The Secret Lives of Hoarders: True Stories Of Tackling Extreme Clutter by Matt Paxton with Phaedra Hise

The Secret Lives Of Hoarders: True Stories of Tackling Extreme Clutter by Matt Paxton with Phaedra Hise, 238 pages

If you like the Hoarders television show on A&E, you will enjoy this book. Matt Paxton is an extreme cleaner and organizing expert who appears on the television show regularly.  Written in 2011, I found this book fascinating. Matt details how he became an extreme cleaner when he found himself with a huge gambling debt.  In this book, he writes about some of the most ugly, disgusting, and shocking hoards he has encountered.   What I like about this book is that not only does he describe the hoards, but also what brought these people to become hoarders.  One of the most fascinating cases described in the book was one where he found $13,000 in cash while cleaning up a rat's nest.

The Fast and Furious 5 Step Organizing Solution by Susan C Pinsky

The Fast and Furious 5 Step Organizing Solution: No-Fuss Clutter Control from a Top Professional Organizer by Susan C Pinsky -
223 pages

Are you frustrated and wasting time searching for items?   Have the kids toys taken over the house?  Tired of the mess in the laundry or garage? Try Pinsky's five step plan of planning, weeding and sorting, removing, creating boundaries and using containers. Contains photos of various rooms and suggestions to unclutter each. This can be a quick read and a motivator.

The Hoarder in You, How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life by Dr. Robin Zasio

The Hoarder in You, How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life by Dr. Robin Zasio, 222 pages

If you watch the television show Hoarders, you will probably like this book.  Dr. Robin Zasio, who appears on the show as a therapist, wrote this book.  She writes about the different levels of hoarding and how to determine where one falls in the spectrum of hoarding.  Dr. Zasio also writes about our anxiety levels relating to why we hoard.  This book is basically a guide to determine if you are a hoarder and how to get rid of stuff.  Dr. Zasio also shares many true life stories.  I think including pictures would have really made this book more interesting.