* See http://illusionoftheyear.com.

^† The magic community is divided between magicians who claim to have psychic powers (they will explicitly claim supernatural abilities as part of their performance, or implicitly lead the spectators to that conclusion) and those magicians who make no such claims. Unsurprisingly, the two magical traditions don’t see eye to eye. The magicians featured in this book are strong supporters of the no-claim tradition, and openly admit to performing “tricks” in their acts.