--- booktree.module.old	2010-03-24 17:56:52.000000000 -0400
+++ booktree.module	2010-06-21 11:33:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ function booktree_configure() {
     '#description' => t('Start point of the tree (the root).')
    
   );
+
+  $form['booktree_show_start'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Show Root Node Content?'),
+    '#required' => TRUE,
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('booktree_show_start', TRUE),
+    '#description' => t('Should booktree print the root node\'s content above the tree?')
+   
+  );
   
   $form['booktree_deep'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
@@ -119,10 +128,15 @@ function booktree_indice() {
     $maxricursione = variable_get('booktree_deep', 5)+2;
     $trimval = variable_get('booktree_trim', 35);
   }
+  $booktree_show_start = variable_get('booktree_show_start', TRUE);
 
   $node = node_load(array('nid' => $booktree_start));
   drupal_set_title(check_plain($node->title));
-  $content = check_markup($node->body, $node->format, FALSE);
+  if ($booktree_show_start) {
+    $content = check_markup($node->body, $node->format, FALSE);
+  } else {
+    $content = '';
+  }
 
   $ricursione = 1;
   $content .= _booktree_mostra_figli($node->book['mlid'], $node->nid, $node->title, $ricursione, $maxricursione, $trimval, $node->book['mlid']);