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JOHN
J. NANCE
BOOK REVIEWS
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(Review 1 of 3)
Booklist
(Booklist, the magazine
the New York Times calls "an acquisitions bible for
public and school librarians nationwide," is the review
journal of the American Library Association.)
PHOENIX RISING
John J. Nance
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"PHOENIX RISING" reads
like a cross between a black box transcript and "Business
Week". The dual dangers to a new airline involve financial
skullduggery and terrorism. New chief financial officer
Elizabeth Sterling must cope with both as she discovers
just how much trouble her new company is in. As events
jump from bombs in Washington State to London banks
to the arctic wilds of Canada, Elizabeth must race to
meet them. Not only is her airline in danger of hostile
takeover, but her daughter's very life is at stake.
The gripping story of her ripostes to these threats
makes an absorbing book.
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(Review
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The New York Times Book Review
- Newgate Callendar
PHOENIX RISING
John J. Nance
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John J. Nance, who is a former
airline pilot, writes about what he knows best in
{this novel}. . . . There are some harrowing sequences
involving desperate pilots trying to land their
crippled aircraft. And there is a smart woman who
moves heaven and earth to keep the financial structure
of the airline intact. Mr. Nance... delivers suspense
and smooth writing. A classy job.
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(Review 3 of 3)
Publisher's Weekly
PANDORA'S CLOCK
John J. Nance
Veteran aviation novelist Nance (SCORPION
STRIKE, Crown, 1992) has written what could turn
out to be the Airport of the 1990s. When investment
banker and single parent Elizabeth Sterling resurrects
an airline that flies its passengers in comfort, she
also chooses an appropriate name to go with it: Pan
Am.
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Pan Am was known for its attention
to passenger comfort in the better decades of air
travel. The new/old airline is a success-but it is
also a challenge to the few other airlines that dominate
the market. ``Accidents'' plague the Pan Am effort,
and the resulting intrigue, combined with the author's
suspenseful writing style and apparent expertise in
the subject matter, makes for a superb novel. Recommended
particularly for public libraries.
- Jim Cunningham, Illinois Mathematics & Science Acad.,
Aurora
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