Booklist Review

Kent presents colorful, perky guidance to maximizing compartmentalization in all aspects of contemporary life. Specific suggestions and projects range from travel planning to more efficient laundry procedures to "making a mini-safe from a book" --an exercise in bibliodestruction that readers with backgrounds in old spy movies or clandestine social activities will enthusiastically recall (unlike many amateur practitioners of the art of creating a cache within an innocent-looking hardbound volume, Kent advises gluing the affected pages together, which no doubt improves the finished product immensely). Fun as well as attractive, Kent's effort definitely exerts appeal for those whose time constraints make organization a worthy, even essential, lifestyle goal. Of course, the question arises--just when will the terminally time-challenged find the time to implement Kent's suggestions? --Mike Tribby