Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life

Blanke (Between Trapezes ), a motivational speaker and former columnist for Real Simple , shovels aside detritus to make space for cleaner rooms and clearer minds. She challenges readers to follow her example in discarding 50 things; tossed items range from old clothes to “the need to be right.” The author’s suggestions range from the humble (“Have a swap party for your outgrown clothes”) to the ambitious (“Clarify who you are”), and her scope and environmentally conscious mind-set make the book a rousing call to total transformation—one mismatched sock at a time. (Mar.)