Sex and the City. Poster of the 1998 TV series and cover of the 1996 book
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Sex and the City
Candace Bushnell, 1996
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Darren Star, 1998-2004

Carrie Bradshaw lives in Manhattan and writes a column called Sex and the City. At a birthday party for Miranda, Carrie and her friends decide to start having sex like men, meaning without emotional attachment. However, she realizes she cannot after getting brushed off by a man she has sex with one time later. Carrie has many chance encounters with a handsome businessman whom Samantha refers to as Mr. Big.


And Just Like That.... Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1996 book, Sex and the City
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Sex and the City
Candace Bushnell, 1996
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Michael Patrick King, Cynthia Nixon, 2021-

The series will follow Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.


A Heavenly Christmas. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Heavenly Christmas
Rhonda Merwarth, 2017
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Paul Shapiro, 2016

Eve Morgan, a workaholic, finds herself tethered to her guardian angel, Pearl, as she learns to become a Christmas angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, Eve is assigned the difficult task of helping a struggling singer, Max, use his musical gifts to heal old family wounds. As Max begins to overcome his issues, Eve begins to embrace the meaning of Christmas, heal wounds of her own, and perhaps find love along the way.


Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1865 book, The Mysterious Island
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The Mysterious Island
Jules Verne, 1865
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Brad Peyton, 2012

It has been four years since the previous adventure. Wanting to bond with his stepson, Hank helps decipher the code of Jules Verne characters which lead to three books: Treasure Island, Gulliver’s Travels, and Verne’s own Mysterious Island.


Sex and the City. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Sex and the City
Candace Bushnell, 1996
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Michael Patrick King, 2008

Carrie walks through the streets of New York City thinking about events that have happened to her and her friends. Carrie herself is now in a relationship with Mr. Big, and they are viewing apartments with plans to move in together. Carrie falls in love with a penthouse far from their price range. Big offers to pay for it.


Sex and the City 2. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1996 book, Sex and the City
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Sex and the City
Candace Bushnell, 1996
movie vs book
Michael Patrick King, 2010

Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda attend the wedding of their gay friends Stanford and Anthony. For their anniversary, Carrie gives Big a vintage Rolex watch engraved with the message ‘Me and You, Just Us Two’ while he, much to her dismay, shows her a new TV in their bedroom as his gift, which Big says they can use to watch old films together, something they did at the hotel at Anthony and Stanford’s wedding and seemed to enjoy.