I m sorry but just a stage magician doesn t cut it here Aside from James Randi being the founder of CSICOP and winner of international Humanist awards his Encyclopaedia of Claims Frauds Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural received the following endorsements from the following authoritative sources Nature Magazine An excellent compendinum enlivened by many pungent asides Arthur C Clarke who also wrote the Foreword I regard James Randi as a national treasure and one of the few remaining antidotes that may prevent the rotting of the American mind Martin Gardiner editor of Scientific American A much needed contribution to the nation s sanity Randi has written a hard hitting no holds barred encyclopedia of the major cranks charlatans and follies of our time Randi s tone may be dry and a little mocking and Rawat s followers might not quite agree with all of his observations but that is not the issue here The source is legit in Wiki terms How can it not be My three sources are better known or notable as I believe is the term around here than Rawat himself As is James Randi of course