Books with author Alan Daniel

In May 2013, the Washington Post reported that the IRS had illegally targeted conservative groups for additional reviews. Organizations with the words “tea party” or “patriot” were singled out for harassment, such as requiring them to provide a list of donors, details about their internet postings on social networking websites, and information about their family members.When this was first reported by the media in May 2013, Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that had conducted these illegal activities, claimed that only low level employees had known about it, and that no high level IRS officials had known about it. However, soon afterward, NPR reported that an Inspector General report showed that Lerner had been lying, and that she herself had actually been aware of it since June 29, 2011. Even worse, during March and April of 2012, Lerner herself had actually written such letters to fifteen different conservative groups.In September 2013, a House committee released several of Lerner’s emails, which showed that she had targeted tea party groups, and that she had asked that their applications be delayed. In one of the emails from 2011, she had written “Tea Party Matter very dangerous.”In September 2013, after having been on paid leave for four months, Lerner had still not been fired by Obama.In September 2013, Lerner retired with a full pension.The IRS asked conservative groups what books they were reading.For a 27 month period that began in February 2010, the IRS gave exactly zero approvals to Tea Party organizations that had sent in applications. During that same time period, numerous liberal organizations with names including words such as “progress” or “progressive” did get approval.The IRS asked Christian Voices for Life, a pro-life organization, questions about its prayer vigils.According to the official White House visitor’s log, during Obama’s first four years as President, IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman made 157 visits to the White House. This is more visits to the White House – by a very large margin – than any other cabinet member during Obama’s first term. By comparison, during the four years that Mark Everson was IRS commissioner when Bush was president, Everson made only one visit to the White House.In June 2013, it was reported that The National Organization for Marriage, a conservative organization, had forensic evidence which proved that its donors’ private information had been illegally leaked by the IRS. The IRS employees who illegally leaked this private information could get five years in prison. However, Obama refused to file any charges against these IRS criminals.The IRS illegally leaked the private information of Christine O’Donnell the same day that she announced that she would run for U.S. Senate as a tea party candidate.In July 2013, it was reported that Obama had met with a key IRS official who was involved in the targeting just two days before the key official had told his colleagues how to target tea party groups.In February 2014, it was reported that during Obama’s presidency, 100% of the established 501(c)(4) groups that had been audited by the IRS were conservative.Although federal law requires the IRS to keep permanent, backup copies of all of its emails at an external location, in June 2014, it was reported that the IRS has canceled its email archiving contract with Sonasoft weeks after Lerner’s computer “crashed.”In July 2014, it was reported that after Lerner’s hard drive “crashed,” the IRS deliberately destroyed it, without making any attempt to recover her emails. Top IRS officials told Congressional investigators that the hard drive was irreparably damaged before they destroyed it. However, IRS technical experts who had examined the hard drive before the IRS destroyed it said that this was not true, and that the data could have been recovered.

The Universe of Metis, like its counterparts, is based on the design of Homados. The Goddess of Metis, Vena, decides to find her own spot of amusement; a battle royale of top players from various game genres all smashed into one world: The Realm. Jax Dwams is the undisputed Master Hand of Ivory Online, the world's leading MMO title. Ivory Online attained greatness for one reason: It's merging of RTS - Real Time Strategy - elements with RPG - Role Playing Game - mechanics, creating a world class hybrid. Jax is invited to this battle royale, unaware he's being drawn into something he had no understanding of. Now the Lord of a fledgling Kingdom as well as a frontline vanguard, he must cycle between exploring the vastness of the realm and protect his town from its growing enemies. Unfortunately for Jax, Vena demands more than just survival. She demands entertainment.

For five decades, Alan Maitland was celebrated for his resonant mellow CBC radio voice - and perhaps, most famously, for the stories he read over the airwaves in his alter ego of Fireside Al. For 19 years, Fireside Al read his favourite stories to a devoted radio audience and even though Alan Maitland died in 1999, his voice has been captured for posterity in a highly valued set of sound recordings of these magnificent performances. Now ten of Maitland's favourite Christmas stories are being given new life in this Christmas gift book for the whole family. Fireside Al's Treasury of Christmas Stories includes: The familiar words of O. Henry's celebrated short story, "The Gift of the Magi" Along with Francis P. Church's famous Christmas editorial: "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" "The Santa Claus Trap" by Margaret Atwood Stephen Leacock's gentle seasonal wit in "The Errors of Santa Claus" Robert Louis Stevenson's poem "Christmas at Sea" and Robert Service's "The Trapper's Christmas Eve" Each with a very different take on the theme of seasonal love and joy. And there are more delectable treats in store from Fireside Al's Christmas cupboard. The treasury gains special lustre from the magnificently detailed and richly colored paintings of Alan Daniel, Canada's best-loved illustrator of children's books. Above all the package is completed by a bound-in CD of Alan Maitland's reading of the ten stories included in the book.

