nation. Regular offerings of livestock, agricultural produce and other material...
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On a hillside near Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands in May 1752 a rider is assassinated by a gunman. The murdered man is Colin Campbell, a g...
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The range and variety of British railway stations is truly astonishing; from the tiny wayside halt made of corrugated iron to the magnificent stone...
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The Picts, who occupied north-eastern Scotland between the sixth and ninth centuries, are perhaps the least well-known of the Celtic peoples. The o...
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THE BATTLE OF ST MONANS where in 1548 a small Scottish force engages the Admiralty of England at an attempted landing in FIFE....over 900 killed an...
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This is the first bird book (1986) to cover Fife in detail and also the first avifauna of any Scottish Lowland region. It contains a systematic lis...
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The Black Watch and the Great War, 1914-18 : Rediscovered Histories from the Regimental Family by Fraser Brown During the First World War, The Blac...
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The Black Watch Regimental Archives contain many thousands of photographs graphically illustrating the history of this famous Highland regiment ...
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The rich traditions of the Picts and later Celtic peoples in Scotland have given us some of our most beautiful and evocative names. This stunning g...
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“We have been”, is the proud motto of the Bruces, whose most famous son was the great warrior king Robert the Bruce, who achieved a glorious and de...
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The Campbells, 1210-1513 by Stephen Boardman (Author) If not perhaps the most popular Highland clan, the Campbells are undoubtedly one of the most ...
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A handy book for basic information on the major clans and tartans of Scotland, Discusses Highland dress and clans, and illustrates clan tartans.
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The Concise Scots Dictionary First published in 1985, the Concise Scots Dictionary offers a comprehensive single-volume reference. This new edition...
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Although not the largest of the border counties, Berwickshire contained some of the largest landed estates and was home to some of the most famous ...
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Sometimes referred to as “Scotland’s Gatekeeper”, lying as it does just east of the capital along the Firth of Forth, East Lothian has had an often...
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Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, he finds h...
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'A powerful, moving and inspiring story - it opens up a whole new world of understanding.' Esther Freud'This is wonderful. I urge you to read it. I...
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The Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland and England. At the height of its notoriety, it was the blood...
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The Edinburgh History of Scotland from 1689 to the Present (1977) by William Ferguson. Volume 4 of The Edinburgh History of Scotland) series.
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The Edinburgh History of Scotland: James V-James VII by Gordon Donaldson The Edinburgh History of Scotland: Vol 3 of 4-volume landmark history of S...
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The original texts, which are the basis of the study of the Celtic Shamanic tradition, are so often missing from the contemporary practical books o...
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The Fife Coast has long been a popular area for walkers. Hamish Brown, writer, traveller and climber, has compiled a fascinating book of walks whic...
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Packed with over almost 100 images and countless stories, it brings to life the fascinating communities and the characters along the route in whose...
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Three Scottish weavers, James Wilson, Andrew Hardie and John Baird, were hanged and beheaded for high treason in the summer of 1820. Nineteen more ...
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Trains and stagecoaches stuck in the snow, wild storms driving sailing ships off course, traffic pile-ups on so-called 'killer' highways - stories...
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On the brink of the First World War, Scotland was regarded throughout the British Isles as 'the workshop of the Empire'. Not only were Clyde-built ...
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The Forth Bridge was the greatest engineering feat the Victorian world had ever seen and remains, to this day, one of the great achievements of man...
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Written by Michael Hook and Walter Ross for the National Library of Scotland. The reasons, successes and tragedies of the 1745 rising are traced...
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