Organizing Books

Here is a list of organizing books written by some of the country's leading experts.
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Checklists for Life: 104 Lists to Help You Get Organized, Save Time, and Unclutter Your Life
by Kirsten M. Lagatree
Random House, 1999
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"Show me a successful person," author Lagatree says, "and I'll show you a list-maker.... Lists ensure that the job gets done correctly and completely--and with the added finesse that springs from an uncluttered mind."

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Cut the Clutter and Stow the Stuff: The Q.U.I.C.K. Way to Bring Lasting Order to Household Chaos
by Lori Baird (Editor)
Rodale Press, 2002
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Whether you're is a tosser, an accumulator, or a concealer, this book contains a wealth of advice.

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Good Things for Organizing
by Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter, 2001
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Stewart provides practical, efficient, and pretty solutions for organizing just about everything.

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Home Organizing Workbook: Clearing Your Clutter, Step-By-Step
by Meryl Starr
Chronicle Books, 2004
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Get the tools to organize each room of your home with this user-friendly guide.

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Let Go of Clutter
by Harriet Schecter
McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2000
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It is not only a guide to clearing away clutter in the physical sense, but also to banishing mental clutter.

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Making Peace with the Things in Your Life : Why Your Papers, Books, Clothes, and Other Possessions Keep Overwhelming You and What to Do About It
by Cindy Glovinsky
Griffin Trade Paperback, 2002
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Whether you're drowning in clutter or just looking for a new way to deal with the perennial challenge of organizing and managing material things, this fresh and reassuring approach is sure to help.

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Organizing From the Inside Out
by Julie Morgenstern
Owl Books, 1998
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Veteran professional organizer Morgenstern has spent years honing the principles of organization into a simple and universal system. This book is designed to ensures, once and for all, a system that won't break down.

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Organizing Plain and Simple: A Ready Reference Guide With Hundreds Of Solutions to Your Everyday Clutter Challenges
by Donna Smallin
Storey Books, 2002
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Smallin takes a personalized, nonjudgemental approach to explaining how to assess each individual's situation and suggests where to start organizing and how to stay organized.

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The Organizing Sourcebook
by Kathy Waddill
McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2001
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The book gives you the tools for managing time; decreasing stress; and dealing with cultural, personal, and emotional change. Case histories illustrate how each strategy solved a specific problem.

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The Well-Ordered Home: Organizing Techniques for Inviting Serenity into Your Life
by by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D.
New Harbinger Publications, 2003
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Breaking down the process into 50 steps, the author uses her own experiences as a psychologist and professional home organizer to help readers clear away not only the physical clutter but the psychological blocks that encourage it and hinder organization.