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It is the happiest day in the life of a nonfiction publisher when niche markets collide.
Witness the wedding, if you will, of the fitness market with the bridal business. Put the two together and you get titles such as ``The Wedding Workout,'' ``Buff Brides'' and ``The Wedding Dress Diet.''
They're all sitting on my desk, and I'm aghast.
Each of these books contains instructions on how the bride can tone up and trim down for her wedding day. As if she didn't have enough to do.
``The Wedding Workout'' (Contemporary Books, $19.95) is by Tracy Effinger, who identifies herself as a "celebrity fitness trainer," and writer Suzanne Rowen. ...