A hard-hitting political critique from the author of The Ugly American, William Lederer’s A Nation of Sheep (1961) takes aim at complacency, conformity, and the failures of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. With sharp anecdotes and insider detail, Lederer argues that a passive public and an uninspired government left America vulnerable on the world stage. Bold, provocative, and very much of its era, it’s a call to wake up and question authority before drifting further into blind obedience.