Phoenix Rising

by John J. Nance Narrated by Brian Emerson

Overview

Internationally acclaimed aviation insider and novelist John J. Nance moves with polished ease and compelling authenticity from the cockpit to the boardroom in a world where the “Big Three” US airlines have achieved national dominance-with high prices and poor service. Challenging them comes a new, visionary airline, one that combines a great name from aviation's recent past with new standards of comfort and elegance. This billion-dollar start-up was engineered by Elizabeth Sterling, a bright young investment banker (and single parent). When she assumes the post of chief financial officer for this upstart carrier, she finds herself masterminding a frantic defense against a sinister campaign by powerful, unknown forces determined to destroy her proud creation.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

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. 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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169862300
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Edition description:	Unabridged

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