Clinton's Cookbook Rises

Bill Clinton's memoir apparently has cooked up a lot of interest for another book connected to the former president.

Two weeks ago, just before the release of Clinton's autobiography "My Life," a cookbook released by Clinton's library foundation ranked a modest 80,000th on the Amazon.com sales list.

As of Monday, it had climbed to 2,035th.

"I can only assume that 'My Life' has something to do with it," said Skip Rutherford, president of Clinton's nonprofit foundation.

"My Life" has been No. 1 on Amazon.com since its release June 22.

Rutherford said there's no other explanation for such rapid sales growth for a cookbook released for general distribution in January. It started out as a self-published fund-raising effort last fall by the Clinton Foundation, but was later spruced up for national and international distribution by Sedgewood Press.

The 264-page book includes recipes from various celebrities and other "Friends of Bill." The book even has a recipe for peanut butter and banana sandwiches, a favorite of Clinton's idol, Elvis Presley.

Rutherford said the Clinton cookbook was selling well for its genre, climbing to around 58,000th on the Amazon.com list in mid-June. By way of comparison, the Tabasco Cookbook featuring recipes with the hot sauce ranked 108,428th on Monday.