No LA fan could be without this book. The bio part is excellent and gives another dimensions to the artist we love, the photos are great (Laurie with long hair!) and it has lyrics for hard-to-find songs.
I would have been a little bit more happy (and given 8 stars) if EVERY lyric, poem or shopping list Laurie wrote was here, but, well, I am asking too much.
Spend your money here, you won-t be dissapointed.

If it says Laurie Anderson on it I'll probably buy it. This is just another example of the great work they both work towards and accomplish.. If i may digress, the first time I heard Laurie was at a party before Big Science was released. Rick Wakeman (YES) was the guest DJ at the radio station..Talk about a brick wall ! the party came to a complete standstill during O Superman. I swear nobody said a word except for wow! As far as this book goes..yeah get it before it gets hard to find..United States is hard to find now, and its a great companion to United States Live (the CD)

Blend a social history with a fine survey of complete panoramas and you have an elegant, sophisticated presentation. Roselee Goldberg's Laurie Anderson covers the works of the multi-media performance artist/pop star, moving beyond her rock image to establish her skills in art and performance pieces alike.

A really lovely book to own with gorgeous photographs and a text that is as interesting as it is informative.

Highly recommended.

This book isn't a page turner, and it's not a text book either. When you finish it--if you manage to--you're not left feeling much better off. The author tries to be entertaining too hard, at the expense of the content. Still, if you're interested in only getting the barest of outlines concerning various attitudes toward death, burial customs, mythology, etc., then this is a decent read. There's a lot in here, but the author doesn't go into depth about anything, which might be good if you're a layman on the subject and just want a glimpse. If you've just got a passing curiosity on the subject and don't want to go into the nitty-gritty, this might be the book for you. It does have some interesting mythology, and some of the author's personal anecdotes are worth reading, although his opinionated writing style crowds the book. Still, not a bad book at all, and fine for someone looking for just a dab of foreign tradition regarding death.