Books published by Figure 1 Publishing

From international best-selling author and futurist Doug Stephens, Resurrecting Retail is not just a riveting story of the unprecedented crash of an industry but a roadmap for its rebirth. Few crises in modern history have so completely disrupted every aspect of daily life as the Covid-19 pandemic. Every market, industry, profession, service, and category of product was in some way rocked by its impact. Researched in real time from inside the crisis, Resurrecting Retail provides a comprehensive and surprising vision of how it will reshape every aspect of consumer life, including the very essence of why we shop. Above all, it provides an inspirational and actionable future vision for any business leader looking not only to survive but thrive in a very different post-pandemic retail world.

Since the release of Doug Stephens' first book, The Retail Revival, change in the global retail sector has accelerated beyond even the boldest forecasts. As predicted, online giants like Amazon and Alibaba.com are growing at a dizzying pace. Hundreds of well-known brick and mortar retailers have closed their doors, and brands and retailers across categories are struggling to understand the shifting needs and expectations of a new consumer.Picking up where The Retail Revival left off, Reengineering Retail explores the coming revolution in the global retail and consumer goods market, offering sales and marketing executives a roadmap to the future. Author and internationally renowned consumer futurist, Doug Stephens, paints a bold vision of the future where every aspect of the retail experience as we know it, will be radically transformed. From online to bricks and mortar, the very concept of what stores are, how consumers shop them, and even the core economic model for revenue, will be will be profoundly reinvented; changes sure to affect not only retailers large and small but any business with a stake in the global retail industry.Infused with real world examples and interviews with industry disruptors, Reengineering Retail illustrates the vast opportunities at play for bold brands and business leaders. Stephens' strategies will provide businesses with the foresight required to move quickly and effectively into the future.

Gathie Falk is one of Canada's most heralded visual artists: she has won the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts, and the Gershon Iskowitz Prize; she has been honoured with the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada; and her work is featured in major galleries across the country. From performance works involving eggs and bird feathers, to paintings of flower beds and night skies, to celebrated sculptures of fruit, men's shoes, and dresses, Falk's chronicles of the everyday span more than four decades and a variety of media.Apples etc. is Gathie Falk's memoir, a lively, personal, and yet unsentimental reflection on nearly ninety years of art and life. Falk tells of growing up in small Mennonite communities in the 1930s and '40s. These were hard years, as her Russian immigrant father died just ten months after she was born. While the family struggled financially, Falk recalls cabbage rolls made by hand, a backyard skating rink, and music lessons paid for by an anonymous donor. Her apprenticeship, she says, was a long one. After working a series of menial jobs, she trained as a public school teacher, which led her back to the art classes she'd given up as a child. It has now been fifty years since Falk's art career was launched, and her "veneration of the ordinary" has sustained her through the deaths of beloved friends and relatives, a short-lived marriage, broken bones, and debilitating pain. Interweaving stories about her community, her family, and her daily rituals with anecdotes about her major artworks, Falk paints a portrait of a life well lived.

For more than 100 years, Vancouver has been home to a vibrant and thriving Cantonese opera scene. As a performance art carried out by transient troupes, it is an ephemeral medium that rarely leaves a trace in the historic records. However, an extraordinary treasure trove of early 20th-century Cantonese opera costumes, props, and stage dressings made its way to the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC. In the first book-length study of this little known collection, April Liu retraces the arduous journeys of early Cantonese opera troupes who began arriving along the west coast of North America during the mid-19th century. A close examination of the costumes and props reveal the moving songs, stories, performances, and ritual practices of early Chinese migrant communities who struggled to make a home in a foreign and often hostile land.

A tribute to the Canadian North, a meditation on artistic creation, and a window onto the ideological musings of Canada's greatest Structurist artist. In celebration of his 100th birthday, Eli Bornstein, in collaboration with author and curator Roald Nasgaard, has published a stunning work of personal reflection on a most transformative time in his life and career. Eli Bornstein: Arctic Journals, 1986 and 1987 is a tribute to the Canadian North, a meditation on artistic creation, and a window onto the ideological musings of Canada's greatest Structurist artist. Devoid of the mythologizing other artists have given their writing on the North, Bornstein's journals are introspective, insightful, and sometimes funny. Comprised of personal journal entries from two northern trips he took with photographer Hans Dommasch-along with watercolour studies, Structurist reliefs, and a personal collection of poems-Bornstein's work is a vital reminder of our outsized influence over the natural world and an invitation to recognize our need for nature in our life and in our art. Bornstein's publication is the culmination of a life's work on reconciling himself with nature and the understanding our very existence.

