{"product_id":"fairy-tales-can-come-true-how-a-driven-woman-changed-her-destiny-9780060524012","title":"Fairy Tales Can Come True: How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003eA warrior with a womans heart After abandoning her lifelong goal of becoming an actress  a young Rikki Klieman approached a former professor for advice about her future. \"How about that First Amendment course?\" he asked her. \"You did very well.\" \"I loved that course. That was my favorite course in college!\" \"Why dont you think about going to law school?\" She had never given it a moments thought. \"Girls dont go to law school \" she told him. \"No  but women do.\" From there  it was just a little more than a decade until a thirty-five-year-old Rikki was named one of Americas top five female trial attorneys by Time magazine for her work in criminal defense  one of the toughest branches of law for a woman to enter. She 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. As 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 TVs daily show Both Sides. Now  at midlife  this warrior with a womans 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":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647136194613,"sku":"ByrdShop_0060524014","price":39.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780060524012.jpg?v=1781689002","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fairy-tales-can-come-true-how-a-driven-woman-changed-her-destiny-9780060524012","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}