Mess: One Man's Struggle to Clean Up His House and His ACT, (Paperback)

from Helcura

If you're a fan of Woody Allen, you'll probably enjoy this book. If, on the other hand, you find Woody Allen to be petulant, whiny, and self-centered as I do, then you may want to read this book in a selective manner. The best parts of the book are Yourgrau's investigations into the lives of true...

from knitwit2

At first the author drove me crazy with his inability to get rid of plastic shopping bags and the many times (page after page) that he brought it up. I wanted to scream,"Get some cloth bags, you can keep them as long as you like! Problem solved." I found his erudite vocabulary tiresome, it seemed...

from ReluctantTechie

An interesting combination of memoir and exploration of the phenomenon of hoarding. The author seeks to illuminate the various schools of thought on the problem as he tackles and mostly succeeds in disposing of his excess. As a person who sometimes struggles with "disposophobia", I sympathized wi...