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Looking for the perfect summer read? Well whether you like thrillers, biographies, or heartwarming tales about orphaned pigs, you're sure to find something in this summer's new releases.

If you are a fan of ABC's Lost, you'll love this new thriller by Scott Smith. The Ruins is a horrifying tale of foliage gone bad. It starts off with two couples enjoying a relaxing vacation in Mexico. They agree to help another tourist search for his missing brother and soon find themselves at an archaeological dig in some Mayan ruins. While searching for the missing man, they mistakenly happen on a terrifying presence that ultimately leads them to a battle for a survival. As things get worse and bad choices are made, the misfortunate travelers start turning on each other.

Baseball-lover or not, you're sure to enjoy The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth. This lyrical biography written by Leigh Montville is an attempt to retell the story of Babe Ruth to the "SportsCenter generation". Although the facts remain the same, Montville's writing is fresh and sharp. In the book, Montville heralds Ruth as "the patron saint of American possibility", and claims he was "rude and crude and kind and approachable, sometimes all in the same ten minutes."

The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood is a love story of sorts. This charming book by Sy Montgomery tells the beautiful story of a couple that adopted a sickly, orphaned piglet and nursed it back to health. Although the little porker started out in a shoebox, he was soon weighing in at over 750 pounds. This "little" pig lives the good life in New Hampshire, dining on slops from gourmet shops and indulging in scrub-downs from the little girls next door. The pig soon becomes a local celebrity and is loved by everyone, especially his loving "mother".

If you're a fan of old westerns, you'll love Telegraph Days by Larry McMurty. Nelly Courtwright is a lively, lusty, take-charge heroine who takes on gunslingers and cowboys in this story of the post-Civil War American West. The story begins just moment after Nellie's father hangs himself. Nellie leaves the family's flailing ranch and secures herself a job in town as a telegraph operator. While there, she encounters legends such as Buffalo Bill Cody, Jesse James, and the Earp brothers. Nellie ends her days on the streets of Hollywood as a famous novelist. This story and its gutsy heroin will definitely keep you entertained.

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