Gift Cards Now Available!

The MSU Bookstore now has gift cards available both in-store and online! Click here to buy online or stop into the store to get yours. What a perfect gift for the MSU enthusiast or new student in your life! The gift cards do not expire and can be used for any amount at any time.

While you are in the store, check out our classy new store signage. Shopping at the Bookstore has never been easier.

Father's Day Golf Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Joe Dalton, winner of the MSU Bookstore Father's Day Golf Giveaway! Joe was 1 Champ away from guessing the correct number of Champ dolls in our glass case. There were 214 Champs and Joe guessed 213. Joe took home an MSU golf bag, MSU putter, MSU golf balls and tees, and golf club head covers. There were over 400 guesses in the giveaway. Thanks to all the great dads in the world that make our lives better every day. Happy Father's Day!


Thanks everyone for entering and keep an eye out for more giveaways from MSU Bookstore this summer and fall!

Yellowstone Bees Today

A representative from Yellowstone Bees will be at the Bookstore today from Noon - 2 PM. Yellowstone Bees is a local Natural Body Products company that makes products to soothe and protect your skin, from head to toe. Yellowstone Bees products make a great gift for anyone, including yourself!

This Week's Bestsellers

How We Decide by Johan Lehrer

Since Plato, philosophers have described the decision-making process as either rational or emotional: we carefully deliberate, or we "blink" and go with our gut.

but as scientists break open the mind's black box with the latest tools of neuroscience, they're discovering that this is not how the mind works. Our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of both feeling and reason--and the precise mix depends on the situation. When buying a house, for example, it's best to let our unconscious mull over the many variables. But when we're picking a stock, intuition often leads us astray. The trick is to determine when to use the different parts of the brain, and to do this, we need to think harder (and smarter) about how we think.

Jonah Lehrer arms us with the tools we need, drawing on cutting-edge research as well as the real-world experiences of a wide range of "deciders"--from airplane pilots and hedge fund investors to serial killers and poker players.

Lehrer whos how people are taking advantage of the new science to make better television shows, win more football games, and improve military intelligence. His goal is to answer two questions that are of interest to just about anyone, from CEOs to firefighters: How does the human mind make decisions? And how can we make those decisions better?


Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk

"Begins here first account of operative me, agent number 67 on arrival Midwestern American greater ___ area. Flight ___. Date ____. Priority mission top success to complete. Code name: Operation Havoc."

Thus speaks Pygmy, one of a handful of young adults from a totalitarian state sent to the United States, disguised as exchange students, to live with typical American families and blend in, all the while planning an uspecified act of massive terrorism. Palahniuk depicts Midwestern life thorugh the eyes of this thoroughly indoctrinated little killer, who hates us with a passion, in this cunning double-edged satire of an American xenophobia that might, in fact, be completely justified. For pygymy and his fellow operatives are cooking up something big, something truly awful, that will bring this big dumb country and its fat dumb inhabitants to their knees.

It's a comedy. And a romance.

This Week's Bestsellers

Why is God Laughing by Deepak Chopra

In this refreshing new take on spirituality, bestselling author Deepak Chopra uses a fictional tale of a comedian and his unlikely mentor to show us a path back to hope, joy, and even enlightenment--with a lot of laughter along the way.

Meet Mickey Fellows. A successful L.A. comedian, he's just a regular guy, with his fair share of fears, egocentricities, and addictions. After his father's death, Mickey meets a mysterious stranger named Francisco, who changes his life forever. The two begin an ongoing discussion about the true nature of being. Reluctantly at first, Mickey accepts the stranger's help and starts to explore his own life in an effort to answer the riddles Francisco poses. Mickey starts to look at those aspects of himself that he has hidden behind a wall of wisecracks all his life. Eventually Micky realizes that authentic humor opens him up to the power of spirit--allowing him to finally make real connections with people.

After taking the reader on a journey with Mickey, Chopra then spells out the lessons that Mickey's story imparts to us: ten reasons to be optimistic, even in our challenging world. Chopra believes that the healthiest response to life is laughter from our heart, and even in the face of global turmoil, we can cultivate an internal sense of optimism. Rich with humor and practical advice, Why is God Laughing? shows us without a doubt that there is always a reason to be grateful, that every possibility holds the promise of abundance, and that obstacles are simply opportunities in disguise. In the end, we really don't need a reason to be happy. The power of happiness lies within each of us, just waiting to be unleashed. And Mickey Fellows' journey shows us the way.

True Colors by Kristin Hannah

The Grey sisters have always been close. After their mother's death, the girls banded together, becoming best friends. Their stern, disapproving father cares less about his children than about his reputation. To Henry Grey, appearances are everything, and years later, he still demands that his daughters reflect his standing in the community.

Winona, the oldest, needs her father's approval most of all. An overweight bookworm who never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that has been in her family for three generations, she knows that she doesn't have the qualities her father values. But as the best lawyer in town, she's determined to someday find a way to prove her worth to him.

Aurora, the middle sister, is the family peacemaker. She brokers every dispute and tries to keep them all happy, even has she hides her own secret pain.

Vivi Ann is the undisputed star of the family. A stunningly beautiful dreamer with a heart as big as the ocean in front of her house, she is adored by all who know her. Everything comes easily for Vivi Ann until a stranger comes to town...

In a matter of moments, everything will change. The Grey sisters will be pitted against one another in ways that none could have imagined. Loyalties will be tested and secrets revealed, and a terrible, shockign crime will shatter both their family and their beloved town.

With breathtaking pace and penetrating emotional insight, True Colors is an unforgettable novel about sisters, rivalry, forgiveness, redemption--and ultimately, what it means to be a family.

Summer, is that you?

Summer is finally peaking out from behind the snow storms, rain and wind that have been gracing Montana since October. Yesterday's high was 85 and the high today is supposed to push 90!

Welcome back, nice weather. Now stick around for more than 2 days, please.

Father's Day Golf Giveaway!

In celebration of all the golf-loving fathers out there, we are giving away a MSU golf bag, MSU putter and MSU club head covers. Stop in the MSU Bookstore and guess how many stuffed Champ dolls are in our display case and enter to win the golf set up for your Dad (or brother, or son, or mother, or whoever).

You must come into the store to enter to win. We will notify the winner on June 19th, the Friday before Father's Day. In the event of the tie, the winner will be randomly selected from those who guess the same number.