Buddha and Jesus lounge around at home and occasionally go out and do things. After successfully bringing the previous century to a close, the two are currently sharing an apartment in Tachikawa as they enjoy some well-earned time off down on Earth. Buddha pinches pennies like a stereotypical neighborhood housewife, while Jesus updates a blog faster than pop star Shokotan. Read this cozy comedy about the saintliest duo!

Are you aware that the Tachikawa area of Tokyo is the number-one spot these days to run into celebri--no, make that saint-lebrities? There's Jesus and Buddha, plus Saint Mary, who hates people with fulfilling lives for some reason, then the Four Archangels who are the idols of the heavens, Buddha's disciple Ananda, and so on. Tachikawa is the happening place to be for saint-lebrities!!

The divine live among us...in a flat in western Tokyo! After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all! Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God have successfully brought the 20th century to a close, and after a few millennia of guiding humanity to salvation, these two sacred ones are in need of some rest and relaxation. They decide to share an apartment on Earth in Tokyo, but living among mortals in the 21st century is no cakewalk for the saintly duo... They may find it difficult to navigate modern Japanese living, but Jesus' carefree attitude along with Buddha's domestic qualities and maybe a few divine interventions will surely allow them to enjoy their new lives with peace and love.

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

From Jeff VanderMeer, the author of Borne and Annihilation, comes the paperback reissue of his cult classic City of Saints and Madmen. In this reinvention of the literature of the fantastic, you hold in your hands an invitation to a place unlike any you’ve ever visited—an invitation delivered by one of our most audacious and astonishing literary magicians. City of elegance and squalor. Of religious fervor and wanton lusts. And everywhere, on the walls of courtyards and churches, an incandescent fungus of mysterious and ominous origin. In Ambergris, a would-be suitor discovers that a sunlit street can become a killing ground in the blink of an eye. An artist receives an invitation to a beheading—and finds himself enchanted. And a patient in a mental institution is convinced that he’s made up a city called Ambergris, imagined its every last detail, and that he’s really from a place called Chicago . . . By turns sensuous and terrifying, filled with exotica and eroticism, this interwoven collection of stories, histories, and “eyewitness” reports invokes a universe within a puzzle box where you can lose—and find—yourself again.

Vehement exhortation to live authentic Christian lives using the natural virtues.

Apex and his two generals have invaded the Nandina Carrier. By order of the Jade Emperor himself, they are to arrest Pig and Iron Crutch Li. However, the Monkey King, General Han and Magistrate Guo say otherwise. On the other side of the planet, Master Lu, Azure and Vivi battle against the all powerful Hades!

When Cain slew his younger brother Abel, it was said to be humanity's first murder. But what if it was a false accusation?! The truth is about to be revealed, millennia later! Also, Jesus's dad unveils his carefully crafted new rakugo routine, "The Last Supper"! But is it any good...? Between the fishermen brothers, the archangels, and the first appearance of Martha, patron saint of housewives, it's another busy day in Tachikawa with Jesus and Buddha!

Jesus is weak against physical temptations, and Buddha is strict about household purchases. Revelations is a huge hit in the Heavens, so John packs himself into a hotel near Tachikawa Station to work on a new book. The holy figures take part in their own offline blogger meet-ups... We've got a whole lotta saintly young men hanging out in Tokyo right now! The mundane miracles just won't stop happening!!

Buddha, the Enlightened One, Jesus, the Son of God. Our favorite odd couple partake in more modern customs such as bowling, musical concerts, and get-ripped-quick exercise schemes. Most exciting of all, however, is their first vacation-within-a-vacation, to the subtropical paradise of Okinawa, where they'll snorkel, stay in a fancy hotel, and see some of the local wildlife—if they don't get stuck in the Okinawan afterlife first!