Books with author Charlotte Babler

Noted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and others who knew and worked with Davis, and includes brief synopses of all of her theatrical films.Here are some more examples of Bette's wit to be found within these pages:“I'm the one who didn't get the man, which is the more interesting character on the screen, but in real life sometimes I wish I could just have been the girl who got the man, and kept him. I got four husbands and several lovers, but I didn't keep any of them. I was invited to the White House, but no man stayed to share my white cottage.”“My favorite actor with whom I never played, professionally or personally, was Laurence Olivier. I admired everything about him. He was a great actor, and he was my dream man. Literally and figuratively. Larry was my fantasy lover, the perfect man, or at least I thought he would be. He was not only beautiful, but intelligent.”

Even a short list of Bette Davis's most famous films -- Of Human Bondage; Jezebel; Dark Victory; The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex; Now, Voyager; All About Eve; What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? -- reveals instantly what a major force she was in Hollywood. Her distinctive voice, her remarkable eyes, her astonishing range and depth of characterization -- all these qualities combined to make Bette Davis one of the finest performers in film history.Drawing on extensive conversations with Bette Davis during the last decade of her life, Charlotte Chandler gives us a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. (It was she who suggested that Chandler write this book.) Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and others who knew and worked with Davis. As a result Davis comes to life in these pages -- a dynamic, forceful presence once again, just as she was on the screen.Though she owed everything to her mother, Ruthie, Bette Davis remained fascinated all her life by her hard-to-please father, who walked out on his family. She remembered the disappointment -- which never left -- over her father's lack of interest in her, and she believed that her resentment of him was probably a major factor in her four failed marriages: she kept putting her men in a position where they would eventually disappoint her. She spoke happily of her love affairs with Howard Hughes and William Wyler; she recalled her leading men, favorite co-stars, and unloved rivals; and she took great care to refute the persistent Hollywood legend that she was difficult to work with. Alone and ill, she faced her last days with bravery and dignity.The Girl Who Walked Home Alone is a brilliant portrait of an enduring icon from Hollywood's golden age and an unforgettable biography of the real woman behind the star.

As any bird watcher knows, squirrels love birdseed and birdfeeders! The Birdseed Bandit, Sammy Squirrel, is no exception. He makes it his goal to continue to get into the Risu family’s birdfeeder—no matter what methods they use to try and keep him out. Sammy, however, is a particularly creative squirrel. As he competes with the family to get at those tender seeds, his unusual approach and methods will keep you laughing. A humorous book the whole family will enjoy.

2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Winner! I Wonder...What Could It Be? is an interactive book that will have your child excited to read. He or she will guess what is on the next page by the description and hidden pictures on the previous one. Your child will fall in love with this book and reading! The character Grace with her curly locks is sweet and timeless. This will be the book your child will choose again and again. It is designed for ages 0-7 years but you will love it too.

In new children's thriller "John's Magic Rescue",author Charlotte Isler explores the excitement as well as the dangers of the great outdoors. A quick moving and wildly engaging tale for young readers, this wintry adventure shares the everyday dramas of rescue workers and the wonderment of life spent on a river. When good friends John and Jim are drawn to the riverbank while enjoying a snow day to see a Coast Guard cutter break up ice, they have no idea how quickly their luck will change. John's cat, Tiger,has snuck out behind the ten-year-old boys and followed them to the river. When Tiger jumps at his chance to catch a seagull, John jumps after him. Taken by the river's quick current, John and Tiger are unable to make it from their perch atop an ice floe to shore on their own. Hours later, Jim is finally able to alert local authorities at about the same time that the cutter alerts the Coast Guard Command station. Even with a helicopter and rescue workers at hand, John and Tiger will need a miracle to get off the ice and make it to dry land.