Unfortunately for her, it wasn't warmly received. Publishers turned down the manuscript when it was shopped in September, saying it spoke to a niche audience rather than Adams' cookbook fans. Soon after, Adams was a self-published author. Later this month a half-hour show based on Adams and featuring the book will air on 165 PBS affiliates. A story will also appear in the Feb. 19 issue of People magazine.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women.
Even though I am in bed most of time now, nonetheless, I am galvanized into action. These statistics are appalling. But it's the newly released free e-book that is making news. This 500-page electronic version, available in over a dozen formats, has been downloaded over 200,000 times in the last few weeks. When the availability of the electronic text version was announced on Slashdot , the server housing the book at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne crashed under the demand.