{"product_id":"9780060524012","title":"Fairy Tales Can Come True: How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003eA warrior with a woman's heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter abandoning her lifelong goal of becoming an actress, a young Rikki Klieman approached a former professor for advice about her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How about that First Amendment course?\" he asked her. \"You did very well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I loved that course. That was my favorite course in college!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why don't you think about going to law school?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe had never given it a moment's thought. \"Girls don't go to law school,\" she told him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No, but women do.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, it was just a little more than a decade until a thirty-five-year-old Rikki was named one of America's top five female trial attorneys by \u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e magazine for her work in criminal defense, one of the toughest branches of law for a woman to enter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe defended clients ranging from accused drug smugglers to media moguls to well-meaning Christian Scientists Ginger and David Twitchell, whose beliefs were put on trial after the death of their child. She waged a war of nerves with Boston police and the FBI during negotiations for the return of fugitive sixties radical Katherine Ann Power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Rikki moved from success to success, however, the frenetic lifestyle of a defense attorney began to damage her health and happiness. She suffered from exhaustion, chronic back pain, and two failed marriages, but considered these afflictions to be part of \"the price of the prize.\" After several decades as a practicing attorney, she joined Court TV, where she gained national prominence covering the O.J. Simpson trial and she went on to host Court TV's daily show \u003cb\u003eBoth Sides\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, at midlife, this warrior with a woman's heart has finally achieved, in her loving marriage to LAPD chief Bill Bratton, the balance many seek but few find. Her dramatic story proves that fairy tales can come true and that great love and great success can go hand in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054158627056,"sku":"9780060524012","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060524012_p0.jpg?v=1763619724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060524012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}