i really like david copperfield but that doesn't mean i'm reading everything that dickens. there are books that i like, and then i have nice feelings toward the writer because they wrote them but it's not like it's everything that somebody wrote that's going to be mine. >> life asking questions which is one of the reason is started a q & a and i have five other index card heave, each with five questions. but given the constraints of time i want to invite everyone to did -- to ask your questions. so go up to the microphone. >> while they're doing that can i answer the last question? >> yes. >> good. >> because with the writers i read when i was going up-the-people that my mother and stepfather read, who i read through high school and college and graduate school, this is so weird but it's updike and ross for me, and even throw there are good backs backs and bad books y favorite are those three. >> that's like a literary showdown kind of question. >> it's such cliche. these are my guys? i don't know. >> we'll turn to your questions. >> okay. i need recommendations from as many

i think they're incredible books, but i really like, you know, david copperfield, but that momentum mean i'm reading everything -- that doesn't mean i'm reading everything dickens wrote. writers have different interests, so there are books that i like, and then i have nice feelings toward the writers because they wrote them, but it's not like everything somebody wrote is going to be my -- >> i love asking questions, which is one of the reasons why i started a q&a, and i have about five other index cards, but given the constraints of time, i want to invite everyone to ask your questions. so if you want to go up to the microphone if you have any questions -- >> and while they're doing that, can i answer that last question? >> yeah. >> ah, good. >> because with the writers that i read when i was growing up who were the people that my mother and stepfather realize, who i read through high school and college and graduate school, this is so weird, but it's bellow updike and ross for me. and even though there are good books and bad books, my very favorite books are really those three. the human

. >> big names like david copperfield have all come to the table over the years. >> hi, guys. >> anderforming magic, and others from ages 48 to 92 have spent a life in love with illusions. >> a lot of magicians, they will -- >> i believe in unlimited credit. >> reporter: why did you want to come? >> i was passional about magic as a child and i lost touch with it and now that i have a son of my own, i got him into it. >> reporter: what is considered a successful lunch? >> roast beef. >> somebody is working on something, you have to figure out how to make it better. >> you get feedback without people really saying anything sometimes, just from how they react or where they look. >> some of these guys are legends and have been doing it forever. >> reporter: some say they are custodians of a dying art, but these entertainers know better. >> people are interested in miracles. you want to see good fortune. they will do that. >> reporter: you would think i would walk away from the lunch with a deeper appreciation of tricks -- but, nothing. you have to be a master of the craft. you have to be

. >> slidini and david copperfield have come to the table over the years.it's not so cool. let's fake it. some make a living doing magic. others -- >> i'm a banker. >> from 48 to 92 have simply spent a life in love with illusion. >> a lot of magicians will turn it into a 10, 20. >> not you? >> not me. i'm limiting credit. >> hey, did you see this one that i can do? it's really cool. >> why did you want to come? >> i was passionate about magic as a child and lost touch with it. and now that i have a son of my own, got him into it. >> reporter: what's considered a successful lunch? >> roast beef. >> someone working on something, trying to figure out how to make it better. >> you get feedback without people even saying something sometimes. just from how they react or where they look. >> some of these guys are legends. they've been around, doing it forever. >> it's if u.n. to be part of that longevity, that legend. >> something good, good fortune. >> give me the ball. give me the ball. >> you would think i would walk away from this lunch now with a deeper appre