It may come as a shock, but the John J. Nance you’ve come to know as America’s preeminent broadcast Aviation Analyst on ABC World News and Good Morning America happens to be the very same John J. Nance who’s built such a large worldwide following as the New York Times Best-Selling author of those celebrated aviation-based thrillers that have been causing fans so many sleepless nights over the past decade.

John J. Nance the author, broadcaster (and licensed attorney), is the same John J. Nance who’s becoming one of North America’s most dynamic and in-demand professional speakers, motivating hundreds of corporate, medical, and hi-tech audiences to communicate and cooperate as pilots do in airline cockpits.

More than thirty years and 13,000 hours of flight time as an airline and Air Force pilot have formed the basis of his respected credibility in aviation, but his unequaled talent as a storyteller of unforgettable characters and amazing plots has thrust his highly successful literary career into a class by itself.  John J. Nance combines lightning-paced, intelligent fiction with realistic characters you can’t forget.  As the Seattle Times said in 1996, “John Nance simply has no peers in this genre.” 

ORBIT, the 18th major book by John J. Nance, released in March of 2006 to almost universal rave reviews and forms a new milestone in thriller fiction, combining the best elements and character depth of literary fiction with a high-speed page-turner. SAVING CASCADIA, John's 17th major book and 12th heart-stopping thriller adds to his string of previous successes such as, FIRE FLIGHT (Simon & Schuster, 2004), SKYHOOK (Putnam, March 2003), TURBULENCE (Putnam, April 2002), HEADWIND (Putnam, April 2001) and BLACKOUT (Putnam, February 2000). BLACKOUT was named “one of the best books of 2000” by the Los Angeles Times Book Review.  Earlier worldwide successes include The New York Times’ best-selling PANDORA'S CLOCK, MEDUSA'S CHILD, and THE LAST HOSTAGE with PANDORA'S CLOCK and MEDUSA'S CHILD each having also become highly successful two-part mini-series for network television.

His latest book (number 19) - a substantial departure from mainstream fiction yet a very important work for the medical world and all who use its services - is WHY HOSPITALS SHOULD FLY. It has just won the prestigious Book of the Year award for 2009 by the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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