AUTOBIOGRAPHY Court TV anchor writes chatty success story

By MICHAEL PAKENHAM
BALTIMORE SUN
"Fairy Tales Can Come True: How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny" by Rikki Klieman with Peter Knobler (Regan Books, $25.95)
Rikki Klieman, of course, is the razor-edged woman who, working for Court TV, was only slightly less visible than O.J. Simpson during his murder trial. She continues as an anchor on the channel but that sub-career is but a small bit of a life so packed with obsessive success that long ago, it might well have exploded. Her first ambition was to be an actress.
She went to law school, became a trial lawyer specializing in criminal defense, went through two failed marriages, was a nationally celebrated public speaker, a law school professor, a television personality and more.
Ultimately, she married Bill Bratton, Los Angeles police chief, and wrote her new book, "Fairy Tales Can Come True: How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny," with Peter Knobler, superghost.
It is breathlessly chatty, jet-stream-fast reading and irresistible. If you are fond of success stories that move like tornadoes, you'll love this one.