Figure 1 Publishing Figure 1 Publishing Figure 1 Publishing imprint: 22 books

Exploring the Capital

An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa Region

by Andrew Waldron, Peter Coffman, Harold Kalman
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017

The many and varied threads of Canada’s national life come together in its capital region. Where the Rideau River flows into the Ottawa River, an Algonquin community was visited by French explorers and settled by British colonists. The town grew into a city, spilled over a provincial border, and...

Lifelines

Unlock the Secrets of Your Telomeres for a Longer, Healthier Life

by Elaine Chin
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Unlock the secrets of your telomeres for a longer, healthier life. They’re like the plastic tips of your shoelaces that keep them from fraying. But they’re at the ends of your DNA and they keep you from developing disease and dying too young. The discovery of telomeres is one of the great...

Walking to Camelot

A Pilgrimage along the Macmillan Way through the Heart of Rural England

by John A. Cherrington
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016

John Cherrington and his seventy-four year old walking companion set out one fine morning in May to traverse the only English footpath that cuts south through the rural heart of the country, a formidable path called the Macmillan Way. Cherrington’s walking partner is Karl Yzerman, an irascible “bull...

The Performance Principle

A Practical Guide to Understanding Motivation in the Modern Workplace

by Mackenzie Kyle
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016

The Performance Principle is written for any manager, supervisor, or business leader who feels there must be a better, more systematic way to motivate their team and achieve phenomenal results. It tells the fictional story of Will Campbell, the newly promoted executive in charge of the Hyler manufacturing...

Your Business, Your Family, Their Future

How to Ensure Your Family Enterprise Thrives for Generations

by Emily Griffiths-Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018

From mom-and-pop stores to Fortune 500 corporations, the family business as an institution is widespread and enduring—yet only 30 percent of family enterprises successfully transition to the next generation. In this accessible and deeply informed new book, family enterprise expert Emily Griffiths-Hamilton...

A Sense of Place

Art at Vancouver International Airport: Fixed Layout Edition

by Robin Laurence
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2015

A spectacular overview of one of the most highly acclaimed art collections on the West Coast, which greets travelers at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) as they journey between land, sea, and sky. The airport which is known for its modern design and expansive topography, offers an impressive...

Answering the Call

How Brian Canfield Shaped Canada's Telecom Industry

by Steven Shephard
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016

In 1956 Brian Canfield got his first job at the BC Telephone Company as an apprentice installer. He was just out of high school, only eighteen years old, a local kid born and raised in New Westminster, and he took to this new opportunity like he would to any new opportunity in his career: with passion...

Business Is ART

and science, gut instinct, hard work, and a certain amount of luck

by Jon Umstead
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015

Estimates say that as many as eight out of ten new businesses fail within the first eighteen months. More conservative estimates say that about half of new business start-ups are still in business four to five years later. In either case, the likelihood of business failure is very high. Studies prove...
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