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March 29, 2013 Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review 'Middle C' By WILLIAM H. GASS Reviewed by CYNTHIA OZICK The protagonist of William Gass's "Middle C" is a fraudulent academic who obsessively catalogs the world's evils in the "Inhumanity Museum" in his attic.  Up Front: Cynthia Ozick Also in the Book Review Elizabeth Strout: By the Book The author of "The Burgess Boys" and "Olive Kitteridge" thinks the president should read Barbara Pym to give him "a few minutes to completely relax."  By the Book: Archive 'Out of Order' By SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR Reviewed by ADAM LIPTAK Sandra Day O'Connor offers an overview of the Supreme Court's history. 'How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia' By MOHSIN HAMID Reviewed by PARUL SEHGAL Disguised as a self-help book, Mohsin Hamid's novel traces a nameless hero's journey from impoverished boy to corporate tycoon. 'Wash' By MARGARET WRINKLE Reviewed by MAJOR JACKSON A Revolutionary War veteran and his slave are locked in an intimate battle of wills in Margaret Wrinkle's first novel. 'Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire' By ANDREA STUART Reviewed by AMY WILENTZ Andrea Stuart pursues the history of both sides of her Caribbean family. 'The Walking' By LALEH KHADIVI Reviewed by MIKE PEED Two Kurdish brothers are forced to flee the ayatollah's revolution in Laleh Khadivi's novel. 'The Retrospective' By A. B. YEHOSHUA. Translated by STUART SCHOFFMAN. Reviewed by ROBERT PINSKY In A. B. Yehoshua's novel, an Israeli film director travels to Santiago de Compostela for a tribute to his work. 'Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life' By JONATHAN SPERBER Reviewed by JONATHAN FREEDLAND A new biography of Karl Marx emphasizes his responses to events, not his body of ideas. 'I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp' By RICHARD HELL Reviewed by RACHEL KUSHNER The rocker and frontman for the Voidoids ruminates on his life, loves and his rift with a collaborator. 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' By JEANNE THEOHARIS Reviewed by NELL IRVIN PAINTER This biography reveals a fiercely determined activist behind the mild-mannered lady in a hat. 'The Force of Things: A Marriage in War and Peace' By ALEXANDER STILLE Reviewed by LOUISA THOMAS Alexander Stille looks at the discordant strains of his parents' marriage. Undue Process By ABBE SMITH An investigative journalist examines a juvenile justice scandal, and a maverick defense lawyer recounts his most fraught case. 'Ways of Going Home' By ALEJANDRO ZAMBRA. Translated by MEGAN McDOWELL. Reviewed by ADAM THIRLWELL Alejandro Zambra's novel considers the legacy of Pinochet. Nonfiction Chronicle By MEGAN BUSKEY New books by Petra Reski, Sam Roberts, Walter Stahr and Jessica Grogan.