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Joshua Becker

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Joshua Becker (born 1974) is an American author, writer, and philanthropist.
Becker has written six books on minimalism and intentional living, which have collectively sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have been translated from English into several languages including Chinese, Spanish, German, and Polish. In particular, his books The More of Less, The Minimalist Home and Uncluttered Faith have been named best sellers by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Audible, and Amazon.
He has appeared live on HuffPost Live, the CBS Evening News and The Wall Street Journal. Becker has spoken publicly on his writing and on minimalism throughout America and internationally.
He maintains the website Becoming Minimalist which was named one of the top ten personal development websites by SUCCESS Magazine in 2015. He is currently a contributing writer at Forbes.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Minimalist Home.
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Books Reviewed
In order

Joshua Becker books in order

6 books; 1 reviewed on LuvemBooks. Dates and covers from Amazon.

  1. Clutterfree with Kids cover
    2014
    Clutterfree with Kids
    Amazon ↗
  2. Simplify cover
    2014
    Simplify
    Amazon ↗
  3. The More of Less cover
    2016
    The More of Less
    Amazon ↗
  4. The Minimalist Home cover
    2018
    Our review →
  5. Things That Matter cover
    2022
    Things That Matter
    Amazon ↗
  6. Uncluttered Faith cover
    2026
    Uncluttered Faith
    Amazon ↗

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