The definitive book on bop drumming — a style that is both the turning point and the cornerstone of contemporary music's development. This comprehensive book and audio presentation covers time playing, comping, soloing, brushes, more jazz essentials,... [More...]

Why does the United States intervene in some humanitarian crises and not others? This text examines news media coverage of the Somali and Rwandan crises and tests the extent to which that coverage prompted policymakers to intervene. These findings suggest... [More...]

With its novel and practical approach to an issue of increasing importance in development, John Riley describes and elaborates on a form of collaborative effort between governments and voluntary agencies which appear to be working in practice in what he... [More...]

The Western Reserve Frontier Ellensburgh, August 1805 We arrived upon this Western Reserve land a fortnight ago, and since have been employed with great industry. The woods are heavy and large; little sunlight filters through. The trail is dangerous with... [More...]

Beyond Bop Drumming is John Riley's exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed Art of Bop Drumming. Based on the drumming advancements of the post-bop period of the 1960s, the book and audio topics include: broken time playing, ride-cymbal variations,... [More...]

"Writing Fast Programs" provides the basic elements of code optimization and provides strategies for reducing bottlenecks in practical simulation and numerical modeling code. The target audience is scientists and engineers and students in these fields. One... [More...]

This magnificently illustrated, up-to-date, and authoritative book covers 150 of the most well known and widespread species as well as many that are extremely rare or were only recently described. John Riley's drawings are not only beautiful but... [More...]