Book Nook: Addressing hoarding issues

THE HOARDER IN YOU: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life, by Dr. Robin Zasio, Rodale Books, 222 pp., $24.99.

Talk about hoarding: In 2010, you might remember, even police dogs gave up looking for a Las Vegas woman who went missing -- but after four months, her husband finally found her body at home, toes peeking out of a floor-to-ceiling pile of junk.

While that case was extreme, writes Zasio, a psychologist on A&E Network's "Hoarders," many people struggle with disorganization -- even she confesses to having "The Makeup Drawer," 20-years' worth of out-of-date cosmetics she could never seem to throw out. "We can all do with less mess," she writes.

THE SCOOP You'll learn principles like OHIO (Only Handle It Once); One In, One Out; Pluck and Purge; the Greater Good and more as Zasio helps you tackle your stuff.

THE BOTTOM LINE She also addresses emotional roots of cluttering/hoarding and reminds readers that it's "a condition, not a character flaw."