Coffey, a legal commentator and former US attorney, analyzes media strategies used in a variety of cases from the past and present, from Socrates and Joan of Arc to the trials of OJ Simpson and impeached former governor Rod Blagojevich. He details the ways that lawyers spin high-profile cases like the Lindbergh kidnapping, the Elian Gonzalez controversy (which he was involved in), and those of Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Martha Stewart, Scott Peterson, and Gordon "Scooter" Libby, and how they shape public opinion about them, as well as lessons learned by the lawyers involved. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)