The Experiment Finds the Right Formula

Since the publisher’s launch in early 2009, the Experiment’s biggest success has surprised even its staff: Forks over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health has become a smash hit, selling 127,000 copies since its publication in summer 2011 (it’s also the #47 bestselling book of the year so far on Amazon), as well as spawning a cookbook, Forks over Knives: The Cookbook, which has sold more than 32,000 copies since its August 2012 pub date at outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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