I don't know if it is the "making of" book you mean, but there is a good book called "The Lost Worlds of 2001" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_

I don't know if it is the "making of" book you mean, but there is a good book called "The Lost Worlds of 2001" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_2001 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_2001 I found one at a used bookstore ages ago and it was a fascinating look at the partnership and conflict between Kubrick and Clarke as well as a look at the different ideas and plots they discarded.