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The 30-Second Commute
by Beverley Williams and Don Cooper

This book provides an overview of the various aspects of working from home. The authors cover everything from how to determine if working from home is for you, to marketing your business, to handling the legal aspects of your business. It’s well organized to help you find the specific information you need. If you’re still undecided about whether working from home is right for you, this book may help you make that decision.


At Work at Home
by Neil Zimmerman

Zimmerman, an author and architect who specializes in workplace planning and design, shares his experience with home offices located in various spaces within a home. The beautiful illustrations will inspire you to create a new home office or rethink your old office space and design. 


Safe@Home
by Jeff Zbar

Most home office professionals are more concerned about getting a business off the ground than securing what they have. Zbar's book helps you create a safe environment and makes you think about safety issues you may not have considered. Whether it's outdoor lighting to deter would-be intruders, or childproofing a home office, Zbar covers it all.


Practical Home Office Solutions 
by Marilyn Zelinsky

If you're serious about setting up your home office, this book is a must-read. Zelinsky covers all areas of office design and provides photos of actual home offices (even her own). She offers space-saving solutions, methods for working from home with kids (and pets) around, ergonomic solutions and Feng Shui principles.


Virtual Office Survival Handbook 
by Alice Bredin


Whether you need to overcome the challenge of working by yourself, staying in the loop when you're not in a corporate office and keeping your business and personal life separate, Bredin cover those aspects and more. The information in this book applies to telecommuters and entrepreneurs.

 

The Work at Home Balancing Act 
by Sandy Anderson 

(Avon Books)

If you've wondered how you can work at home, keep your family happy and still live a balanced life, this book shows you how. Anderson's book is filled with ways to handle the challenges of balancing both a home and office life when they're in the same place.


Ergonomic Living
by Gordan Inkeles and Iris Schencke

If you've never paid attention to ergonomics, but experience frequent back pain, neck strain and fatigue, you may need an ergonomic adjustment.  This book shares various ways to apply ergonomic strategies to all parts of your home office and home.


Home Office Design
by Neil Zimmerman, AIA

Architect Neil Zimmerman has written a complete guide for designing your home office space.  He includes extensive photos of furniture available for your home office, plenty of floor plans to fit almost any room and extensive drawings to spark ideas for a future home office renovation.  The illustrations alone are worth the price of the book.


Working Solo
by Terri Lonier

This book is an A-Z guide to starting and running a small business.  From creating a business plan, to bookkeeping to electronics, this book will help you grow and run your business. You'll learn how to find the right business for you and tips for low-cost marketing.


Home Office Know-How 
by Jeffery D. Zbar

Billed as a “pocket guide to the essentials of successful ‘home officing,” this entertaining, yet informative book is filled with helpful hints and tips on many aspects of working from home. Zbar shares strategies for using the right tools to run your business, ways to market your business and methods for staying motivated.

 

Working From Home 
by Paul and Sarah Edwards

No home office bookcase is complete without this book. Best described as a reference book for working from home, you’ll find information about managing yourself and others, legal matters, getting and growing your business and more.


Let Go of Clutter 
by Harriet Schechter
 
(McGraw-Hill)

In this easy-to-read, easy-to-follow book, Schechter has done it again. She has managed to make organizing interesting by digging deep into the disorganized psyche and telling us what causes disorganization and what to do about it. From eliminating "paper hangovers" to reducing "mental clutter," this book makes organizing less daunting. This is a must-read.

Home Office Life : Making a Space to Work at Home
by Lisa Kanarek
Have you been considering working at home? Did you recently make the transition from  a corporate office to a home office? Do you run a house and family full-time? 
Technology makes it possible to work anywhere and everywhere but the results are not always well organized, comfortable or aesthetic. Home Office Life shows you how to plan your office space to maximize comfort, creativity and efficiency, and will show you how wonderful working at home can be.

Nationally recognized home office expert Lisa Kanarek shares a career worth of tips and tricks, which will make your home office sensational. Lisa has created six categories and suggests ways to get the most out of your work style. Are you a Bouncing Ball, Collector, Perfectionist, Lookout, Do-it-all, or a Procrastinator? Lisa recommends that you determine your strengths and weaknesses and create a home office that encourages good qualities and discourages bad habits. She advises that every decision you make when you set up and decorate your home office, will have an effect on your productivity and your morale.

More than 100 photographs and floor plans will inspire you to create the best, most tasteful office space possible. There are pictures of offices in every shape and size‹offices carved out of every nook and cranny possible, under the staircase and in the attic. Also included are offices in newly constructed homes.

 

Organizing Your Home Business 
by Lisa Kanarek

Lisa Kanarek's new book, Organizing Your Home Business, covers a wide variety of topics on just what the title says. Setting up an efficient home office, making the most of home office technology, home office filing systems, arranging workspace, making better use of your time, turning your car into a functional office, getting started, buying and storing office  supplies, balancing business and personal life under one roof, and more are all covered.

Everything's Organized
by Lisa Kanarek

If you're working for a major corporation or managing a small staff, Everything's Organized will help you work with others, take control over projects and even maintain balance in your life. Lisa Kanarek has compiled a collection of proven tips— broken down into bite-sized sections— to help you find the information you need immediately.

101 Home Office Success Secrets by Lisa Kanarek

Home office expert Lisa Kanarek shares the strategies she has gleaned from interviews with 30 home office professionals. She gives an insider's look at improving your business, marketing, increasing your bottom line and more.
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