Chuck Barris

You and Me, Babe
and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

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The classic New York Times bestseller—now back in print.

It’s been thirty-two years since Chuck Barris’s memorable first novel, You and Me, Babe landed in bookstores and became a New York Times best seller. The bittersweet love story between a young hustler and an “ugly duckling” heiress, set in New York City during the ’50s and ’60s, is finally back. You and Me, Babe is the story of Tommy, a blue-collar schemer who plans to marry Sammy, an heiress who’s a little dysfunctional, chubby, and taken by another guy. Undeterred, Tommy sets out to win her, and her fortune. Fortunately for Tommy, Sammy is blind to his true motives and they announce their intentions to marry. With his plan in full swing, Tommy lands what he believes is his big payoff. That is, until Sammy’s parents disinherit her. Not to worry: Tommy has fallen in love with Sammy, and the couples’ fortunes all on their own becomes the source of this winning and ultimately moving, New York tale.

Chuck Barris is a former television executive, creator of The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, and creator and host of The Gong Show. He is the author of Bad Grass Never Dies and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. He lives in Manhattan.

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