Late last month, Schiffer Publishing sent me an advance copy of "The Real James Bond," and I am pleased to say they did a terrific job.

The arrival of my advance copy means that the book is printed and making its way here for its Feb. 28 publication date.

I couldn't resist taking a photo of my book next to a first edition of "Birds of the West Indies."

It's the edition that Ian Fleming had at Goldeneye in Jamaica when he stole James Bond's name off the cover. (And the rest is history....)

My book will tell all about that history -- and the price that both men paid for being associated with the fictional James Bond.