Chapter One Book Store

Chapter One--The Bitterroot's Book Source

Welcome to Chapter One Book Store--The Bitterroot Valley's only full-service, independent bookstore, named Business of the Year by the Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce!

We feature new books in over 60 categories, specializing in books of regional interest, quality fiction and non-fiction, and children's books.

What else do we offer? We're glad you asked!

*Our "Rabid Readers" buy-10-get-1-FREE program
*Thousands of used paperbacks in our paperback exchange
*An eclectic selection of magazines
*Speedy special order service
*Free Out-of-print searches
*A knowledgeable staff ready to help you find just the right books
*An audio book exchange
*Our own "staff picks," as well as the "Book Sense Picks," books chosen by booksellers at independent bookstores throughout the country
*Gift cards, redeemable here and at 400 independent bookstores nationwide
*A lively calendar of readings, signings, book discussions, and other events

That's what makes Chapter One Book Store the The Cultural Epicenter of the Bitterroot Valley.

A Plethora of Autographed Books!

For fans of first edition signed copies, we're shelving all our autographed books in one spot this month! Check out these titles, there's sure to be something for you or yours...don't forget Father's Day!

Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
by Heil, Nick
The inside story of the deadly 2006 climbing season on Everest On May 15, 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for dead near the same spot. Hall's death was reported around the world, but the next day he was found alive after spending the night on the upper mountain with no food and no shelter.

If David Sharp's death was shocking, it was hardly singular: despite unusually good weather, ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year. In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. He introduces Russell Brice, the commercial operator who has done more than anyone to provide access to the summit via the mountain's north side--and who some believe was partly accountable for Sharp's death. As more climbers attempt the summit each year, Heil shows how increasingly risky expeditions and unscrupulous outfitters threaten to turn Everest into a deadly circus.

Written by an experienced climber and outdoor writer, "Dark Summit" is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control.

Bitterroot Book Happenings at Chapter One

Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.

The Hearts of Horses
by Gloss, Molly
Gloss does for our dreams of being horse-taming cowgirls what Sara Gruen did for our dreams of running away with the circus -- making them wonderful and real, while teaching us what it was like to live in America's recent past. Martha Lessen dreams of living as a wandering cowboy -- but, then, she is transformed by her love for the people and horses of an Oregon ranch community. I loved this book. --Andy Lillich, University of Oregon Bookstore (Eugene, OR)

Quote of the Day

"Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the right use? What is the one end which all means go to effect? They are for nothing but to inspire."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The American Scholar
From The Quotable Book Lover (Lyons Press)

Strengthening a Vibrant Local Economy

Informative titles on the importance of building and strengthening a vibrant local economy.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Kingsolver, Barbara, Kingsolver, Camille
“Tracing the food year, Kingsolver—with her characteristic candor, poetry, and grace—brings us meditations on asparagus, turkeys, tomatoes, and mulch as she and her family try to eat locally as much as they can. This is a distinct hybrid of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Walden.” —Matt Plies, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR

Our Staff Picks 'em For You!

The voracious and discriminating readers of the Chapter One staff have selected these titles for your reading pleasure. They include some old favorites, as well as recent "finds." If you want to know more about any of these titles, call us, email us, or best of all, stop in and ask us!

City of Thieves
by Benioff, David
As wise and funny as it is thrilling and originalathe story of two young men on an impossible adventure
A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother wonat talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against desperate odds.
Lev Beniov considers himself abuilt for deprivation.a Heas small, smart, and insecure, a Jewish virgin too young for the army, who spends his nights working as a volunteer firefighter with friends from his building. When a dead German paratrooper lands in his street, Lev is caught looting the body and dragged to jail, fearing for his life. He shares his cell with the charismatic and grandiose Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested on desertion charges. Instead of the standard bullet in the back of the head, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful colonel to use in his daughteras wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt to find the impossible. A search that takes them through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and the devastated surrounding countryside creates an unlikely bond between this earnest, lust-filled teenager and an endearing lothario with the gifts of a conman. Set within the monumental events of history, "City of Thieves" is an intimate coming-of-age tale with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.