Synopses & Reviews
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles?
Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo's clients have lapsed (and she still has a three-month waiting list).
With detailed guidance for determining which items in your house "spark joy" (and which don't), this international bestseller featuring Tokyo's newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home—and the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire.
Review
"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic." ---The New York Times
Synopsis
This bestselling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes listeners step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.
About the Author
Marie Kondo runs an acclaimed consulting business in Tokyo, helping clients transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity and inspiration. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is a bestseller and has been turned into a television drama for Japanese TV. Marie has been featured in the Sunday Times, Red magazine, and You magazine.AudioFile Earphones Award winner Emily Woo Zeller has been described by AudioFile magazine as doing "an extraordinary job of varying the voices in the dialogue without losing the intimacy of the story." While she specializes in Asian American narratives, Emily's work spans a broad spectrum, including young adult fiction.