Yoga for a World Out of Balance is a refreshing look at why yoga practitioners and spiritual traditions concerned exclusively with the pursuit of inner peace and enlightenment for individuals is an inadequate and ineffective response to spiritual growth in today's (or any other) world. The book convincingly and passionately argues for conceptualizing one's personal spiritual growth as inseparable from spiritual evolution for all.

The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton (Hay House, 2008; $29.95)

"What if everything you know is wrong?" So asks biologist Bruce Lipton in Biology of Belief, which illustrates how recent scientific discoveries, most notably those of quantum physics and the human genome project, require that we shift our thinking around health care.

At a time when government leaders seem to falter in their efforts to address critical issues like poverty and climate change, Bill Phippsâe(TM) Cause For Hope: Humanity at the Crossroads illuminates key sources for transformation in ourselves and in the world. His is a message of hope that challenges faith communities, concerned citizens and activists to take the lead in transforming the world.

The main challenge that Phipps identifies is stark: Global society stands at a crossroads and the direction we choose will have profound implications for our future. The dominant stories of our culture have shaped ways of living that are not sustainable.