Top 10 best pop books for adults
Finding the best pop books for adults suitable for your needs isnt easy. With hundreds of choices can distract you. Knowing whats bad and whats good can be something of a minefield. In this article, weve done the hard work for you.
1. Pop Manga Mermaids and Other Sea Creatures: A Coloring Book
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From the fan-favorite Pop Surrealist painter and graphic artist, this coloring book features stunningly beautiful black-and-white images of mermaids and other legendary beasts of the ocean drawn in Camilla d'Errico's signature manga-inspired style.Following the success of her first coloring book, Pop Manga Coloring Book, artist Camilla d'Errico takes fans beneath the waves with 70 black-and-white images of beloved characters from undersea fairy tales and myths in this stunning coloring book. Along with beautiful and haunting images of mermaids, d'Errico also includes many-tentacled krakens, giant seahorses, narwhals, and more in pieces that you'll want to start coloring as soon as you open the book. Select pieces include designed, patterned backgrounds to keep colorists working away hour after hour in this underwater kingdom of cute.
2. This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions
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Astronomy book with 6 fully-functional pop-up toolsEncourages interest in science, geometry, music, constellations
Text explains the scientific principles at play
Six fully functional tools pop up
Tools: a real working planetarium projecting the constellations, a musical instrument complete with strings for strumming, a geometric drawing generator, an infinite calendar, a message decoder, and even a speaker that amplifies sound
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Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions.Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into six fully functional tools: a real working planetarium projecting the constellations, a musical instrument complete with strings for strumming, a geometric drawing generator, an infinite calendar, a message decoder, and even a speaker that amplifies sound. Artist Kelli Anderson contributes enlightening text alongside each pop-up, explaining the scientific principles at play in her constructions and creating an interactive experience that's as educational as it is extraordinary. Inspiring awe that lasts long after the initial pop, This Book Is a Planetarium leaves readers of all ages with a renewed appreciation for the way things workand for the enduring magic of books.
3. Pop Manga Coloring Book: A Surreal Journey Through a Cute, Curious, Bizarre, and Beautiful World
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Pop Manga Coloring Book A Surreal Journey Through a Cute Curious Bizarre and Beautiful WorldDescription
Manga artist and Pop Surrealism superstar Camilla dErrico presents her first everadult coloring book, filled with portraits, patterns, and the stunning artwork her fans and collectors have come to love.This one-of-a-kind book offers you the opportunity tocollaborate with dErrico, adding your colors to her gorgeous black and whitelinework. Featuring everything from haunting and surreal character portraitsto pages filled with patterns and designs all rendered in dErricosinimitable style, Pop Manga Coloring Book is guaranteed toprovide hours of coloring fun and excitement.
4. Alfred's Easy Piano Songs -- Rock & Pop: 50 Hits from Across the Decades
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By various artists and composers Item: 00-44726 UPC: 038081508436 ISBN 10: 1470627566 ISBN 13: 9781470627560 Series: Alfred's Easy Category: P/V/C Mixed Folio Format: Book Instrument: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Version: Easy Hits PianoThe Easy Hits Piano format provides fun and satisfying piano arrangements that are easy to play and sound like the original recordings
This Rock and Pop edition features songs spanning seven decades from such artists as Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Journey, Adele, Bruno Mars, and many more! Titles: 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) * All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) * Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Christopher Cross) * Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) * Both Sides Now (Judy Collins) * Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Chain Gang (Sam Cooke) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Dancing Queen (AB...
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For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Piano format provides fun and satisfying piano arrangements that are easy to play and sound like the original recordings. This Rock and Pop edition features songs spanning seven decades from such artists as Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Journey, Adele, Bruno Mars, and many more! Titles: 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) * All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) * Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Christopher Cross) * Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) * Both Sides Now (Judy Collins) * Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Chain Gang (Sam Cooke) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Dancing Queen (ABBA) * Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Chicago) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Easy to Be Hard (Three Dog Night) * Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) (Santana) * Falling Slowly (from Once) (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) * Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) * Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) (Bill Conti) * The Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) * Grenade (Bruno Mars) * I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) * I Swear (John Michael Montgomery) * If You Leave Me Now (Chicago) * James Bond Theme (The Monty Norman Orchestra) * Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Bruno Mars) * Leaving on a Jet Plane (Peter, Paul and Mary) * Let It Go (from Walt Disney's Frozen) * Live and Let Die (from Live and Let Die) (Paul McCartney and Wings) * Make You Feel My Love (Adele) * Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) * Misty (Johnny Mathis) * Theme from New York, New York (Frank Sinatra) * Nobody Does It Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me) (Carly Simon) * Open Arms (Journey) * The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * Saturday in t5. M. C. Escher Pop-Ups
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Thames HudsonDescription
Specially created pop-ups explore the marriage of art and mathematics in Escher's popular work.