An ode to the medium of black-and-white street photography and a record of the enormity of life’s understated moments.Synchronicity showcases Fabrice Strippoli’s unique eye for capturing the remarkable in life’s most unremarkable moments. Strippoli’s lens work and his expertly crafted darkroom techniques transform these moments—from the seemingly mundane to the downright ordinary—into evocatively nostalgic pieces that invite comparison to mid-century masters of street photography like Robert Frank, Walker Evans, and Garry Winogrand. Combined with words by Juno winner Ron Sexsmith and New York Times bestselling author Justin Kingsley, Synchronicity is an ode to the medium of black-and-white street photography and a record of the enormity of life’s understated moments.

The Modern Table, by acclaimed chef and author Kim Kushner, presents kosher cuisine in a fresh, contemporary light. Jam-packed with 75 simple and delicious recipes, entertaining ideas, and menu inspirations, this beautiful cookbook is designed to make every get-together memorable?whether it's a casual midweek dinner or a full-on Shabbat feast. It includes quick and healthy dishes for busy lifestyles, such as Honeydew with Sea Salt and Lime-Poppy Seed Drizzle, or Leek and Butternut Squash Soup. Fresh, vibrant salads like Grilled Peaches, Burrata, and Mint highlight seasonal offerings, while a delectable Slow-Cooked Lollipop Short Ribs rivals your favorite restaurant dishes. Recipes such as Spicy Green Tahini, Za'atar Cauliflower Steaks, and The Orange Blossom Chiffon Cake with Rose Petals celebrate Kim's Moroccan and Ashkenazi-Canadian heritage. Also featured are table setting ideas, informal and formal menus, simple floral inspirations, and culinary gifts.The Modern Table is an elegant collection of delicious, fresh, seasonal, beautiful recipes that also happen to be kosher. It is the culmination of ideas inspired by years of gathering to form connections around the table.

EXPERT AUTHOR: Kambolis brings years of clinical experience working with women who are struggling with anxiety, and also includes her own personal story, her struggles with anxiety, and her methods for overcoming it.PRACTICAL GUIDE: Each chapter ends with a series of exercises or meditations that take from 3 to 10 minutes, thus combining theory and practice. For a women suffering from anxiety this book offers immediate ways to relieve it and the tools to understand what is causing it.BUDDHIST INFLUENCED: The author has long been a practitioner of Buddhist meditation and her deep understanding of those practices provides a basis for her treatments of anxiety that will appeal to people of all backgrounds.SCIENCE-BASED: The methods outlined by the author are backed up in dozens of clinical psychology studies and neurology research (footnoted in the book), and the information is written in a highly accessible and easy style. It's an accessible and engaging read. In March 2021 she complete her PhD in Mind/Body medicineENDORSEMENTS: The author will be getting and endorsement on the book from New York Times bestselling author Dr. Shefali Tsabary, who in term is endorsed by Oprah. This is a big get.

CELEBRATED CHEF: Lui is one of Toronto's up-and-coming young chefs and restaurateurs with a number of successful ventures in the city (like Kanpai Snack Bar, Yatai Japanese Street Food, Shook Noodle, La Brea Food, Fat Rabbit, Makan Noodle Bar, and Popa) and more in development.MEDIAGENIC: Lui has a lot of media experience and is the host of a video series, Soulful Food Stories, that has hundreds of thousands of views. As noted in the marketing points, we expect that he will get a lot of good media in Toronto, with some national media as well.GREAT DESIGN: The book is going to be chock full of colour and imagery reflecting the joy Lui finds in making meals, playing hip-hop, and looking for the latest trendy runners. The food shots are fantastic -- he really knows how to make food look great.DYNAMO: Lui is always working on something new -- a new restaurant, new videos, new food stylings, and therefor he is always a part of the media and food scene. He is young and here to stay, so the book will have a long life.

GREAT LOCAL HISTORY: Vancouverites and former Vancouverites of a certain age will enjoy hearing about this lost landmark of a store in the historic downtown.VANCOUVER ORIGINAL: There is a strong demand for books on the mid-20th century and this one is full of great heritage photos of the area and the time. You don't have to have lived in that era to appreciate this blast from past.KLUCKNER: Renowned Vancouver artist and heritage activist, Michael Kluckner has written the forward and provided some of his artwork. Kluckner is an architectural heritage activist and the author of the classic regional bestseller, Vanishing Vancouver.

