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Wie richtiges Aufräumen Ihr Leben verändert. Kaum jemandem macht es Spaß, aufzuräumen und sich von Dingen zu trennen. Die meisten von uns haben nie gelernt, wirklich Ordnung zu halten. Denn auch beim Aufräumen gibt es den berühmten Jo-Jo-Effekt. Doch mit Marie Kondos bahnbrechender Methode, die auf einfachen Grundsätzen beruht und dabei höchst effektiv ist, wird die Beschäftigung mit dem Gerümpel des Alltags schon mal zu einem Fest.

The downloadable abridged audiobook edition of Matthew Paris' charming tale, A Castle in Spain, read by the author himself. Walking in the Pyrenees, twenty years ago, Matthew Parris and his sister came upon a magnificent medieval house. It had crests and a date - 1559 - chiselled into the stone...

As the popularity of Feng Shui, the Chinese art of placement, grows, so does the demand to integrate its invaluable principles into our Western culture. On this informative audio program, Terah Kathryn Collins translates the Eastern mysteries of Feng Shui into practical guidelines that can...

“An in-depth and compelling account of diverse Americans living off the grid.” —Los Angeles Times The radical search for the simple life in today’s America. On a frigid April night, a classically trained opera singer, five months pregnant, and her husband, a former marine biologist...

Detouring from the traditional timeline of marriage-kids-house, 26-year-old Vikki Warner skips straight to homeownership. She buys a run-down three-story house in Providence, Rhode Island, and suddenly finds herself responsible for a rotating cast of colorful tenants. Adulthood comes with unforeseen challenges: backed-up sewage, gentrification, global economic downturn. Tenemental is a candid portrait of how sharing space profoundly reshapes our lives, and forces us to grow into ourselves.

Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the...

Putzt du noch oder lebst du schon? Spontaner Besuch kündigt sich an und die Wohnung sieht aus, als hätte eine Bombe eingeschlagen, das Bad ist nicht geputzt und in der Küche steht jede Menge dreckiges Geschirr? Kein Problem, wenn Sie die Speed-Cleaning-Strategie von Courtenay Hartford kennen! Denn mit ihren cleveren Ideen und innovativen Putztechniken bekommen Sie in nur 8 Minuten Ihre Wohnung sauber.

Packed with advice and solutions to stains, cleaning and household problems for every room in your house, these books were embraced by hundreds and thousands of readers all over Australia. Now, for the first time, both these classic household companions are available in one audio edition. This handy audiobook will see you through many a domestic crisis, and will become a treasured family reference.

Virginia farmer Joel Salatin, who has been offered a prominent role in President Trump's Department of Agriculture, has become the new voice of clean, local, healthy eating. From Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL, he discusses how...

One of the classic works on interior decoration, Edith Wharton’s The Decoration of Houses offers a comprehensive look at the history and character of turn-of-the-century interior design. Co-written with architect Ogden Codman, Jr., this invaluable reference provides us with numerous keen and practical axioms for house design, such as (1) The better the house, the less need for curtains, and (2) the height of a well-proportioned doorway should be twice its width.

If you search for the word "coffee" in the Bible, if you're pretty sure that all the pairs of animals in Noah's Ark were married, and if you think tuna hotdish is okay but fishsticks are a little too ecumenical, you'll find humor in Growing Up Lutheran. If the Lutherans you know seem rather, er, mysterious, it will do you good.

Cada año, más de trescientos mil latinoamericanos llegan a Estados Unidos en busca de nuevas oportunidades y un mejor futuro para ellos y sus familias. Persiguen ese ideal al que muchos nos referimos simplemente como el Sueño Americano. Sin embargo, la inmensa mayoría demora años en aprender las leyes y el sistema estadounidenses, y muchos nunca logran aprovechar todo lo que este país tiene por ofrecer.

Want to learn more about organic food? Curious about alternative power sources? Want to do your part to help save the environment? The way that you live, work, travel, eat, drink, and dress affects the earth and the environment - and this concise, eye-opening book gives you all the tools you need to live a "green" lifestyle.

Clutter is not just a minor annoyance or an organizational challenge. It can damage self-esteem and relationships, contribute to financial problems, and even lead to unemployment. Stop Clutter from Stealing Your Life is written by a recovering clutterer who knows first-hand what clutter can do and how it can be controlled.

Renew your imagination for what family life can be. Many of us feel overwhelmed about the prospect of raising children in our high-performance, rapid-pace culture. Reflecting on difficulties from our own families of origin can increase our doubt and insecurity about being a good parent. Positive examples of family life can seem few and far between. Mark and Lisa Scandrette understand these challenges, and in Belonging and Becoming they cast a compelling vision of what the family can be.

Listen and learn as Tom Kraeutler and Leslie Segrete deliver expert solutions to a wide range of the daily challenges frequently facing homeowners. The Money Pit has been named among America's 100 Most Important Radio Shows by Talkers magazine. On the air for more than 15 years, it is now carried on over 30 radio affiliates across the United States.

What makes everyday spaces work, how do they shape us, and what do they say about us? The spaces we live in - whether public areas, housing, offices, hospitals or cities - mediate community, creativity and our very identity, making us who we are. Using insights from environmental psychology, design, and architecture, The Shaping of Us reveals the often imperceptible ways in which our surroundings influence our behaviour.

El estado de nuestra casa influirá de manera determinante en nuestro ánimo y en el de nuestra familia. Si queremos que la vida resulte más fácil y fluida, hemos de mantener el orden pero sin estresarnos. Un método verdaderamente efectivo, que no cansa cumplir, que se adapta a cualquier modo de vida y cuyos resultados notaremos sin apenas darnos cuenta. Con planes diarios, semanales, y excepcionales.

Join Tom Kraeutler and Leslie Segrete as they combine quick wit and clever advice to help listeners tackle a variety of home improvement and décor projects, from painting to pest control to porches. Listen and learn as Tom and Leslie deliver expert solutions to a wide range of the daily challenges frequently facing homeowners.

Why is it that even the most disorganised person never seems to lose their toothbrush? How can this simple fact solve all our clutter problems? The Toothbrush Principle is a simple yet inspired approach to de-cluttering your home. Whether you live in a mansion or a bedsit, this book will show you how to: organise according to the unconscious blueprint that naturally tidy people have, so that getting and staying organised is easy....