Davis, Bette 1908-1989

This 'n that by Bette Davis ( Book )
23 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 1,853 libraries worldwide
The author recounts how she recovered from a mastectomy and a stroke, shares her feelings about her daughter's book about her, and discusses the latter part of her long successful film career.

All about Eve ( Visual )
72 editions published between 1950 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,687 libraries worldwide
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

What ever happened to Baby Jane ( Visual )
29 editions published between 1962 and 2010 in English and German and held by 1,229 libraries worldwide
An aging ex-vaudeville child star initiates a psychotic reign of terror over her crippled sister, a former movie-queen of the 1930's.

All about Eve ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 1,228 libraries worldwide
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

Jezebel ( Visual )
41 editions published between 1938 and 2006 in English and German and held by 1,166 libraries worldwide
Julie Marsden is a Southern belle in pre-Civil War New Orleans with a knack for manipulating the men in her life. Scorned by the man she loves, she lashes out in revenge and destroys lives in the process.

Dark victory ( Visual )
37 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,141 libraries worldwide
The life of a fast moving Long Island socialite skids to a stop when she discovers that she has less than a year to live.

The little foxes ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1941 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,122 libraries worldwide
Regina Giddens is a woman who will stop at nothing to outwit her brothers in running the family business, even if it means sacrificing the health of her husband or the love of her young daughter.

The Maltese falcon ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,005 libraries worldwide
In The Maltese falcon, Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed while tailing a man. The woman who asked his partner to follow the man turns out to be someone who is not what she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the 'Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind. In Satan met a lady, Sam Spade is now PI Ted Shane, pulled into the hunt for the jewel-filled Horn of Roland.

Now, voyager ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1980 and 2005 in English and held by 1,000 libraries worldwide
A young woman escapes the smothering influence of her wealthy and very conservative mother through the help of a psychiatrist and an ocean cruise, where she finds love, which helps her to become her own person.

Of human bondage ( Visual )
95 editions published between 1934 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 975 libraries worldwide
A story about a crippled medical student and his agonized and destructive attachment to a vulgar London waitress.