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Title: An Imaginary Tale

Author: Paul Nahin

Short Description: This book is primarily about complex numbers. I can't remember it that well, but most of the book doesn't require calculus (though a fair part definitely does). Most of it is about the algebra and geometry of complex numbers and is thus accessible to the nonmathematician. The last chapter has a very fun introduction to complex analysis.