Marie Kondo – The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

#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

“This book lives up to its title: it will change your life.” — B.J. Novak,  People

“This book is a cult. A totally reasonable, scary cult that works, doesn’t kill people (a bonus), but does drastically change your life. In this case – for the better.” —  Buzzfeed

“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)

“How could this pocket-sized book, which has already sold over 2 million copies and sits firmly atop the  New York Times  Best Seller list, make such a big promise?  Here’s the short answer: Because it’s legit. . . . Kondo’s method really can change your life – if you let it.” —  TODAY.com  

“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