Edited sentence: Books were inscribed, drinks were imbibed, a good time was had by all at John B's pub.He enjoyed people.He was never 'starstruck' by his fame or popularity.I took a friend, Elaine Austin, to meet him in the 1990s.It made the trip to my hometown of Listowel all the better.Read one and you will want to read them all and you don't have to be Irish to enjoy them.They range from the hilarious to the heart wrenching