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    Labor Day: an opportunity to read nonfiction for fun

    By September 2, 2011Updated:September 2, 2011 Literature No Comments1 Min Read
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    Dick Cheney’s recently released political memoir, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” has sparked controversy. The book joins a long line of notable and controversial memoirs.
    U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Denny C. Cantrell | Wikimedia Commons

    By Joshua Madden
    A&E Editor

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s autobiography, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” was released on Tuesday and has caused a stir in the political community. Cheney’s memoir, however, is hardly the first memoir to be controversial or intriguing. With Labor Day weekend coming up, I decided to take this opportunity to look at five other memoirs that might be worth reading on your day off.

    The are listed in no particular order because of their wide variance in subject:

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