Here you'll find a simple listing of a wide-ranging and growing collection of books, with 'stuff' as the unify theme. They were recommendations from others, background research, continuing education, and sometimes just straight up fun. Now and then we may post a link to an online article, podcast, or similar, but given how impermanent those links can be and the frustration paywalls can present, we'll mostly stick to books.
We use tags to organize them for your quick scanning. Click any image below to review the book over on the author’s site, Amazon, or elsewhere.
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(Please note: These books are literally on our nightstands, coffee tables, e-readers, and bookshelves. We are not paid to list publications here.)
THE ARTIFCTS BOOKSHELF
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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
By Edmund de Waal, Jan. 2010
FICTION, COLLECTIBLES
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By V. E. Schwab, Oct. 2021
FICTION, ARTS
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Uncommon Type
By Tom Hanks, Sep. 2018
FICTION, COLLECTIONS
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What to Do with Everything You Own to Leave the Legacy You Want
By Marni Jameson, Jun. 2021
NONFICTION, INSTRUCTIONAL
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108 Beloved Objects: Letting Go of Stuff, Keeping Our Stories
By Jeff Greenwald, Aug. 2021
NONFICTION, THE EVERYDAY
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
By Margareta Magnusson, Jan. 2018
NONFICTION, INSTRUCTIONAL, THE EVERYDAY
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The Dig
By John Preston, Apr. 2016
FICTION, HISTORY
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goodbye, things: The New Japanese Minimalism
By Fumio Sasaki, Apr. 2017
NONFICTION, THE EVERYDAY
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Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness
By Ingrid Fetell Lee, Sep. 2018
NONFICTION, THE EVERYDAY, INSTRUCTIONAL
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Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life
By Matt Paxton, Feb. 2022
NONFICTION, INSTRUCTIONAL
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Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things
By Gail Steketee, Jan. 2011
NONFICTION
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The Book of Form and Emptiness
By Ruth Ozeki, Jun. 2022
FICTION, MENTAL HEALTH
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What We Keep: 150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning
By Bill Shapiro & Naomi Wax, Sept. 2018
NONFICTION, COLLECTIBLES, TRAVEL
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Taste: My Life Through Food
By Stanley Tucci, Oct. 2021
NONFICTION, RECIPES, TRAVEL
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A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel
By Amor Towles, Mar. 2019
FICTION, HISTORY
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Minimalism for Families: Practical Minimalism Strategies to Simplify Your Home and Life
By Zoë Kim, Oct. 2017
NONFICTION, INSTRUCTIONAL
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