The Small Book of Practical Wisdom for Regular People by Terry Ray

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released The Small Book of Practical Wisdom for Regular People by Terry Ray.

About the Book:
“There is a vast ocean of information available today …and barely a drop of Wisdom.”

You will not find any ancient Chinese wisdom nor mysterious quotes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead in this book. The practical insights found here are 100 original sayings by the author. Reminiscent of a modern day Mark Twain, Terry Ray’s wisdom and wit grew out of the experiences of his chaotic, adventurous, happy, tragic, confusing, loving, brokenhearted, betrayed, accomplished, failed, successful, unpredictable life.

The author’s autobiography in bullet points:

• Born and raised in a four room mill house heated by a small coal stove
• One big mean older brother, two cold unloving unhappy parents
• Bizarre number of deaths surrounding childhood
• Life on the streets, other eccentric neglected boys, games, fights, trouble, arrests
• Smart, no direction, athletic, considered cute by the girls, paid off well
• Surprise escape from neighborhood via full athletic scholarship
• Unhappy, dropped out of college, wandered a year in Europe alone
• Back to college, summers hitch hiked U.S., surprisingly graduated with decent grades
• War, military pilot, injured, hospitals, many lost buddies, medical discharge
• Married, kids, master’s degree, law degree
• Elementary school teacher, trial lawyer, estate planner, law professor, novelist
• Several divorces, nine kids, bankrupt, welfare, financial success, some fame
• US Congress run, radio talk show host, morning TV personality
• Stage actor, director, singer, tap dancer, bit parts in movies
• Met four U.S. presidents, ten grandchildren, excellent cook
• Last living member of my original family, watercolor artist, skilled builder
• Cheated death too many times, odds are rising against
• Comedian, single, live alone, visit kids and grandkids, love them
• Still athletic, play football, baseball, basketball with kids, still boxing
• Kind of happy, laugh a lot, cry sometimes, always singing
• Go on many adventures looking for myself

The Small Book of Practical Wisdom for Regular People
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc. (November 30, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-1620067420
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pound

For more information, please see:
http://www.sunburypressstore.com/The-Small-Book-of-Practi…

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Bill Seinsoth was first round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers out of USC

LOS ANGELES — Sunbury Press has released Seinsoth: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Dodger by Steven K. Wagner.

About the Book:
In 1968, Bill Seinsoth overcame a lifetime of adversity to become the best college baseball player in the world. Few were surprised. After all, as a high school senior and the top prep pitcher in the country his team won the California state championship, and he was named MVP. He attended USC, where his team won an NCAA title and he was chosen College World Series MVP. During the summers, he played for the elite Alaska Goldpanners college baseball team and again was MVP. Finally, he was chosen in the first round of baseball’s draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. A big, strong, handsome, confident and personable slugger, he was to have become the team’s first baseman long into the future. However, storm clouds formed. As he drove across the California desert toward home following his first season in the Dodgers organization a gust of wind blew Seinsoth’s car over, killing him. A carton of bats emblazoned with his name may have delivered the fatal blow as his car flipped multiple times.

This book chronicles the incredible life of Bill Seinsoth, whose death while en route to watch his good friend O.J. Simpson’s final preseason football game a week before the running back’s NFL debut paved the way for Steve Garvey to become a star first baseman with the Dodgers. The book includes interviews with former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, college coach of the century Rod Dedeaux, and former major leaguers Ron Cey (who was supposed to ride with Seinsoth but who backed out at the last minute), Jim Barr and Bill “Spaceman” Lee. While pure entertainment, this book is important to readers as a road map for overcoming adversity and achieving greatness.

About the Author:
Steven K. Wagner is a longtime author and freelance writer. He began his career as a newspaper reporter, working for several small papers before joining the legendary wire service United Press International in Boise, Idaho, as assistant bureau chief. He left there to become an editor with Oregon’s largest daily newspaper, The Oregonian, and later worked as the newspaper’s night crime reporter. After four years with The Oregonian Mr. Wagner moved to Los Angeles and began working as a freelance journalist. His writing and photography appeared in the Los Angeles Times for 15 years and he has also completed assignments for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, Seattle Times, Oklahoma City Oklahoman, Baseball America and other newspapers. His first book, titled “Perfect: The Rise and Fall of John Paciorek, Baseball’s Greatest One-Game Wonder” (Breakaway Books, NY), was published in March 2015. His second book, titled “Seinsoth: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Dodger” (Sunbury Press, PA), was released in November 2016. A third book, titled “Sweet Sixteen: Stories of the Four-Home Run Batsmen,” is in process and will be released in 2018. Mr. Wagner currently resides in Southern California.

