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This article provides summaries of four recent books on various economic, social, and environmental topics. The first book, "The IMF and the European Debt Crisis" by Harold James, discusses the challenges faced by the International Monetary Fund during the European debt and banking crisis of 2008-11. The second book, "Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order" by Saleha Mohsin, explores the use of financial sanctions by the U.S. Treasury and its impact on the global dominance of the dollar. The third book, "Rich World, Poor World: The Struggle to Escape Poverty" by Ali A. Allawi, analyzes the role of international politics in economic development. The fourth book, "Floating Exchange Rates at Fifty" edited by Douglas A. Irwin and Maurice Obstfeld, reflects on the 50th anniversary of the collapse of the Bretton Woods system and its impact on international monetary relations. [Extracted from the article]