There are more than three billion people living on Earth; However, not everyone adores each other. On the other hand, if people met Bill and Bud, two main characters from The Tender Bar, they would find them charming. JR Moehringer has written a moving autobiography about himself and his devastating life. In The Tender Bar, JR walks into a bookstore in a rundown strip mall and meets Bill and Bud, who change his life forever. Many young people, teenagers, and adults would find Bill and Bud likeable, as they are both intelligent, optimistic, and loving. To begin with, Bill and Bud are intelligent people, who many people would find likeable, owning a bookstore, "they had read everything that had been written and were determined to read everything new that was published each month" (Moehringer, 3 ) They didn't have to read the books, Bill and Bud could have just stocked them and ordered new reading materials for customers to read. Despite this, they decided they wanted to read every book released every month. and never written; concluding that they are intelligent people, who like to learn new things. Moreover, both knew everything, from famous Yale graduates to the best professor in the Yale English department, "they talked to each other." suddenly raving about Yale, telling its history, its roll call of famous graduates, from Noah Webster to Nathan Hale to Colonel Porter” (5). , leading many to find them to be a likeable couple. Additionally, Bill and Bud are optimistic people, who many people find likeable. After meeting JR for about a year, they [Bill and Bus] asked JR what college he wanted to attend and JR told them about... middle of paper ...... optimistic and loving people. J.R. Moehringer wrote an autobiography showing how Bill and Bud help J.R. achieve his goal of going to Yale and realize that anything is possible as long as he tries. The couple [Bill and Bud] are intelligent people, who know everything from the best English professor at Yale to famous Yale graduates, such as: Noah Webster, Nathan Hale, Bole Porter. Additionally, Bill and Bud are optimistic people, concerned about JR's future and ready to help him achieve his goals. Finally, both men are affectionate towards JR, even if the way they help to educate him, even if it was not expected of them, out of the three million people living on Earth, few individuals are found Likeable, however, many teenagers, young people and adults would find Bill and Bud likeable, as they are compassionate, intellectual and optimistic..