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Books of Discovery: Your Innovative Learning Pathway
At Books of Discovery, we provide dynamic educational resources tailored to the unique needs of both students and instructors. Our extensive catalog of textbooks, guides, and digital resources is designed to enhance your learning journey and support your professional growth.
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Discover Our Specialized Textbooks
Our comprehensive collection of manual and occupational therapy textbooks offers in-depth insights and practical knowledge for aspiring therapists. With an integrated approach, our anatomy and physiology textbooks, along with kinesiology textbooks, unravel the complexities of the human body. Our pathology textbooks offer a thorough exploration of disease mechanisms, empowering students with essential knowledge.
Empowering Massage Therapists
Dive into our acclaimed muscle palpation guide, an essential tool for mastering muscle assessment. Our anatomy books for massage therapists offer a deep understanding of anatomical structures, crucial for effective practice. Explore our extensive range of massage therapy resources, filled with knowledge to support and enhance your professional journey.
Guidance for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Thinking of starting your own massage therapy business? Our comprehensive guide offers valuable insights and practical tips to help you navigate the essential steps of establishing and managing a successful practice. Let us guide you toward achieving your entrepreneurial dreams.
Upholding Professional Standards
Ethical practice is at the heart of massage therapy. Our resource on massage therapy ethics provides guidance on maintaining the highest professional standards, ensuring client satisfaction, and building a reputation of trust and integrity. Elevate your practice with the confidence that comes from a strong ethical foundation.
Books designed for discovery.
Discovery. That’s the hallmark of our manual therapy textbooks, eTextbooks, and complimentary resources.
Approachable, easy-to-navigate content to encourage active exploration. Remarkably clear, engaging visuals that ignite curiosity about the human body. Resources that inspire instructors to reimagine ways of teaching and enlivening every classroom.
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Explore our latest textbook editions (print and digital).Â
New! Business Mastery
New! The Ethics of Touch
Functional Anatomy for Occupational Therapy
Trail Guide to the Body
A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology
Trail Guide to Movement
Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Manual Therapists
One million copies of Trail Guide to the Body sold.
Andrew Biel’s beloved Trail Guide to the Body is now in the well-trained hands of 1,000,000 manual therapists, treating countless clients worldwide with care and palpatory precision.
Trail Guide to the Body
Required by more manual therapy programs in the US than any other textbook.
91%
85%
of Athletic Training Programs
64%
of Physical Therapy Asst Programs
56%
of Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs
Books of Discovery serves over 2,700 programs worldwide.
Books of Discovery is one of the most respected publishers of foundational manual therapy textbooks, eTextbooks, and educational resources, covering musculoskeletal anatomy, palpation, surface anatomy, kinesiology, pathology, and anatomy and physiology.
Find the right textbook, eTextbook, and resources for your specific educational needs:
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As a first year MOT student, my classmates and I have benefited greatly from Trail Guide to the Body. It’s informative as an academic, and perhaps just as importantly, an emotional tool. Thank you for making this relatively dry subject exponentially more entertaining.”
Trail Guide to the Body is the best anatomy book on the market. The ease of use and thoroughness of the material make it an irreplaceable book throughout the entirety of our program. I can't imagine teaching without it!”
