James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007, John Pearson - a disappointing amalgam of fiction and fictionalized 'fact.' This might have been more interesting if it were an actual biography of a man that inspired James Bond, or even if it were a fiction biography that exhibited some form of irony or deconstructionism. As it is, it's a disappointing shade of Bond's adventures mixed with the minutiae of every day life, which in this account, isn't compelling enough on its own. While some Bond ephemera is worth tracking down, this isn't among it.