Solo (Boyd novel) paper I saw its potential. Not only did it fit the theme of the novel perfectly, it's also a great punchy word, instantly and internationally comprehensible, graphically alluring and, as an extra bonus, it's strangely Bondian in the sense that we might be subliminally aware of the '00' of '007' lurking just behind those juxtaposed O's of SOLO". For background Boyd read all the Bond stories in chronological order; and had researched Fleming and the literary Bond's background. Boyd was a child when his father introduced him to Fleming's works. As a result, Boyd found himself also becoming fascinated with
William Langhorne Bond working farm and served on the board of directors of the Kentucky River Coal Company. William Bond died in 1985. Bond had started compiling his memoirs, which were later edited by James E. Ellis and published in 2001 as "Wings for an Embattled China". While returning from a vacation in the United States in 1934, Bond met Katherine Dunlop (1905-1988); they were married in Beijing May 15, 1935. The couple had two sons, Langhorne Bond (who later became head of the Federal Aviation Administration) and Thomas Dunlop Bond (July 12, 1942-). William Langhorne Bond William Langhorne Bond (November 12, 1893-