The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Thorndike Press Large Print Peer Picks) - Hardcover

"Its strength is its simplicity." -- Richard Lloyd Parry, "The London Times"
"All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes across the world ... one proper clear out is all you need for the rest of your life." -- Good Housekeeping
"[It is] enough to salute Kondo for her recognition of something quietly profound: that mess is often about unhappiness, and that the right kind of tidying can be a kind of psychotherapy for the home as well as for the people in it." -- "The London Times"

"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic." -- "The New York Times"
"The most organized woman in the world." -- "PureWow"
"All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes across the world ... one proper clear out is all you need for the rest of your life." -- "Good Housekeeping "(UK)
"[It is] enough to salute Kondo for her recognition of something quietly profound: that mess is often about unhappiness, and that the right kind of tidying can be a kind of psychotherapy for the home as well as for the people in it ... Its strength is its simplicity." -- "The London Times"

Amazon's Best Book of 2014 in Crafts, Home & Garden
"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic." -- "The New York Times"
"The most organized woman in the world." -- "PureWow"
"All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes across the world ... one proper clear out is all you need for the rest of your life." -- "Good Housekeeping "(UK)
"[It is] enough to salute Kondo for her recognition of something quietly profound: that mess is often about unhappiness, and that the right kind of tidying can be a kind of psychotherapy for the home as well as for the people in it ... Its strength is its simplicity." -- "The London Times"

#1 "New York Times" Best Seller
Amazon's Best Book of 2014 in Crafts, Home & Garden
"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic." -- "The New York Times"
"The most organized woman in the world." -- "PureWow
.".".the Japanese expert's ode to decluttering is simple and easy to follow." -- Vogue.com
"All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes across the world ... one proper clear out is all you need for the rest of your life." -- "Good Housekeeping "(UK)
"Kondo challenges you to ask yourself whether each object you have is achieving a purpose. Is it propelling you forward or holding you in the past?" -- "USA Today
.".".a brief and bracing practical guide to tidying up your home." -- "Financial Times"
"[It is] enough to salute Kondo for her recognition of something quietly profound: that mess is often about unhappiness, and that the right kind of tidying can be a kind of psychotherapy for the home as well as for the people in it ... Its strength is its simplicity." -- "The London Times"

#1 "New York Times" Best Seller
Amazon's Best Book of 2014 in Crafts, Home & Garden
"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic." -- "The New York Times"
..".a literal how-to-heave-ho, and I recommend it for anyone who struggles with the material excess of living in a privileged society. (Thanks to Ms. Kondo, I kiss my old socks goodbye.) ... To show you how serious my respect for Ms. Kondo is: if I ever get a tattoo, it will say, Spark Joy!" -- Jamie Lee Curtis, "TIME "
"The most organized woman in the world." -- "PureWow
.".".the Japanese expert s ode to decluttering is simple and easy to follow." -- Vogue.com

..".her voice...is by turns stern and enchanted, like a fairy godmother for socks." -- "The Wall Street Journal"
"Reading it, you glimpse a glittering mental freedom from the unread/uncrafted/unworn, buyer s remorse, the nervous eyeing of real estate listings. Life s overwhelm, conquered."" -- The Atlantic"

"All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes across the world ... one proper clear out is all you need for the rest of your life." -- "Good Housekeeping "(UK)
"Kondo challenges you to ask yourself whether each object you have is achieving a purpose. Is it propelling you forward or holding you in the past?" -- "USA Today
.".".a brief and bracing practical guide to tidying up your home." -- "Financial Times"
"[It is] enough to salute Kondo for her recognition of something quietly profound: that mess is often about unhappiness, and that the right kind of tidying can be a kind of psychotherapy for the home as well as for the people in it ...Its strength is its simplicity." --"The London Times""

Presents a guide to cleaning and organizing a living space using the KonMari Method, discussing best techniques for decluttering and the impact that an organized home can have on mood and physical and mental health.