Mad to be Normal presents Laing's own words, about his work and about his life. It is the most complete record on Laing, by Laing.

In the last two years of R.D. Laing's life, he recorded hundreds of hours of conversation with Robert Mullan. Laing was determined to be as frank and open as possible, and equally determined to 'put the record straight'. This book is the memoir he never lived to write. --