In How To Conquer Clutter by Stephanie Culp, the reader is introduced to the fact that having clutter is costly from a financial standpoint. Having established the need for decluttering, Culp explains how to get rid of clutter from A to Z. She starts with Addresses, continues through Books, Closets, and junk drawers, until she gets to Videotapes and Wine. This is a handy reference guide.

In Lighten Up! Free Yourself from Clutter, Michelle Passoff addresses her topic thoroughly. Part One called Getting Started asks some pointed questions to enable the reader to examine how things got to this point; then she gives specific directions on how to generate an organizing gameplan. In Learning Skills (Part Two), Passoff addresses general organizing principles as well as specific suggestions based on different types of clutter. Part Three entitled Living Clutter Free wraps up the book with realistic suggestions for maintaining the readers newly organized space.

In Love It or Lose It, Barbara Hemphill and Maggie Bedrosian include the steps that need to be taken to fulfill the subtitle of the book: Living Clutter-Free Forever. In Part I they introduce ways to escape the clutter trap. In Part II they guide readers through a five-step clutter campaign. Part III further addresses challenges that might arise as the reader embarks on their journey to live clutter-free. People will find this practical book an easy read.

Sandra Felton indicates that Messie No More is the foundational book for her Messies Annonymous program. In the introduction she states, “In this book you will discover the reasons your house is out of control. Then you will learn ways to get things back under control and keep them that way.” Her book lives up to this introduction. Short chapters filled with information, examples, and application questions will assist readers in getting their home more organized.

Organizing for the Creative Person by Dorothy Lehmkuhl and Dolores Cotter Lamping, C.S.W. is a terrific book for anyone who is or who lives with someone who is right-brain dominant (which they call “Arbies”). From the beginning, the authors make it clear that regardless of whether someone is an Arbie or Elbie (their term for people who are left-brain dominant), one is not better than the other, they simply have different styles. This book addresses organizing space and time in ways that will increase efficiency for Arbies. Lehmkuhl and Lamping share great insights which will free Arbies from the myth that they are unable to get organized.

Julie Morgenstern's Organizing From the Inside Out is a great book for those who want to tackle organizing projects in the house or in the office. She starts by helping people understand what organizing is and isn't and how people are affected by different obstacles when they try to organize a space. Then Morganstern sets up a basic method for organizing any type of space. This is a very reader-friendly and usable book.

Kathy Waddill's The Organizing Sourcebook guides the reader through nine strategies which will simplify their life. After the Introduction which gives an overview of Kathy's philosophy of organizing, a high-level glimpse of the nine strategies, and a couple of initial exercises to start organizing, the book addresses each of the nine strategies in depth. Each chapter has an overview of the strategy, symptoms that indicate the strategy is a challenge, examples of the strategy in action, and useful hints to implement a plan of attack.