The mesmerizing work of Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher has fascinated viewers for more than seventy years. His illustrations constantly play with our perceptions of reality by layering multiple conflicting perspectives.Produced in association with the Escher estate, this book presents some of the artists most intriguing works in original three-dimensional pop-ups. These marvelous paper constructions allow us to appreciate in new ways the artists impossible geometry and his themes of infinity and paradox.
The book also features quotes from Escher on the original pieces of art as well as reproductions of a number of his other works. 9 full-color illustrations
6. Piano Fun-Pop Hits For Adult Beginners Book/Audio Online
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Used Book in Good ConditionDescription
NOTE: This title has two versions of every song. The two versions are not back to back so the same song will appear in two different places in the book and in different notations. (Educational Piano Library). Piano Fun Pop Hits for Adult Beginners is a collection of lead sheets and arrangements for the beginning pianist who has learned to read music and wants to play easy arrangements of familiar melodies. The online audio features beautifully orchestrated accompaniments for every song and includes playback tools such as tempo adjustment and looping. Audio can be downloaded or streamed according to personal preference. Songs: All My Loving * Are You Lonesome Tonight? * Forrest Gump Main Title (Feather Theme) * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * Imagine * Memory * Moon River * My Girl * Que Sera, Sera * The Sound of Silence * Stand By Me * Welcome to My World * What a Wonderful World. Pefect for RMM (recreational music making) programs!7. Alfred's Basic Adult Pop Song Piano Book, Level 1 (2463)
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Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Pop Song Book 1Well-known popular songs arranged in precise order to provide technical advancement and a sense of accomplishment while reinforcing the principles introduced in the Lesson Books
Included are such standard favorites as "For Once in My Life," "Over the Rainbow," "You Light Up My Life" and many others
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Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Pop Song Book 1. Well-known popular songs arranged in precise order to provide technical advancement and a sense of accomplishment while reinforcing the principles introduced in the Lesson Books. Included are such standard favorites as "For Once in My Life," "Over the Rainbow," "You Light Up My Life" and many others.8. Calm the F*ck Down: An Irreverent Adult Coloring Book
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Check out my Five Star Rated Follow Up Book Cheer the F*ck Up -
Perfect for those who like their self help with some sass!
Calm the F*ck Down is the perfect way to unwind and relax for those with a subversive and irreverent sense of humor. Color the things you can't say.
- 21 single sided adult coloring pages
- 2 color test pages.
- Moderate to complex in detail.
- Images include: Beautiful abstract doodles, animals, people and fairies. Each has its own sassy quip like "Home is where the vodka is", "Suck it up buttercup" and "Dance like no one attractive is watching", and other humorous and subversive sayings.
- CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE. NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN.
9. Hokusai Pop-Ups
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Thames HudsonDescription
The iconic art of Japanese artist Hokusai, from great waves to waterfalls and mountains, reimagined in dramatic 3-D pop-ups
Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist born in 1760 whose legacy remains, some 150 years after his death, as important as ever. His work influenced Impressionism and Art Nouveau, and a range of contemporary artists working today.
Realized in jewel-like colors, Hokusais simple views of everyday scenes in Japan, his sense of balance and harmony, and his highly stylized but ever-changing techniques seem to capture the spirit and traditions of his homeland. Hokusai Pop-Ups brings this stunning art to life. Noted works such as Ejiri in Suruga Province, Chrysanthemums and Horsefly, Phoenix, Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke, The Poem of Ariwara no Narihira, and the iconic, instantly recognizable The Great Wave are accompanied by explanatory text as well as complementary quotes from writers and artists such as Degas and Van Gogh.
6 pop-ups, plus 5 illustrations10. Colorist's Special Effects - color interior: Step by step guides to making your adult coloring pages POP!
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This book is bursting with approx. 60 STEP BY STEP guides/techniques to items commonly found in ADULT COLORING BOOKS... such as:Various gems, clouds, fairy wings, spotted mushrooms, skintone, eyes, waterdrops, gem bugs, flowers, hearts, dazzling mermaid scales, glinting crystals, glowing lanterns, soap bubbles, gold crown, chrome effects, galactic stars, transluscent fairy wings and dust trails... & so much more! BACKGROUND tricks & ideas step by step!and PRACTICE areas on most pages for you to practice on the page of the guides! Plus separate practice pages and scenes!
Plus BONUS color charts at the end to record your colors and mediums.
This book is the COLOR interior version.This book is also available in paperback with a grayscalerather than coloured guides interior.
plus!! More supportive material of free coloring pages that coincide with this book will be posted to my website: helenclaireart.co.uk
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