Fascinating...hilarious...Welcome to the cruel planet that is MANHATTAN. --Los Angeles TimesSly...Sharp...SEX AND THE CITY SUCCEEDS. --PeopleWelcome to the age of Un-innocence...Enter a world where the sometimes shocking and often hilarious mating habits of the privileged are exposed by a true insider. In essays drawn from her witty and sometimes brutally candid column in the New York Observer, Candace Bushnell introduces us to the young and beautiful who travel in packs from parties to bars to clubs.Meet Carrie, the quintessential young writer looking for love in all the wrong places...Mr. Big, the business tycoon who drifts from one relationship to another...Samantha Jones, the fortyish, successful, testosterone woman who uses sex like a man?not to mention Psycho Moms, Bicycle Boys, International Crazy Girls, and the rest of the New Yorkers who inspired one of the most watched TV series of our time. You've seen them on HBO, now listen to the book that started it all... Excerpted from Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.