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An objective, practical guide for families navigating the complex realities of a loved one inside a high-control communal movement. When an adult child or family member suddenly relinquishes their assets to join an insular religious community, families face immense anxiety and structural hurdles. In the case of the Twelve Tribes, loved ones confront a strict global network built around a common-purse economy, patriarchal hierarchy, and a distinct separation from mainstream secular society. Drawing on years of close observational research, independent researcher Eliyahu BenDavid delivers a ...

One pink convertible, two estranged cousins, and a fateful summer road trip. When geeky horror movie fanatic Ricki and makeup guru Lana accidentally switch bodies they will have to work together to straighten out their lives and swap back to their rightful body beforecalamity strikes. Freaky in...