The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing: by Marie Kondo A 15-Minute Summary & Analysis Preview: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up is a smash hit nonfiction book by Marie Kondo. It was published in 2014 by Ten Speed Press. Author Marie Kondo introduces her KonMari method of tidying and getting rid of clutter. Kondo urges reader to start by discarding then organizing the home to create space not only...