Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review 'Pity the Billionaire' By THOMAS FRANK Reviewed by MICHAEL KINSLEY Thomas Frank argues that conservative politicians and President Obama are governing to please the plutocrats. Conservatism's Revolutions Reviewed by TIMOTHY NOAH A new book charts the decline of moderate Republicans, while another explores the Tea Party's core beliefs about government. Also in the Book Review 'Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?' By HENRY ALFORD Reviewed by JINCY WILLETT Henry Alford explains how - and why - to behave. 'Kayak Morning: Reflections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats' By ROGER ROSENBLATT Reviewed by DONNA RIFKIND Two and a half years after his daughter's death, Roger Rosenblatt explores the nature of his grief. 'The Tender Hour of Twilight' By RICHARD SEAVER Reviewed by JASON EPSTEIN A posthumous memoir by the publishing giant who introduced the avant-garde to America. Books About Nazi Henchmen Reviewed by JACOB HEILBRUNN None of Hitler's lieutenants did more to realize the Final Solution than Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich. 'The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age' By RANDALL J. STEPHENS and KARL W. GIBERSON Reviewed by MOLLY WORTHEN Two writers question the rise of self-styled experts among evangelicals. 'The Outlaw Album: Stories' By DANIEL WOODRELL Reviewed by DONALD RAY POLLOCK Gritty stories set in Missouri's Ozarks delve into death, love, family and neighborly disputes. 'A More Perfect Heaven' By DAVA SOBEL Reviewed by SAM KEAN What finally led Copernicus to publish his sun-centered theory? 'Treasure Island!!!' By SARA LEVINE Reviewed by REBECCA BARRY In Sara Levine's first novel, a woman decides to adopt the "core values" from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. CRIME Politics as Blood Sport By MARILYN STASIO Sara Paretsky's latest V. I. Warshawski novel involves fans of vampire books, a murder and a right-wing news operation.