John J. Geoghegan is an editor, journalist and author of three non-fiction books including, “Operation Storm” and the memoir, “Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow.” He's published over a hundred magazine and newspaper articles and as Director of The SILOE Research Institute's Archival Division reports on unusual inventions that fail in the marketplace despite their innovative nature. John's editorial services are available for hire by anyone interested in improving the quality of their writing.
Books
““When John heard I had a book on the Madoff scandal he immediately read my proposal and boy, did he deliver. His recommended agent landed a book deal with McGraw Hill inside of a week. It was John’s help that made all the difference.””
Coming in August 2023
From a jeep that flew to a tank that shouldn’t; from a jet-powered train that shook itself apart to a wave-powered boat that took forever to reach its destination, White Elephant Technology is an entertaining look at 50 unusual inventions that failed in the marketplace despite their innovative nature. To be published in the U.K. by The History Press in August 2023, and in the United States on April 16, 2024. To learn more about White Elephant Technology, please click here. To read a brief, 5 minute Q&A with me conducted by the University of California, Berkeley, click here. To watch a brief two minute promotional video click here. To preorder the book click here.
Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow: A True Story of Love, Hearing Loss, Heartbreak and Redemption (New Haven Publishing Ltd., 2018) answers the question: what happens when a seemingly successful husband, father, and business exec suffers a hearing loss so severe it renders him deaf overnight? In short order, he loses his job, his house, his family, and his mind. In the tradition of such memoirs as Brain on Fire, and Girl, Interrupted, Hear Today shows how it's possible to face adversity with wit, compassion, and grace-saving humor despite a swerve in the road so severe it threatens a crack-up. In 2018, Book Authority ranked Hear Today No. 1 on its list of the 38 best books about hearing loss (see below). To learn more or purchase a copy click on the button below.
When Giants Ruled the Sky: The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the Rigid American Airship , tells the little known story of the US Navy’s airship program (1917-1935) which promised to transform Zeppelins into the dominant form of long distance transportation. Not only were the Navy’s Zeppelins the largest, most expensive, most technologically sophisticated aircraft of their day, they were flying aircraft carriers that deployed and retrieved their own aircraft in mid-fight. Tom Crouch, Curator Emeritus at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, said about Giants that, “No airship fancier’s library should be without a copy!” Published by The History Press in the UK in October 2021, Giants was also published in the U.S. in June 2022. To read further praise for Giants click here. To watch a brief video of me talking about the book click here. To learn more or purchase a copy click on the button below.
Operation Storm (Crown, 2013) tells the true but little known story of Japan’s fleet of underwater aircraft carriers purpose-built to launch a surprise attack against New York City and Washington, DC as a follow up to Pearl Harbor. The Wall Street Journal called Operation Storm, “a fascinating, meticulously researched and deft account.” The book has been published in hardcover and paperback (Broadway, 2014) and been translated into Dutch, Japanese, and Mandarin. To see what the critics say click here. To learn more or purchase a copy click on the button below.
HEAR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW ranked #1 on Book Authority’s 38 Best Books About Hearing Loss.
GIANTS ranked #1 in Amazon’s Transportation category (admittedly, an odd place to put it).
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