I stumbled across Chomsky’s “Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post 9/11 World” at my local library on the east coast while I was a senior in high school

I stumbled across Chomsky’s “Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post 9/11 World” at my local library on the east coast while I was a senior in high school. When checking out the librarian seemed confused, “interesting,” she said “this book doesn’t appear to be in our system. It’s your lucky day. You just got yourself a free book!” That book impacted my life more than any other. It really opened my mind to an entire world of dissenting, radical thought that could be both studied, praised or rebuked. A true “The Giver” moment. I have since moved to San Francisco - once a hot bed for the type of thought I accidentally came across all those years ago. About 6 months ago, while looking through my home library, I once again stumbled upon that book. I was curious, for the first time, who the publisher of this book was. What institution was so radical to give Chomsky a voice even still? And I discovered it was City Lights Publications, the publishing arm of the famous City Lights Bookstore here in San Francisco. Weird how the world works sometimes. To all reading, if you ever find yourself in San Francisco, you must go to City Lights!