FANTASTIC CROSS-SECTION: Sarah Liss has brought together a great selection of Miami's top restaurants, featuring a wide variety of authentic cuisines and culinary cultures that thrive in the city. It's a complex grouping of Caribbean, Central and South American, North American, Asian and European food -- something for everyone. As well, the quality of the restaurants in Miami has improved greatly in the past two decades -- there are some seriously good dishes in this book.BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY: The photos in this book are works of art, filled with the vibrant colors and brightness that reflect the Miami vibe. There are over 40 food shots and 40 portraits of the chefs.UNDER-SERVED MARKET: There is surprisingly little competition for this book in the Miami market so it will have more impact than some other regional cookbook titles.TOURISTS: Miami is a major destination for travelers from the Northeast and Canada and businesses that cater to those areas should do well with this book. It's a great guide book to the Miami scene for foodies.CREDIBLE AUTHOR: Sara Liss is well-known in and respected by the Miami culinary community as journalist and she that is reflected in the quality of the participants in the book.

SCIENCE-BASED: The recipes in this book are based on the latest science regarding heart-health, but are created by chefs (it does little good to create recipes that are healthy but that no one wants to cook). This is not a book that caters to food fads, but one that builds on a base of solid science and research.AUDIENCE-TESTED: The classes that The Heart Protection Kitchen runs have tested these recipes -- they work, they taste great, and they provide a lot of variety (but no red meat!).LAY-OUT: The book is organized into sections on Breakfast & Brunch; Salads; Soups & Stews; Vegetarian & Vegan; Fish & Seafood; Poultry; Sides; and Drinks & Desserts. There are many sidebars and diagrams that provide more detailed information on paricular topics.DESIGN: With a beautiful and colourful contemporary design created by Figure 1's award-winning team, this book will be a pleasure to use and look through for information and ideas.

How do you dig up a 13,000 year-old footprint? Why do kelp forests need sea otters? How do you measure a shrinking glacier from an airplane? What is a 'zombie urchin'? Heart of the Coast brings these questions to life in a deep exploration of the beauty, mystery and biodiversity of the Pacific coast. Join Hakai Institute researchers in the field-archaeologists, oceanographers, marine biologists and beyond-as they journey from the ice fields of Klinaklini Glacier to the dazzling undersea reefs of a place called Crazy Town.British Columbia's Central Coast is a rich landscape called "a biologist's dream" and "the Amazon of the north." Since launching its Calvert Island ecological observatory there in 2009, the Hakai Institute has become a renowned centre of science and exploration. Collaborations with the Smithsonian Institution, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and several First Nations on the BC coast--along with a wide array of scientists hailing from other agencies and universities across North America-have uncovered new species, advanced our knowledge of marine food webs, and helped track the effects of climate change on watersheds and coastal ecosystems.Stunning photography illuminates the institute's journey of discovery over the past decade. This unforgettable book will inspire you with wonder and awe for the natural world, but be careful-you may learn something along the way.

Michael Snow is one of Canada's greatest living artists, widely acknowledged as one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century Canadian art. Early Snow focuses on the nascent stages of the artist's career-which is comparatively underexamined in art commentary and critical literature-and demonstrates how wide-ranging were his achievements in painting, drawing, sculpture, foldage, cinema, and photography. Snow's first achievements may serve as a blueprint for his later career, but they also give ample proof of the creative heights he had already reached by the age of thirty-three. This book reveals a young man whose catholic interests in art and literature contributed to his uncanny ability to create profoundly original works of art. Perceptive essays by James King argue that these artworks are best approached in the context of Snow's knowledge of modern European art (Paul Klee, Ben Nicholson, Alberto Giacometti) and contemporary American art (Willem de Kooning, Conrad Marca-Relli, Donald Judd, Marcel Duchamp), and that, ultimately, the work created during this era is about transformation.

Readers embark on a wild Pacific adventure and discover the benefits of healthy oils and rich nutrients that seafood deliver. This stunning cookbook, authored by chef and seafood advocate Bell, features simple techniques and straightforward sustainability guidelines around Pacific species as well as 80 delicious recipes to make at home.