May 12 , 2017
"Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam" repeats as Sunbury Press bestseller for April
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for April. Doug Beed’s Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf took the top spot. Living in the Afterlife by Michele Livingston was runner up.
| SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for April, 2017 (by Revenue) | ||||
| Rank | Last Month | Title | Author | Category |
| 1 | 1 | Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam | Doug Beed | Military Memoir |
| 2 | 32 | Living in the Afterlife | Michele Livingston | Spirituality |
| 3 | 3 | Dead of Spring | Sherry Knowlton | Thriller Fiction |
| 4 | 11 | Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed. | Mike Campbell | History |
| 5 | NEW | Had a Dying Fall | J M West | Thriller Fiction |
| 6 | 4 | American Berserk | Bill Morris | Memoir |
| 7 | 8 | The Sea is a Thief | David Parmalee | Historical Fiction |
| 8 | -- | The Penns' Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Mahantango Valley | Steve Troutman | Local History |
| 9 | -- | Tulpehocken Trail Traces | Steve Troutman | Local History |
| 10 | 19 | The B Team | Alan Mindell | Sports Fiction |
| 11 | 35 | Skunks, Nuts, and Other Stories | John L Moore | Family History |
| 12 | -- | Prince and the Paupers | Guy Graybill | Local History |
| 13 | 21 | The Closer | Alan Mindell | Sports Fiction |
| 14 | -- | Winter of the Metal People | Dennis Herrick | Historical Fiction |
| 15 | 10 | Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib | Lawrence Knorr | Biography |
| 16 | NEW | The Honey Trap | Wade Fowler | Thriller Fiction |
| 17 | 2 | Embattled Freedom | Jim Remsen | History |
| 18 | -- | Dead of Autumn | Sherry Knowlton | Thriller Fiction |
| 19 | -- | Prohibition's Prince | Guy Graybill | Local History |
| 20 | 9 | The Sign of the Eagle | Jess Steven Hughes | Historical Fiction |
| 21 | -- | The Wolf of Britannia Part II | Jess Steven Hughes | Historical Fiction |
| 22 | 28 | Planet Jesus #1: Flesh & Blood | Doug & Shaun Brode | Supernatural Fiction |
| 23 | -- | Freemasons at Gettysburg | Sheldon Munn | History |
| 24 | -- | The Wolf of Britannia Part I | Jess Steven Hughes | Historical Fiction |
| 25 | 38 | That Night at Surigao | Ernie Marshall | History |
| 26 | NEW | Tigers by the River | Wylie McLallen | Sports History |
| 27 | 17 | Seinsoth | Steven k Wagner | Sports Biography |
| 28 | 24 | Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill | David Parmalee | Middle Grade Fiction |
| 29 | NEW | Keystone Tombstones Battle of Gettysburg | Farrell, Farley & Knorr | Biography |
| 30 | -- | Perilous Journey | Ted Brusaw | Historical Fiction |
| 31 | 40 | Keystone Corruption Continues | Brad Bumsted | History |
| 32 | 47 | Messages from Beyond | Michele Livingston | Spirituality |
| 33 | 37 | There Is Something about Rough and Ready | Lawrence Knorr, et al | History |
| 34 | 50 | Dead of Summer | Sherry Knowlton | Thriller Fiction |
| 35 | 33 | Pit Bulls | Anthony Julian | History |
| 36 | 6 | Tories, Terror, and Tea | John L Moore | History |
| 37 | 45 | Jesus the Phoenician | Karim El Koussa | History |
| 38 | -- | Home Is a Long Time Ago | William F Lee | Historical Fiction |
| 39 | -- | Ded Reckoning | William F Lee | Espionage Thriller |
| 40 | 39 | Bows, Bullets, and Bears | John L Moore | History |
| 41 | 41 | Hour 30 | Brandon Musgrave | Memoir |
| 42 | -- | The Heatstroke Line | Ed Rubin | Climate Fiction |
| 43 | -- | Digging Dusky Diamonds | John Lindermuth | Local History |
| 44 | -- | OneWay: The Oracle | Robin McClellan | Metaphysical Fiction |
| 45 | 42 | Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks | John L Moore | History |
| 46 | 31 | Fireproof Moth | Mile Thornberry | History |
| 47 | 30 | What Waits Beneath | Thomas Malafarina | Horror |
| 48 | NEW | A Second Revolution | C James Gilbert | Historical Fiction |
| 49 | -- | Pythagoras | Karim El Koussa | Historical Fiction |
| 50 | -- | Lost in the Shadow of Fame | William Lemanski | History |
Doug Beed’s Vietnam memoir Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam, was #1 due to brisk sales, especially on the Kindle platform, upon its release. Medium Michele Livingston's Living in the Afterlife took #2 due to her regular media appearances. Sherry Knowlton’s Dead of Spring held at #3 due to her successful Earth Day release campaign. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last took #4 due to a spike in interest in the aviatrix. J M West's latest volume in the Carlisle Crime Cases series, Had a Dying Fall was #5 thanks to author activities.
The company released eight new titles in April:
| SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for April, 2017 | ||
| Lykens Township Volume 2 | Gratz Historical Society | Local History |
| Tigers by the River | Wylie McLallen | Sports History |
| Chasing Understanding In The Jungles of Vietnam | Doug Beed | Military Memoir |
| Keystone Tombstones Battle of Gettysburg | Farrell, Farley & Knorr | Biography |
| A Second Revolution | C James Gilbert | Historical Fiction |
| The Honey Trap | Wade Fowler | Thriller Fiction |
| Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill | David Pamelee | Middle Grade Fiction |
| Dead of Spring | Sherry Knowlton | Thriller Fiction |