Eleven not-to-be-missed books from 2012

Newsweek and The Daily Beast came up with eleven 2012 books you may have missed but should now catch up with, including:

Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy by Douglas Smith

It may seem strange in the midst of economic turmoil to urge readers to spend time with the last Russian aristocrats as they watched their palaces sacked and their family members hunted down by Stalin. But Smith tells a mesmerizing tale 
of how glamorous toffs figured out how to survive.

Read about another book on the list.

Watch the trailer for Former People, and learn more about the book and author at Douglas Smith's website.

The Page 99 Test: Former People.

Writers Read: Douglas Smith.

--Marshal Zeringue