Seinsoth: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Dodger
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc. (November 30, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1620067161
• ISBN-13: 978-1620067161
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pound

For more information, please see:
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Barksy’s “Hatched” is Sunbury Press bestseller for October

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for October. Robert Barsky’s novel Hatched took the top spot. The Journey Called Life by Christina Burns was runner up.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for October, 2016 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	2	Hatched	Robert Barksy	Literary Fiction
2	NEW	The Journey Called Life	Christina Burns	Memoir
3	3	Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib	Lawrence Knorr	Sports Biography
4	50	The Sign of the Eagle	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical Fiction
5	—	The Savage Apostle	John Kachuba	Historical Fiction
6	—	The Devil’s Grasp	Brian Koscienski and Chris Pisano	Fantasy
7	NEW	Solomon Screech Owl’s Kangaroo Caper	Beth Lancione & Kathy Haney	Childrens
8	—	Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess	Barbara Trainin Blank	Biography
9	11	Where Elephants Fought	Bridget Smith	Historical Fiction
10	—	Dead of Autumn	Sherry Knowlton	Thriller Fiction
11	6	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.	Mike Campbell	History
12	—	Pink Crucifix	Johnny Strife	Thriller Fiction
13	28	The Wolf of Britannia Part I	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical Fiction
14	7	Living in the Afterlife	Michele Livingston	Spirituality
15	4	Keystone Corruption Continues	Brad Bumsted	History
16	10	Freemasons at Gettysburg	Sheldon Munn	History
17	16	Pit Bulls	Anthony Julian	History
18	—	Silver Moon	Joanne Risso	Childrens
19	—	In the Field	Joanne Risso	Childrens
20	—	My Mom Is an Alien	Joanne Risso	Childrens
21	—	Over the Sea	Joanne Risso	Childrens
22	—	Prohibition’s Prince	Guy Graybill	Biography
23	—	Seeking Samiel	Catherine Jordan	Thriller Fiction
24	5	Cast Iron Signs of Pennsylvania Towns and Other Landmarks	N Clair Clawser	History
25	—	A Moment in the Sun	Tory Gates	YA Fiction
26	—	Bravo!	Guy Graybill	History
27	—	Death by Internet	Joe Carvalko	Thriller Fiction
28	38	Hidden Dangers	Bob Stout	Geopolitics
29	—	Choice of Enemies	Michael Richards	Thriller Fiction
30	—	The Ten Second Shift	Bill Foley	Self-Help
31	—	The Ripper’s Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
32	47	Hour 30	Brandon Musgrave	Memoir
33	48	Messages from Beyond	Michele Livingston	Spirituality
34	8	Call Sign Dracula	Joe Fair	Vietnam Memoir
35	30	Maybe Tomorrow	Mela Suśe Vigil Duran Carvalko	Memoir
36	13	Raising Monarchs	Sue Fox McGovern	Nature
37	—	Darkness at First Light	J M West	Thriller Fiction
38	—	Frost!	Guy Graybill	Short Stories
39	12	Emeralds of the Alhambra	John Cressler	Historical Fiction
40	—	The Devil Tree	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
41	14	The Silver Coin	Marie Sontag	YA Fiction
42	41	That Night at Surigao	Ernie Marshall	History
43	—	Beagle Tales	Bob Ford	Humor
44	26	Behind Barbed Wire and High Fences	Phyllis Hochstetler	History
45	—	The Relations of Dwight D Eisenhower	Lawrence Knorr	History
46	27	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L Moore	History
47	49	The Wolf of Britannia Part II	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical Fiction
48	—	There Is Something about Rough & Ready	Lawrence Knorr, et al	History
49	—	The Best of Keystone Tombstones	Joe Farrell and Joe Farley	History
50	—	The Relations of Milton Snavely Hershey	Lawrence Knorr	History

Robert Barksy’s “Hatched” was #1 due to author events and advertising in The New Yorker magazine. Christina Burns’ “The Journey Called Life” debuted at #2 thanks to author events. Lawrence Knorr’s “Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib – The Youngest Player in American League History” continued to sell briskly due to seasonal interest, taking #3. Jess Steven Hughes’ “The Sign of the Eagle” rebouned to #4 thanks to author events in the Pacific Northwest. John Kachuba took the 5th spot with “The Savage Apostle,” boosted by author events in Ohio.

The company released four new titles in October:

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for October, 2016
The Journey Called Life	Christina Burns	Memoir
Solomon Screech Owl’s Kangaroo Caper	Beth Lancione & Kathy Haney	Childrens
Return to the Valley	Terry Ray	Metaphysical Fiction

For more info: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm

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