Kirk's problem is he can walk on water - and no one has had that gig for 2,000 years. But can a skinny Canadian kid, raised in a small town by a single mother, really be the Son of God? Kirk just wants to be a normal teenager, hanging out with his girlfriend, stocking shelves at the corner store. But when he is caught on CCTV cameras walking across floodwaters to save his mother's life, all hell breaks loose.Mixing murder, satire, and teenage romance, Canadian author Alan Daniels weaves an extraordinary story of how humanity - and the Christian establishment - might react today to the long-awaited Second Coming. At its core is a question that has survived centuries: If there is a creator, an Almighty God, why is the world in such a mess?Visit alandanielsauthor.com for more details about the novel and the author.

Biographical profile of William Wrigley, Jr., the master salesman who established the Wrigley chewing gum empire. Wrigley's story, as told by award-winning author and syndicated columnist Daniel Alef, is the quintessential Horatio Alger-like tale of rising from the depth of poverty to achieve unrivaled success and fortune through hard work, perseverance, dedication and an innate understanding of human nature--the earmarks of a great salesman. Although Mars, Inc., the confectionery giant, recently acquired the Wrigley company, the Wrigley brands of chewing gum remain omnipresent in stores throughout the globe. But Wrigley also loved baseball; he owned the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and the minor league Los Angeles Angels. Although he made his fortune while living in Chicago, Wrigley moved to California where he purchased Santa Catalina Island. His home in Pasadena, California, now serves as the headquarters for the Tournament of Roses. Wrigley's story is a wonderful tale of the American dream come true. [1,437-word Titans of Fortune article]

On Jan. 2, 1910, leading aviators from around the globe converged on Dominguez Hills near Los Angeles for the Los Angeles Air Meet. During the 10-day event, 226,000 spectators saw a dazzling display of airplanes and flight. Many world records were shattered; one pilot soared to 4,164 feet, while Glenn Curtiss hit a blistering 55 mph with a passenger on board. The planes so fascinated one onlooker, 29-year-old William Edward Boeing, that he left a lucrative business and embarked on a new career, aviation, and forever changed the world of flight. Award-winning author Daniel Alef brings Boeing to life in this biographical profile of a great aviation pioneer and namesake of the Boeing jets flying around the globe. [1,396-word Titans of Fortune article]

Famed aviation pioneer Donald Douglas once said, "Every airplane flying today has some Jack Northrop in it." Northrop was an aviation genius who was more interested in developing new technology than selling airplanes or making a fortune. The Northrop story is the story of American aviation history; he worked with the Loughead brothers (who changed their name to Lockheed) and Donald Douglas, designing some of America's greatest airplanes from the Vega to the DC-3 and ultimately to the most controversial of all, the flying wing. He also helped redesign the Spirit of St. Louis, lopping off weight and making it possible for Charles Lindbergh to successfully solo the Atlantic. Northrop developed the revolutionary flying wing, a plane without a fuselage. The U.S. Army gave him a contract to build 30 craft. But when Air Force Secretary Stuart Symington assumed office he ordered the cancellation of Northrop's contract. He also ordered the destruction of all the flying wings in production--presumably to recover components though the cost of destruction was infinitely greater than the value of recovered components. Conspiracy theories abounded. The destruction of his beloved flying wing was a metaphor for Northrop's career--it ended sadly and prematurely. However, he lived just long enough to learn about the development of the Air Force's stealth B-2 bomber, a flying wing bearing a remarkable similarity to his vision. The Northrop story is a bittersweet tale of invention, success and politics in the best American tradition. [2,651-word Titans of Fortune article with timeline, bibliography and video links]

Although Samuel Colt died in 1862 at age 47, he had lived a remarkably full life, one filled with enough controversy, calamity, failure and success to fill several novels. And, at the time, he was America's wealthiest inventor. Colt’s widow took over the reins of the Colt Armory, memorialized Colt’s name in American mythology, sanitized his foibles and misdeeds, and oversaw the amazing growth of the largest private armory in the world. Although Henry Ford is recognized for introducing the assembly line to production, Colt revolutionized production by employing standardized parts in the production of his guns and rifles, and this was years before Ford was born. Colt's genius was recognized by other great inventors including Samuel F. B. Morse and Eli Whitney, Jr. Both men worked closely with Colt. Colt and guns have become synonymous and the weapons he produced have been used by Texas Rangers, gold-seeking argonauts coming to California in the gold rush, and in arm conflicts throughout the world. The quality of his workmanship was unquestioned from the 19th century to today. And in October 2008, descendants of Colt sold a Colt Walker .44 caliber revolver at a Maine auction for $800,000! Award-winning author and syndicated columnist Daniel Alef tells Colts remarkable story in his refreshing, interesting and informative style. [1,348-word Titans of Fortune article]

In 2019, many children began expressing concern about what will happen to our planet over the next 12 years. This book teachers them the scientific facts that they need to know about this subject.Although this book does not contain any graphic content, it does contain subject matter that may seem scary or confusing to younger children, such as environmental catastrophe and the end of the world, as well as the misogynistic treatment and abuse that some women and girls in parts of the world are subjected to. Therefore, it is advised that parents read and discuss the content of this book along with their children.