cover image How to Organize (Just About) Everything: More Than 500 Step-By-Step Instructions for Everything from Organizing Your Closets to Planning a Wedding to

How to Organize (Just About) Everything: More Than 500 Step-By-Step Instructions for Everything from Organizing Your Closets to Planning a Wedding to

Peter Walsh. Free Press, $25 (576pp) ISBN 978-0-7432-5494-6

As this massive guide shows, anti-clutter expert Walsh's expertise extends well beyond closets and cabinets. The star of TLC's Clean Sweep offers advice on how to organize your whole life, from education (""Plan Your Course of Study in College"") to finances (""Organize a Loan Application"") to social life (""Plan a Prom""). And while you may not think you need to know what to do in case of an Ebola outbreak, can it hurt to be prepared? Most of the 500 subjects are covered in a page of clear, commonsensical advice, with warnings and extra little tips highlighted along the margins of the page. You may think more than one page is needed to explain how to be happy, but Walsh actually offers a concise summary of the basic points found in hundreds of self-help books. You could save yourself a lot of time by getting this useful compendium.