David Ling Publishing Limited: 10 books

The Myers is a sweeping study of four generations of the successful and influential Myers family. It moves from Prussian Poland to the goldfields of Ballarat to bankruptcy in the South Island and then to a growing fortune in beer and liquor. There is a thorough analysis of Douglas Myers’ controversial...

This centennial history sets the history of one of New Zealand’s most successful and enduring companies in the broadest political and economic context. It traces the many dilemmas its leaders faced as they searched for growth and responded to the relentless challenges of business: slumps, credit...

In this wonderful collection of stories and memoir from childhood, twenty-six distinguished New Zealand writers evoke memories of their early years. Their stories and memoirs resonate with love and betrayal, friendship and disloyalty, elation and anxiety. The writing features parents and teachers,...

Ella James is a young, successful professional, married with children. But her teenage years were anything but easy. Shortly before she turned 13, the author’s life changed forever when her family moved to the closed Centrepoint Community. Centrepoint was promoted as a place of peace and beauty...

Historian Dr Paul Moon again travels deep into Tuhoe territory – and deep into its past – to uncover a wealth of material. This time he reveals his discussions with Hohepa Kereopa on traditional plants, cultivation, gardening, foods, medicines, and other aspects of the natural Maori world. This...

For the first time, the world of the tohunga – which up until now has lain carefully concealed for centuries – is brought out into the open. Subject matters ranging from natural healing to modern life offer an exclusive insight into the realm of a great tohunga. This book is indispensable for...

A thematic anthology from the cream of New Zealand’s writers. ‘This book is so redolent of the beach you can smell the lupins. The baches and beaches and the cool front cover are as we all remember them. Fibrolite baches, pohutukawas leaning into the sand, silvery seas, big fish, rips and tides....

‘Graeme Lay brings to tumultuous life all of Luigi’s triumphs and tragedies as he strives for a new beginning in 19th century New Zealand. And every reader will surely remember Alice, Luigi’s great love, as one of the most indomitable heroines ever.’ Stephanie Johnson

Lisa and her daughter Molly are trying to get away from the abusive Dean. Mel, a successful broadcaster, is grappling with betrayal, bereavement and middle age while finally having to confront a buried secret from her past. Emily is happily growing up in Britain where her family steadily recovers...

Like the view from a cracked wing mirror, each chapter reveals another sharp reflection of the characters who inhabit the Ails Valley. Revealed in fragments, their lives overlap and intertwine through decades. Humour and tragedy coexist for these unpretentious people, as their lives intersect, collide,...