"Healing Tips for the Mind, Body, and Soul" is the top Sunbury bestseller for January

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Feb. 9, 2016 - PRLog -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for January, 2016. Dr. Arif Shaikh took the top spot with his compilation of 365 tips for personal growth Healing Tips for the Mind, Body, and Soul. John E. Wade II's Bipolar Millionaire took the #2 spot.

SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for January, 2016 (by Revenue)
Rank  Last Month  Title  Author  Category
1  --  Healing Tips for the Mind, Body, and Soul  Dr. Arif Shaikh  Self-Help
2  NEW  The Bipolar Millionaire  John E Wade II  Biography
3  6  Capital Murder  Chris Papst  Investigation
4  --  Ionica  Catalina Petcov  Biography
5  NEW  Choice of Enemies  M A Richards  Spy Thriller
6  --  The Savage Apostle  John Kachuba  Historical Fiction
7  14  Jesus the Phoenician  Karim El Koussa  History
8  11  The Penns' Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Upper Mahantongo Valley  Steve Troutman  History
9  10  Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last  Mike Campbell  History
10  23  Call Sign Dracula  Joe Fair  War Memoir
11  16  Hour 30  Brandon Musgrave  Memoir
12  NEW  Between Good and Evil  R Michael Phillips  Detective Thriller
13  8  Murder in Tuxedo Park  William Lemanski  Detective Thriller
14  --  The Heatstroke Line  Ed Rubin  Climate Fiction
15  21  From Blue Ground  Joe Harvey  YA Fiction
16  12  The B Team  Alan Mindell  Sports Fiction
17  --  The Sign of the Eagle  Jess Steven Hughes  Historical Fiction
18  --  Pink Flamingos All Around  Matt Anderson  Childrens
19  19  Winter of the Metal People  Dennis Herrick  Historical Fiction
20  9  The Closer  Alan Mindell  Sports Fiction
21  1  The Keeper of the Crows  Kyle Alexander Romines  Thriller Fiction
22  --  Raising Monarchs  Sue Fox McGovern  Self-Help
23  NEW  Rabid Philanderer's, Inc.  Nancy Williams  Thriller Fiction
24  25  The Death Machine  Charles Godfrey  Historical Fiction
25  --  The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf  Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley  History
26  4  Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess  Barbara Trainin Blank  Biography
27  3  Pit Bulls  Anthony Julian  History
28  --  Perilous Journey  Ted Brusaw  Historical Fiction
29  30  Freemasons at Gettysburg  Sheldon Munn  History
30  15  That Night at Surigao  Ernie Marshall  History

Sunbury Press has wrapped up its best January ever. Compared to last January, sales were up slightly at 2.5%. EBook sales continued their slide, dropping 12% from January 2015. Overall, sales increased over 9% from December.

"Healing Tips for the Mind, Body, and Soul" grabbed the top spot thanks to author activities. John E. Wade II's reissued biography "The Bipolar Millionaire" debited at #2 due to author publicity. Chris Papst's "Capital Murder" surged to #3 due to renewed interest in the Harrisburg mayoral scandal. "Ionica," Catalina Petcov's biography climbed to #4 in preparation for her book release event. "Choice of Enemies" by M A Richards was released in January and took #5 thanks to author activities and direct sales. "The Savage Apostle" by John Kachuba charted at #6. Karim El Koussa continued to see success with "Jesus the Phoenician," garnering #7 thanks to export orders. Steve Troutman's "The Penns' Manor...", #8, continued to chart thanks to sales up state. Mike Campbell's "Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last" notched up one spot to #9 because of continued interest in the missing aviatrix. "Call Sign Dracula" by Joe Fair soared to #10 thanks to author events. Dr. Brandon Musgrave's "Hour 30" charted at #11 due to text book orders from medical schools. R. Michael Phillips' "Between Good and Evil" debuted at #12 thanks to orders from the author's fanbase. William Lemanski's "Murder in Tuxedo Park" slipped to #13 as Christmas orders from the New York town ebbed. Ed Rubin's "The Heatstroke Line" surged to #14 as interest in climate fiction increased. Joe Harvey's "From Blue Ground" continued to chart, bumping up to #15 thanks to online orders. Alan Mindell's novels "The B Team" and "The Closer" continued on the list at #16 and #20 thanks to author activities in the San Diego area. Jess Steven Hughes' "The Sign of the Eagle" returned to the rankings at #17 due to author appearances in the northwest. Matt Anderson's "Pink Flamingos All Around" was the only childrens book in the rankings at #18, bolstered by an appearance at Smithsonian.com. "Winter of the Metal People" by Dennis Herrick held at #19 thanks to author appearances in New Mexico. Kyle Romine's "Keeper of the Crows" slipped to #21 from #1. "Raising Monarchs," Sue Fox McGovern's how-to book about raising butterflies, climbed to #22 due to interest in butterfly recover. Nancy Williams' "Rabid Philanderers, Inc." debuted at #23 thanks to orders from the Meadville, PA community. Charles Godfrey's "The Death Machine" continued to chart at #24 thanks to ongoing author activities. "The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf" by Ron Knorr and Clemmie Whatley returned to the rankings at #25 thanks to online orders. Barbara Blank's "Mary Sachs" slipped to #26, but continued to receive support from regional bookstores. Tony Julian's "Pit Bulls" continued to chart at #27 following a strong Christmas season for this title. Ted Brusaw's "Perilous Journey" eeked onto the list at #28 thanks to orders from friends and family. Sheldon Munn's "Freemasons at Gettysburg" remained on the list at #29 as orders continued from venues in the battlefied town. Ernie Marshall's "That Night at Surigao" rounded at the list at #30.

The company released five new titles during the month of January.

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for January, 2016
Between Good and Evil  R Michael Phillips  Detective Thriller
Rabid Philanderer's, Inc.  Nancy Williams  Thriller Fiction
Irish Spring  Jack Adler  Spy Thriller
Choice of Enemies  M A Richards  Spy Thriller
The Bipolar Millionaire  John E Wade II  Biography

For a list of Sunbury's best-sellers, please see the Sunbury Press web site:
http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm
For a complete list of recent and upcoming releases, please see:
http://www.sunburypressstore.com/COMING-SOON_c47.htm